Kosovo's independence on trial

The UN General Assembly has called on the International Court of Justice to investigate the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The daily Večer sees a potential source of conflict in the decision: "Above all the democratic government of Serbian president Boris Tadić is profiting from the decision, because not even the opposition has anything to reproach the government for in this matter. ... In Serbia the decision is being touted as a success for Serbian diplomacy, but that is nothing but phrase-mongering and no one takes it seriously. Practically everyone involved is happy with the General Assembly's decision because it wins them time. ... However, much can change ... before the case comes before the court in The Hague. After what will probably be a very swift rapprochement between the EU and Serbia, the Kosovo question will be even less important there than it is now. ... Yet putting off the final decision could also bring a host of new problems with it. The biggest of these would be if ... the Kosovo Serbs understood the General Assembly's decision as a motiviation for even more radical measures. Then a policy of sticking one's head in the sand would no longer help."

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