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Kosovo - could relapse into violence if the ethnic Albanians' call for independence is muffled (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU inaction could see 'major crisis' in Kosovo, NGO warns

EU procrastination and internal division on the future status of Kosovo could see the region relapse into instability, NGO International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned ahead of a January or February recommendation on status by UN special envoy Martti Ahtisaari.

"Time is running out for Kosovo…the risk of implosion becomes greater the deeper Kosovo goes into 2007 without its status settled," the ICG study says, adding that the UK and France want to quickly follow up Mr Ahtisaari's plan – ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Kosovo - could relapse into violence if the ethnic Albanians' call for independence is muffled (Photo: Wikipedia)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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