Kosovo, Beset by Unrest, May Write Off Citizens' Pre-2009 Debts

Kosovo may write off a range of debts racked up by citizens before 2009, the government said Thursday in a move to tackle widespread dissatisfaction fueling unrest and a new wave of emigration to western Europe. Just two months in office, the government has been rocked by some of the worst civil unrest since Kosovo declared independence in 2008. It is also grappling with a dramatic surge in the number of Kosovars smuggling themselves illegally into the European Union. Finance Minister...

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