Kosovo symbol dispute shows limit of EU deal

The inconvenient truth that the EU-mediated negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia will not lead to genuine reconciliation is coming to light.

The deal, as stated in its title, aims at "normalisation of relations" between the two sides, including by holding local elections in the ethnic-Serb-dominated north Kosovo to choose people who will represent the region at national level.

But in recent developments, Serbia's PM Ivica Dacic has indicated that Kosovo institutions cannot put...