” “"I hope Europe will join forces to resolve" the Balkan question: with these words, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel summarises the main topic of the afternoon discussion at the EU Summit, which is in progress in Brussels. The heads of state and government of the 27 member states are discussing several issues: after meeting the social parties, a "Declaration on Globalisation" will be issued at the end of the meeting (due late afternoon). But all the speeches of the prime ministers and heads of state are focussed on Kosovo. According to some diplomatic sources, a shared position seems to be coming to the fore, according to which the EU "would be willing to ease the transition" to Pristina, provided international law is abided by. "The current status quo is no longer sustainable", explains some sources of the Portuguese presidency, and obviously "any use of force is strictly out of the question". At the same time, the 27 member states will tackle the problem of negotiations with Serbia, which "might go faster than expected". ” “
