Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has said a declaration of independence is "an issue of days".
"There are some procedures we need to respect and some consultations," he told reporters after meeting EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Brussels.
Kosovo is still technically a southern province of Serbia which strongly opposes its independence.
EU states have asked Kosovo's leadership to wait before a civilian mission can take over from the UN.
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(BBC)
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