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Highway tolls trigger trade, tourism concerns as Kosovars warn of boycott

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TIRANA, April 3 – The launch of tolls on the Albania section of the ‘Highway of Nation’ linking Albania to Kosovo has led to concerns that trade exchanges between the two ethnic Albanian neighboring countries could receive a severe blow. Kosovo business representatives have warned they could boycott Albania products and address regional markets for alternatives, describing the new tolls that range from €16.2 to €22.5 for mid and high-tonnage truck as unaffordable. The tolling system, the first ever Albania is applying, has been temporarily suspended after violent protests by local residents in Kukes, one of Albania’s poorest regions, set…

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