Since June 2023, the EU has imposed punitive measures on Kosovo due to tensions in the Serb-majority north, including suspending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and limiting Kosovo officials' participation in EU meetings. Despite these sanctions, cooperation with EU officials continues, and the measures are seen as largely symbolic. Kosovo officials argue that the sanctions are undeserved and call for their lifting, while the EU emphasizes the need for Kosovo to improve its relations with the Serb community and implement agreements with Belgrade for the measures to be lifted.