EU foreign ministers closer to agreement on Kosovo’s independence

KOSOVO, seen as a defining issue in the EU’s foreign policy ability, was the focal point of EU leaders in Brussels yesterday, ahead of an EU summit on Friday.

Foreign ministers discussed the question of independence for the ethnic Albanian population (two million) from Serbia.

Yesterday was the UN- set deadline for a negotiated settlement on the issue — the province’s leaders have delayed a declaration of independence in anticipation of EU support.