When in 2008 Kosovo declared independence there were five words that every politician had to say.
“Integration into the European Union” was the refrain we heard almost every day from Kosovo’s leaders and from everyone else who visited Kosovo in the past eight years.
EU integration was the answer to all of Kosovo’s problems and anxieties. Have no jobs? No problem, we will join EU and there will be plenty. Have no functioning economy? No problem, the EU market will fix it.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew 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.
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.