Kosovo conundrum looms large over Western Balkans summit

Serbian Prime Minister Ana BrnabiA shakes hands with Kosovo's President Hashim ThaA i in the presence of EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn , during the forum of the Bulgarian Government and the World Bank for Regional Integration in the Balkans in Sofia, Bulgaria, 7 December 2017. [Vassil Donev/EPA/EFE] As Bulgaria prepares for a Western Balkan summit seen by many as the centrepiece of its EU Council Presidency, Sofia has realised that not all its guests want to sit at the same table.