The Evil European

It did not take long for things to go pear shaped on the EU-Serbian front.

"The planned signing of a cooperation deal between the EU and Serbia has been scrapped, the European Commission announced, due to what it calls the "obstruction" of Vojislav Kostunica." France 24, 6/02/08

Mr Kostunica is the current Serbian Prime Minster.

"EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Kostunica had gone back on a longstanding understanding not to link Serbia's EU ties to Kosovo, for which the EU on Monday authorised a supervisory mission ahead of an independence declaration seen this month."

Serbia could turn its back on the wider process of European cooperation AND lose Kosovo..or maybe just lose Kosovo and be bitter towards the rest of Europe. I am not sure which I prefer.