Brussels briefing: Balkan borders
Signs of a thawing relationship between Kosovo and Serbia give hope to the EU about getting the region closer into Brussels orbit, writes Ian Bond at the Centre for European Reform: "The EU believes that the prospect of enlargement will be enough to guarantee agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, especially now that Serbia (as well as Montenegro) has been told that it can join the EU by 2025, if it fulfils the EU’s membership requirements."