Koszovó útja a függetlenséghez és tovább
Kosovo’s road to independence and beyond

Summary/Abstract: Kosovo has been a de facto UN protectorate since 1999, but is now believed to be on the way to independence. This move is vehemently opposed by Belgrade, which argues that the former Yugoslav province is a part of Serbia. The United States is in favour of Kosovo gaining independence as soon as possible, while the European Union supports independence only with the consent of the United Nations. Russia, meanwhile, openly threatens that it will block any resolution of the UN Security Council that endorses independence. This stalemate has made the process of clarifying status more difficult to achieve than ever. And if the question of whether Kosovo will gain independence remains unresolved, then the Kosovar Albanians may be forced to re-evaluate their position, a move that could yield unpredictable results endangering the stability not only of Kosovo, but of the region as a whole. It has often been noted that there is only one issue on which Albanians and Serbs are in agreement, and that is the European perspective. European integration is a joint objective that is shared by all inhabitants of Kosovo, as well as their neighbours. Everything thus depends on Europe.

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