I dagsläget kan Kosovo överhuvudtaget inte komma med i EU eftersom alla EU-länder inte ens erkänner det sk. landet ifråga.
Den andra stora bristen är att Kosovo, oberoende av dess juridiska status, i praktiken inte är en självständig stat. Man är istället beroende av EU och USA i ekonomiskt, politiskt och militärt avseende - vilket med god marginal uppfyller kriterierna för att vara en koloni.
Ytterligare ett hinder är att serbernas strategi nu verkar börja ge effekt i det att den norra delen är allt mer oberoende av marionettregimen i Pristina.
Feith Raps Kosovo Govt For Reform Delays
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Peter Feith, the head of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo and European Union Special Representative, criticized Kosovo's institutions for lagging behind in key reforms needed to guarantee progress in the new country.
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Feith said the EU should create a channel of communication between Pristina and Belgrade, as a constructive attitude by Belgrade towards the EULEX mission is of crucial importance. Some deputies of the European Parliament went further and called on the EU to condition Serbia’s process towards EU membership with the country’s cooperation with the EU mission.
“Our message should be clear: yes you are welcome in EU but you should cooperate with EULEX”, said Dutch deputy Joost Langendijks. “We cannot open the road to Brussels if Belgrade is making life difficult on our people on the ground”.
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Foreign Investors Shun Turbulent Kosovo
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Significant drop in direct foreign investment in 2008 blamed on tense political situation and impact of global financial crisis.
Direct foreign investment in Kosovo decreased by about 80 million euro in 2008, compared to the previous year, according to economists.
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But the fact that many countries in the region enjoyed an increase in foreign investments in 2008 as compared to the previous year added to Kosovo’s gloom.
During a nine-month period in 2008, foreign investment in Albania, for example, reportedly totaled 380 million euro, 2.6 per cent up on the same nine-month period in 2007. Foreign investment over during the same period of nine months in 2008 in Macedonia totaled around 500 million euro.
Alltså: Nej. Kosovo kommer med allra största sannolikhet inte att komma med i EU under överskådlig tid.