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The Road Ahead

February 16, 2008
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Graffiti on a bus stop in Gracanica, Kosovo
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After months of failed negotiations with the international community, Kosovar leaders declared the break-away Serbian province independent on Sunday, Feb. 17. Can the impoverished territory sustain itself? Why have talks reached a dead end? And how does Europe view Kosovo's quest for autonomy? Click on the specially selected articles and videos below for a comprehensive look at the topic.
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NL170208 Q&A EU on Kosovo (long)

englisch: NL170208 Q&A EU on Kosovo (long) - Produziert: 17.02.2008 - 19:00:57 von Klaus / Lyffyt
February 18, 200803:20 min
The new Kosovo flag

Balkan Compromise

Some EU states still oppose Kosovan independence, but most will recognize the state this week.
February 18, 2008

TT: Kosovos move to independence could have huge ramifications for the region, and for the rest of the world - je 18.02.2008

The dispute over the status of Kosovo has been a central issue in international politics for years now. Its move to independence could have huge ramifications for the region, and for the rest of the world. The Balkans are the most unstable part of post-war Europe - and the scene of the only wars on the continent since 1945. Many analysts fear new conflicts as a result of the change in Kosovo's status. What's more - Serbia is a very important ally for Russia...and the West's backing for Kosovo's independence has not gone down well in Moscow. +++SYN-MAZ+++
February 18, 2008

Zwei Tage nach Unabhängigkeitserklärung des Kosovo erkennen erste Länder den neuen Staat offiziell an - je 19.02.2008,10h

Knapp zwei Tage nach der Unabhängigkeitserklärung des Kosovo haben die ersten Länder den neuen Staat offiziell anerkannt. Die USA, Frankreich, Großbritannien und die Türkei werden vollwertige diplomatische Beziehungen zum Kosovo aufnehmen, zahlreiche weitere Staaten, darunter Deutschland, haben diesen Schritt angekündigt. Groß ist der Unmut darüber in Serbien. Die Regierung in Belgrad will IHRE Botschafter aus all diesen Ländern zurückziehen, in Washington ist das bereits geschehen. Im UN-Sicherheitsrat scheiterte Serbien allerdings mit seiner Forderung, die Unabhängigkeit Kosovos für ungültig zu erklären.
February 19, 2008

TT: Kosovo's declaration of independence has prompted celebrations by Kosovo Albanians around the world - je 18.02.2008

Kosovo's declaration of independence has prompted celebrations by Kosovo Albanians around the world. Including here in Berlin, where many settled after the collapse of Yugoslavia and the Balkan wars of the nineteen nineties. Our reporter Oliver Glasenapp visited one family here in Berlin to see their reaction to Sunday's long-awaited break with Serbia.
February 18, 2008
President Bush confers with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a press conference in Germany in 2006

The Waiting Game

The US and Germany are among those nations biding their time over an official response to Kosovo.
February 18, 2008
Kosovo's President Sejdiu and Prime Minister Thaci

The Future of Kosovo

DW.WORLD.DE spoke to Balkans expert Stefan Wolff about Kosovo's potential future.
February 18, 2008
Serbian supporters fly flags in a protest against Kosovo's independence

Oppostion Pressure

Serbia and Russia step up the efforts to have Kosovo's independence anulled.
February 18, 2008
Opinion graphic

Long Road to Normalcy

DW's Verica Spasovska says that Kosovo's independence isn't a quick fix for peace in the Balkans.
February 18, 2008
A Kosovar Albanian man holds an Albanian flag on his roof-top over the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo as he celebrates

Kosovo Independent

Kosovo's parliament passed a declaration of independence from Serbia, which opposed the move.
February 17, 2008
A street in Pristina with a sign reading "Independence"

Road to Independence

Review key dates in the decades of violence and negotiations that plagued Serbian-Kosovar ties.
February 17, 2008
Kosovo's President and leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Fatmir Sejdiu, left, and Hashim Thaci, right, leader of the PDK

Kosovo Independence

The EU wants calm and unity ahead of Kosovo's likely independence, but it could be wishful thinking.
February 14, 2008
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