EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - One year after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, MEPs on Thursday (5 February) called on all EU countries to recognise Europe's newest state. The European Parliament "encourages those EU Member States which have not already done so to recognise the independence of Kosovo," reads the resolution adopted by MEPs in Strasbourg today. Fifty-four states worldwide have recognised Kosovo as an independent state, including the US and most of the EU The document was approved by a large majority - 424 MEPs voted in favour, 133 - against, while 24 abstained. Kosovo declared unilateral independence from Serbia on 17 February last year and it has so far been recognised by 54 states worldwide, including the US and most EU countries. To date, five EU member states - Romania, Slovakia, Greece, Cyprus and Spain - have not recognised its independence.
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - One year after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, MEPs on Thursday (5 February) called on all EU countries to recognise Europe's newest state.
The European Parliament "encourages those EU Member States which have not already done so to recognise the independence of Kosovo," reads the resolution adopted by MEPs in Strasbourg today.
Fifty-four states worldwide have recognised Kosovo as an independent state, including the US and most of the EU
The document was approved by a large majority - 424 MEPs voted in favour, 133 - against, while 24 abstained.
Kosovo declared unilateral independence from Serbia on 17 February last year and it has so far been recognised by 54 states worldwide, including the US and most EU countries.
To date, five EU member states - Romania, Slovakia, Greece, Cyprus and Spain - have not recognised its independence.
