does EU role conflict with Kosovos independence?
A leader in the Telegraph notes that the “EU’s position, like so much else that emerges from Brussels, puts the instrumental requirements of Europe’s elites and oligarchy above the interests of the Kosovans, the Balkans region and principles of international community.” Similar to the Guardian leader, it concludes that “the sad truth is that Kosovo is not independent. It is an artificial statelet created by foreign powers, occupied by foreign troops, to be run at the behest of EU not the peoples of the Balkans, including the Kosovans. Over 10 years after Dayton, Bosnia is still a protectorate – is that now Kosovo’s fate?” The Spectator Coffee House Blog argues that the failure of EU nations to agree on recognising the independence of Kosovo “demonstrates once again why the idea of a common European foreign policy is absurd.” Several news sources report that while Kosovo won the recognition of the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other West European allies yesterday, it was r
