"Considering the absence of any diplomatic breakthrough, in order to es-cape the current dead end of independence vs. autonomy, and to avoid a situation where Kosovo remains, for an undetermined time, a would-be-state between a protectorate and a sovereign state, an innovative settlement must be found. It is indeed time to imagine Kosovo's future on a completely dif-ferent basis: Kosovo as an autonomous 'EUropean region', within a regional legal framework based on EU legislation, could provide real prospects for future progress on the 'status process' - thus, full-fledged independence and sovereignty would not be conceded immediately. This would be a truly unique solution for a unique case - to use an expression coined by the UN Special Envoy (...)."