Kosovo - Europe divided on support for secession
Officials across Europe say European countries are increasingly unlikely to offer a united pledge of support for Kosovo's independence. Several in the 27-member European Union have voiced doubts. "Raise your hand if you don't have a separatist in your house," Italy's leading daily Corriere della Sera wrote. "The domino effect is terrifying many central governments." "Spain does not favor any unilateral declaration of independence," Spanish Vice-Premier Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said on Friday, adding her country's objections to those of Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Belgium, Bulgaria and Slovakia.
EU-Digest: This divided EU stand shows again the weakness of European resolve. The former Yugoslavia of which Kosovo was a part and held together by the iron hand of dictator Tito is no more. Serbia, Croatia,Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzogovina are all independent nations today. Kosovo can not be the exception to the rule. The EU as a block should at least show it has some more backbone than just giving "lip service" to Kosovo. Independence is a choice not a given, and Kosovo has chosen independence.
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