Slovenia assumes the EU Council presidency

The Kosovo question is the most important challenge facing Slovenia during its EU presidency. These days, there is a lot of talk about what could happen if Kosovo becomes independent, writes Ervin Hladnik Milharcic. In fact, nothing will happen at all, he says: "Because everything that could happen, already occurred in 1999. That is when Serbian police and the military evacuated one million people from the province to Macedonia or Albania, in a co-ordinated action over a few days. Bill Clinton, referring to the promise of George Bush senior that the USA would not accept genocide in Albania, used military force to organize Serbia's retreat from Kosovo. That's when the province became independent, and since then it has waited for this status to be recognized formally. ... Fifteen years ago, Slovenia itself was called a danger to the stability of Europe, and there were fears it would lead the community to war. "

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