International Court of Justice
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Balkans: Montenegro - come if you're rich
26 August 201058 The New York Times New York -
Balkans: Kosovo still on the road to nowhere
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BALKANS: Kosovo, the problem neighbour
17 February 2010201 The Guardian London
Eager to join the European Union, Montenegro is cleaning up its image of corruption and pulling out all the stops to attract foreign capital. 
On 22 July, the International Court of Justice ruled that the independence of the former Yugoslav province does not violate international law. For Europe, the future of this quasi-fictive state remains a geopolitical headache. 
Two years after Kosovo's declaration of independence, the Union is still unable to come up with a coherent policy for the western Balkans. This threatens not only to scupper Serbia’s accession to the EU, but also to destabilise the region itself.