Kosovo, Serbia reach deal on vehicle plates

Kosovo and Serbia have reached a deal to end a long-running dispute over vehicle licence plates that the European Union had warned could trigger ethnic violence.

Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, announced the agreement on Twitter on Wednesday.

“We have a deal,” Borrell said.

“Very pleased to announce that chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia under EU-facilitation have agreed on measures to avoid further escalation,” he said.