Amid recognition row, Kosovo hits Serbia with more customs tariffs

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci (C), Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj (L) and Kosovo Security Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Rrahman Rama attend a session after parliament approved formation of national Kosovo army in Pristina, Kosovo, December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Laura Hasani

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's government on Friday raised tariffs on a second layer of imports from Serbia, stepping up pressure on Belgrade to end a campaign to persuade other countries to withdraw recognition from its former province.

Kosovo, whose mostly ethnic Albanian population declared independence from Serbia in 2008, is recognised by around 110 nations but not by Serbia, Russia or five EU states.