Financial Times: Josep Borrell's five trials, including Kosovo

Future European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell will face five trials in a new position, including the Belgrade-Pristina relations issue, the Financial Times reports.

Borrell, the successor of Federica Moghrin, is also awaiting cases of Iran, Venezuela, China and relations with the United States.

The Spanish Vjetran will face issues from Venezuela to the Balkans at the time of the EU's collapse of influence”, writes FT, adding that tensions between Belgrade and Pristina are on the rise, despite EU mediation.

Borel, quoted by the British newspaper, named Russia as the “an old enemy”, attacked the Yugoslav “politik <xx3> of US President Donald Trump against Venezuela and complained that the EU foreign policy meetings were “lots of the 148x5> Valley.

Before Borrelo, there is a special test regarding Kosovo, where he will be responsible for mediation in a situation where relations between Belgrade and Pristina are increasingly complex.

The FT says his mandate as Spanish Foreign Minister has been determined to reject Catalonia's independence, where he grew up.

This raises questions about the possibility of being viewed as a neutral mediator, especially since Spain is one of five EU member states that do not recognise Kosovo's independence,” writes FT.

Those who support him stress that Borrell can be “turned to his advantage” to be sensitive to Catalonia, as both sides in the Balkan dispute, as FT believes, must be careful about it, but for various reasons.

Borrell will certainly work with the self-confidence of career politicians and without lack of ambition.

When asked in June whether he would accept a high position in the EU, he replied: “This is just the culmination”