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Catalan MPs demand recognition of Kosovo's independence, Spain's parliament to discuss initiative tomorrow

2024-06-24 19:26:57Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Catalan MPs demand recognition of Kosovo's independence, Spain's
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The Spanish Parliament will discuss the initiative of the Catalan separatists' parliamentary group "Together for Catalonia" (Junts per Cataluny) on Thursday, which calls for "recognition of the Republic of Kosovo as a sovereign state by the state of Spain".

"The Congress calls on the Government to recognise the Republic of Kosovo as a sovereign state," the initiative of MPs from the party founded by former Catalan President Carles Pucdemon said.

The initiative was published in the assembly's official gazette, stating that Kosovo "is a legal and democratic state with about 1.7 million inhabitants that declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and was recognized as an independent state by 104 out of 193 countries."

Kosovo has been recognised by 22 EU members and only five are not. Spain, along with Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Slovakia, has so far not recognised Kosovo's independence, claiming it was a "unilateral act" that did not have Belgrade's approval. Juntus recalls that the International Court of Justice ruled in July 2010 that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law.

Catalan MPs stress that "it is time to make considerable efforts to resolve the issues of Kosovo's territory within the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina with an agreement in accordance with international law".

"The Spanish refusal to recognise a state that has exercised its legitimate right to self-determination is an obstacle to the European policy of the western Balkans' involvement in the EU and a factor in the destabilisation of the region in a context marked by the war in Ukraine, which this part of Europe experiences with particular anxiety," he said. Catalan MPs.
"It is not acceptable for the Spanish state to share the same strategy of refusing to recognize Kosovo, as Russia, China or Belarus."

As of January 2024, Spain has an obligation to recognize Kosovo passports in accordance with EU regulation by which "the Balkan state joined the short-term visa exemption regime in the Schengen area", as well as that it already has indirect relations with Kosovo because the EU has signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Kosovo, which implies different types of relations with member states.


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