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Monument in Pristina. The EU is not helping much to shore up Kosovo's frail territorial integrity, the US believes (Photo: CharlesFred)

Cablegate: EU no match for Kosovo partition threat

by Valentina Pop, Brussels,

The EU's "low profile" mission in Kosovo and the "fatigue" shown by Europeans on the independence issue are failing to address the increasing threat of partition in the northern part of Kosovo, a fresh set of US cables released by WikiLeaks shows just as Kosovars head to the polling stations on Sunday (12 December).

With five EU member states still not having recognised the independence of Kosovo and a certain "fatigue" emerging on the issue, US diplomats fear that Europe will cave in t...

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Monument in Pristina. The EU is not helping much to shore up Kosovo's frail territorial integrity, the US believes (Photo: CharlesFred)

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