Kouchner May Quit as Kosovo Chief over Frustration from Lack of Progress

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GENEVA - Bernard Kouchner, head of the U.N.-led civilian administration in Kosovo, is said by friends to be distraught over the lack of progress in the Yugoslav province and over Europe's apparent lack of interest in the Balkans.

The sense of stagnation in the region wrested from Yugoslav control by last year's NATO air campaign is reflected in recent reports received at U.N. headquarters in Geneva warning of the risk of new crises in the absence of a long-term policy for the region.

Greece, a reluctant NATO partner during the 78-day air war, is particularly concerned about further fragmentation of the region and the risk of Kosovo and perhaps parts of Macedonia …