BRIEF: EU Receives Ultimatum From Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia - The EU received a message from Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica that will likely be construed as an ultimatum.  Konstunica declared that the EU will have to choose between an independent Kosovo and Serbia's full participation in the EU. 

In a statement released to the BBC, Kostunica said that "EU governments would have to determine whether they wanted a whole Serbia as a partner or quasi-state on Serbia's territory." 

Kosovo is expected to declare its independence from Serbia in the next couple of months. 

For more information, please see:

BBC - Serbian PM gives ultimatum to EU - 3 January 2008