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2/16/08

Spiegel OnLine: Fingers Crossed for Kosovo: Europe Expects a Peaceful Transition to Independence - by Erich Rathfelder

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Fingers Crossed for Kosovo: Europe Expects a Peaceful Transition to Independence - by Erich Rathfelder

tense quiet holds in Kosovo a few days before the expected declaration of independence. NATO peacekeepers say they have the situation under control. And the EU mission, which is supposed to foster social harmony, is already standing at the ready. The faces one sees in Pristina these days are friendly and full of expectancy. Residents of the capital city of Kosovo, indeed people across the mostly ethnic-Albanian province, have let go of the tension that has dominated the past few months and are full of anticipation. Indeed, according to an oft-cited study published in the breakaway Serbian province, people in Kosovo are currently among the most optimistic in the entire world.

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