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Celebrating Kosovo independence day: the ICJ opinion could highlight EU disunity (Photo: angela_n)

EU prepares itself for court opinion on Kosovo independence

The International Court of Justice in the Hague (ICJ) has officially announced that it will give its opinion on 22 July on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The opinion was requested by the UN General Assembly on the initiative of Serbia. Both Serbia and Kosovo expect the opinion to be in their favour.

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has said that the ICJ can not give an opinion which would go against the will of Kosovo people for independence. The foreign minister o...

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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.

Celebrating Kosovo independence day: the ICJ opinion could highlight EU disunity (Photo: angela_n)

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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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