It seems that Croatia will join the countries which have recognised Kosova following its declaration of independence on 17 February 2008. A colleague from Prishtina recommended this web site where you can catch up with the extent of recognition http://www.kosovothanksyou.com/ . The Serbian party SDSS, a minor but important coalition partner, urged that recognition be postponed until after the Serbian parliamentary elections in May but in the context of a majority (now 16 out of 27) of EU member states on board, the prospect of an imminent invitation to join NATO at the Bucharest summit on 3-4 April, and George Bush's Zagreb visit straight afterwards, this was never a realistic option. Just like HSS over ZERP, it does not appear that SDSS will leave the coalition, but two major disagreements in the first few weeks of the new Government is hardly a good start!
Incidentally, for anyone interested in politics in the region, with a particular emphasis on Serbia, take a look at Eric Gordy's East Ethnia site and blog http://eastethnia.blogspot.com/ which not only shows how insightful he is but also how much better at handling the technology of blogging than I am (I promise to try harder!!!).
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