The European Union has become the latest critic of an attempt by Kosovar lawmakers to amend a law on a war crimes court.

In a statement Friday, the EU's office in Kosovo said it is extremely concerned about an initiative from 43 Kosovo lawmakers to do away with a law on the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office. The EU is urging them to withdraw their plan.

The law was passed in 2015 following U.S. and European pressure on Kosovo's government to confront alleged war crimes that the Kosovo Liberation Army committed against ethnic Serbs during the 1998-1999 war and after.

The Hague, Netherlands-based court is part of Kosovo's legal system and has jurisdiction over potential war crimes suspects who were Kosovo citizens.

It has yet to hear any cases.