Sun, Nov 22 2009
Fireworks over Pristina, Kosovo, in February 2008 after Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia.

In the space of less than a week, former UN special envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari twice says publicly that the EU should not accept Serbia as a member unless Belgrade recognises Kosovo as independent, and says that countries not recognising Kosovo are holding up EU expansion.
Romanian president Traian Basescu says that Bucharest is prepared to be Belgrade’s partner in the Serbian action in the International Court of Justice calling into question the legitimacy of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence.
Serbian foreign minister Vuk Jeremic will again take up the cudgels at the UN General Assembly meeting on September 15 2009 against the campaign to get more countries to recognise Kosovo – which, as a state without UN recognition, will be on the sidelines of the meeting.
Serbia protested formally to Tirana after Albanian prime minister Sali Berisha was quoted as saying ‘the national unity of Albanians should be a key idea in the policies of Albania and Kosovo’. Albania has rejected claims that it wants to undermine the territorial integrity of Serbia.
Ten million euro allocated for embassy buildings in Washington, London, Brussels and Paris
Jordan is to become the 61st country to recognise Kosovo as an independent state, according to media reports quoting the foreign ministry in Pristina.
The European Commission will on July 14 include Serbia, but not Kosovo, among the countries for which Schengen visa area access will be liberalised.
Ahead of a visit by the Dutch foreign minister and the July EU ministerial, Belgrade insists it is co-operating with The Hague tribunal. The Dutch are not persuaded.
Kosovo president Fatmir Sejdiu urges ethnic Serbs to take part in the municipal elections, the first vote to be held in Kosovo since its February 2008 unilateral declaration of independence.
Under pressure from Brussels on the name issue dispute with Greece, Skopje seeks to re-build relationship with with Sofia.
Parties that governed together in Pristina fall out because of their battle in Kosovo’s local government elections.
Media reports say that the EU will pressure Athens and Skopje to come up with a solution to the Macedonia name dispute by December 7, or Brussels will take a cooler approach to Macedonia’s EU hopes; while a row breaks out in Belgrade after Serbia’s foreign minister takes sides in the dispute.
Russia’s planned humanitarian base in Serbia could hold deeper strategic interests
The IMF has withdrawn its mission, which was due to assess Romania's compliance with the terms of the bailout, and now expects Romania to miss the fiscal deficit target set by the bailout agreement.
Boris, I cannot see how the two are connected.
Macedonia (FYROM), got Serbian OK to separate so Russia and China have no problem with it, but Kosovo does not have permission from Serbia which means that Russia and China will NEVER give their blessing.
Please elaborate on how you think the two are connected.
Peggy - I suppose Kosovo will do it the same way as Macedonia got around the Russian and Chinese veto - the ultimate problem (as always) being the French.
Well its simple, Serbia has already acknowledged Kosovo as a foreign country since they have accepted border control with Kosovo in their condition to join the EU. Basta!
Exactly keep dreaming.. Kosovo is Natoland fake state on Serbian soil.
How is he going to get around Russian and Chinese veto in the UN?
Once this question is answered then perhaps there is hope.
It's one thing to make such a bold sstatement and another to be able to deliver it.
Keep dreaming.