There is always pressure to say 'yes.' But that's because the need is so legitimate.

City and county government were not quite as strapped for cash in the past as they are today. A really bad storm can push them over the edge.

I think it's quite clear that both sides come into this process with diametrically opposed positions from the outset. It's going to be a very hard process to bring them together.

We continue to demand that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia get immediate access to Kosovo.

It is not necessarily true that the ethnic Albania n majority will misuse the participation of Serbs in the work of parliament.

There will not be any good moment for addressing Kosovo's future status. It will continue to be a highly sensitive political issue. Nevertheless, an overall assessment leads to the conclusion that the time has come to commence this process.