Kosovo, Europe's biggest challenge in 2008

The columnist Thomas Ferenczi points out that Slovenia, due to take over the rotating EU presidency on January 1st, 2008, is making a priority of dialogue among communities. "Situated on the crossroads of Austria, Italy and the Balkans, this country is in a good position to act as a hyphen between communities. In 2007 it organised meetings intended to build bridges between conflicting groups and competing religions. It will continue to fight, through the confrontation of ideas, the 'shock of civilisations', inside and outside of the Union. Kosovo will of course be its primary field of action, but its objective is to contribute, in a general manner, to an improved relationship between the West and Islam."

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