Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić held an urgent meeting with several ministers of the Serbian Government on Tuesday evening regarding the decision of the Central Bank of Kosovo to only use the euro currency in Kosovo for cash transactions, reported Tanjug.

The United States, the European Union, and the QUINT states have called on Kosovo to postpone the implementation of the Central Bank regulation, which is scheduled to come into force on February 1.

Serbs in Kosovo have opposed this decision, saying that it will prevent them from using the Serbian dinar for cash payments.

At the meeting held at the Serbian Presidency, Vučić and Serbian ministers discussed further steps that Belgrade will take regarding the decision of the Central Bank.

On January 29, during a meeting in Belgrade with the EU Special Representative for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajčák, Vučić requested the annulment of the Central Bank’s decision.

The Government of Kosovo has argued that the Central Bank’s decision is in line with the Constitution of Kosovo, but the United States and other QUINT countries – Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France – have said that this decision “raises concerns regarding its particular impact on Serb-majority communities”.

The Serb List – the main party of Serbs in Kosovo, which enjoys Serbia’s support – has said that the Central Bank’s decision jeopardizes the survival of Serbs in Kosovo.

In Kosovo, in all Serbian-majority settlements, the population uses the Serbian dinar for payments, and those working in Serbian institutions in Kosovo also receive their salaries in dinars.

Pensions are also paid in dinars, according to the Serbian system, as well as child allowances and social benefits.

In commercial facilities, in areas where Serbs live in Kosovo, besides euros, the dinar is also used.