Scenarios on the European Union's role in relation to the Kosovo question

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the process of European Union’s recent and the future role on the Kosovo question. European Union’s involvement in the Balkans within the framework of Stability Pact and Stabilization and Association Process will be discussed shortly. The thesis will focus on good scenarios which are Kosovo’s independence and its membership to European Union together with Serbia, and Kosovo’s EU membership while Serbia remaining a pariah. The thesis will also concentrate on the nightmare scenarios in relation to Kosovo issue are perpetuation of status quo and deterioration of status quo. Deterioration of status quo ranges from partition, the risk of disruption of territorial integrities of Bosnia, Macedonia, and Serbia. The likelihood of greater Kosovo and greater Albania will also be discussed.