Brave new Kosovo (x-posted)

It's curious how quickly people tend to forget and ignore important events and situations that don't concern them directly, as soon as the focus shifts elsewhere in the media headlines. 'Every wonder lasts for three days', a nice Balkan proverb says. Well let me remind you. Today is the first anniversary of the Kosovo independence. On February 17, 2008, the Kosovo parliament voted in favor of the declaration of independence which was proclaimed by the PM Hashim Thaci. Up till now, 54 countries have recognized Kosovo's independence, including the US, Japan and 22 of the EU members. Now Kosovo has a new Constitution and its own government.

But the good news ends here.

Now here's the bad news.
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