Kosovo
Small steps will keep EU-Balkan integration alive
Delays in bringing the six Western Balkan countries into the EU are due as much to the aspirants themselves as the EU
BalkansWest will urge parties to form Kosovo government
Elections have produced an inconclusive outcome as Kosovo faces paralysis
KosovoKosovo election winners may lack coalition partners
Popular dissatisfaction will hobble coalition forming for ruling PDK while hardline nationalists will be emboldened
KosovoElections may return Kosovo guerrilla chief as premier
Belgrade could face across the negotiating table a former guerrilla commander it tried to extradite for war crimes
KosovoKosovo-Serbia extradition row threatens normalisation
Negotiations to normalise Belgrade-Prishtina relations may be revived, but with limited prospects for success
KosovoEU words alone will not calm Balkan conflicts
A worsening trend in relations between Serbia and Kosovo is calling for decisive action from a faltering EU
KosovoWest will not accept move to create Kosovo army
Thaci's renewed attempt to convert defence force into army will run up against Western caution
KosovoBorder disputes will keep Balkan region unstable
Balkan border disputes have a range of negative consequences, not least the potential for regional stability
Balkans
