Sources told the paper that the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Catherine Ashton, had a telephone conversation yesterday with the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, but no details as to what was discussed were provided. However, other European officials in Brussels expressed surprise over the recent developments in Kosovo, namely the forming of the coalition between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo because they were under the impression that the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) would enter into a coalition with Ramush Haradinaj’s AAK. Nevertheless, they said the EU should work with whoever forms the government with a sustainable majority and is committed to carry out reforms, fight crime and continue dialogue with Serbia. EU officials also stressed that it is time for the people of Kosovo, without outside intervention, to prove that they are capable of forming a government on their own.