Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between Kosovo and the EU was signed in Strasbourg on Tuesday. This first legal document between Pristina and Brussels was not signed with the Member States individually, as it was the practice, but was signed directly with the EU. Together with name Kosovo was asterisk, whichmeans that this agreement in no way prejudges status.

That's the big difference compared to the previous signing of the SAA with Serbia, Croatia, or B&H and the rest of the region. “We were looking for a way to avoid misunderstanding,” said senior source from the European Council.

SAA for Kosovo will not even be ratified with member states, but this will only be done at the European Parliament. This arrangement, by all accounts, is designed to satisfy all members - and those that have recognized independence of Kosovo and those that are not.