Kosovo Enforces Euro as Sole Currency, Sparking Tensions

The decision impacts ethnic Serbs and raises concerns among Western powers, with potential humanitarian implications.

Kosovo's government enforces the euro as the only legal currency, affecting ethnic Serbs who use Serbian dinars.
Western powers express concern over the potential for increased tensions and urge for a postponement of the currency change.
Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, particularly in the north, face challenges adapting to the euro, impacting daily life and financial transactions.
Kosovo's move is part of broader efforts to assert sovereignty but raises humanitarian concerns among the Serb population.
Normalization talks between Kosovo and Serbia stall, with both countries' EU membership aspirations at risk.