Serbia and Kosovo have settled an ethnic dispute over the movement of citizens across their borders, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. “We have a deal,” Borrell said in a tweet on Saturday. “Under the EU-facilitated dialogue, Serbia agreed to abolish entry/exit documents for Kosovo ID holders and Kosovo agreed not to introduce them for Serbian ID holders.” “Kosovo Serbs, as well as all other citizens, will be able to travel freely between Kosovo and Serbia using their identity cards. The EU has just received assurances from the prime minister [Albin] Kurti for this purpose,” he wrote. Kosovo Serbs, as well as all other citizens, will be able to travel freely between Kosovo and Serbia using their identity cards. The EU has just received assurances from Prime Minister Kurti to this effect. This is a European solution. We congratulate both leaders on this decision and their leadership (2/2) — Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) August 27, 2022 The two Western Balkan countries have been at loggerheads since Kosovo’s plan to stop recognizing Serbian identity documents in early August. Serbian authorities do not recognize Kosovo documents. In response, Serbian militants blocked access to two border crossings in northern Kosovo, which is populated mainly by Serbs. Kosovo police reported that unknown assailants fired at Kosovar officers. No one was injured. The tension eased when Pristina agreed to continue recognizing Serbian-issued plates and documents for Kosovo citizens for another 30 days. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic took part last week in talks chaired by Borel aimed at de-escalating tensions. Belgrade and the Kosovo Serb minority clustered in the north of the country claim a right under a 2013 agreement to a union of semi-autonomous Serb-majority municipalities, which Pristina has refused to implement. The EU-led Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, launched in 2011, aims to normalize relations between the Western Balkan neighbours. Kosovo, which is populated mainly by Albanians, broke away from Serbia in 1999 and declared independence in 2008. Serbia has not recognized Kosovo’s independence and continues to claim the territory. Most EU countries recognize Kosovo as a separate state.