Nadije Ahmeti is a correspondent in Pristina for RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
The EU and the government in Pristina both acknowledge the ongoing problem with joblessness in the Romany, Ashkali, and Balkan Egyptian communities. The woefully low hiring in the public sector isn't helping.
Kosovo's recent decision to embargo imports from Serbia and take control of its northern border checkpoints made international headlines. But Pristina also imposed a 10 percent duty on imports from Bosnia-Herzegovina, a step designed to push Sarajevo toward recognizing Kosovo's independence.
