The President of Serbia, Aleksandar  Vučić, met with the ambassador of the European Union in Serbia, Emanuele Giaufret, where he requested that the countries of the bloc “oppose the arbitrariness of Pristina”.

“I called on the EU and the member states to urgently, through concrete commitment, oppose the arbitrariness of Pristina, which threatens the security of the Serbian people and stability throughout the region,” wrote  Vučić on his Instagram account.

Officials in Serbia have accused the Government of Kosovo, led by Albin Kurti, of “attacks on Serbs” in the four municipalities in the north of Kosovo, inhabited by a majority of Serbs. Vučić has stated that the situation of the Serbs requires a response from the international community.

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia rose after Kosovo authorities in late August closed five parallel Serbian institutions, which Pristina considers illegal and unconstitutional.

Serbia has described these actions as “criminal acts” aimed at “persecuting the Serbs”.

The European Union, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany have said that Kosovo’s actions in the north are unilateral and uncoordinated, writes Radio Free Europe,

In Kosovo, there are municipalities, public enterprises, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and public universities that are financed directly by the Government of Serbia, and are located in the cities where Serbs live.

According to the laws of Kosovo, these institutions are illegal.

Kosovo and Serbia have an agreement to close Serbian parallel structures since 2013, but it has not been fully implemented.