Brussels, 21 November 2022 (dpa/MIA) - European Union efforts to defuse tensions between Balkan neighbours Serbia and Kosovo fell short at Monday talks in Brussels. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti did not accept the Union's de-escalation proposal, said EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell after eight hours of fruitless negotiations. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, however, was supportive. Borell said the proposal provided a compromise to resolve a conflict about new car plate regulation by the Kosovar government, which stipulates Serbian-issued car number plates will no longer be for Kosovo residents. This regulation came in response to the fact that Serbia does not recognize plates registered by Kosovo since its declaration of independence in 2008. The proposal provided, among other things, that authorities in Kosovo should suspend measures enforcing the new rule. Serbia, in return, would need to stop issuing new number plates to people in Kosovo.