Problem Kosowa w polityce europejskiej w latach 1998–2013. Rola Unii Europejskiej i Niemiec
The Kosovo issue in European policy in 1998-2013. The role of the European Union and Germany

Summary/Abstract: The Kosovo conflict posed one of the most serious international security problems in Europe at the end of the twentieth century and in the first decade of the twenty-first century. The failure of diplomatic attempts to solve the problem led to air raids on Yugoslavia in 1999 and then resulted in Belgrade gradually losing control over the region. The interests of the United States, Russia and the EU overlapped in Kosovo. The paper refers to diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in 1999, especially to Germany’s activity in involving Russia in the international peace process. Subsequently, the article outlines the international efforts, especially those of the EU, in order to attain the stabilization of Kosovo and its path to independence, initially under the supervision of the EU. The role of the EU role did not end with the abolition of its supervision of Kosovo. The EU continued to act as a mediator in the relationship between Pristina and Belgrade, contributing to a relative normalization of relations between the two parties.

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