TIRANA, December 21 – Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union Pascal Navarro said before the Joint Commission for the EU in the Senate that Spain does not recognize Kosovo.
As he said, this is why he will vote against any procedural decision on the granting of candidate status to Kosovo, announced Klan Kosova on Wednesday. He further explained that after Kosovo officially applied for membership in the current Czech Presidency, a “procedural decision” had to be made, which he assumed would come during the Swedish presidency of the EU Council from January 2023.
The normal thing, Navarro said, is to seek the opinion of the European Commission, then discuss it in the General Affairs Council and finally decide in the European Council.
“The government will not support the candidacy under the current circumstances, and this position has not changed,” stressed Navarro.
Navarro said that the Government of Spain “has a constructive position” on the issue of the Western Balkans and that it supports the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade and the mediation of the EU and that it supports the liberalization of visas for Kosovo. although “it is not a state, it is a territory with which the EU has relations”.
Spain is one of five EU countries, along with Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Slovakia, which does not recognize Kosovo’s independence. /Argumentum.al
