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"Mr President, Spain does not recognise Kosovo as a country, nor does it support its progressive integration into the Union, despite the International Court of Justice’s opinion of 22 July 2010 that its declaration of independence was not in breach of international law.
Kosovo was a country before Serb troops overran it in 1912, and it was one of the parts of the former Yugoslavia most devastated by the Milosevic genocide. Spain should change its position out of respect for international legality, out of solidarity with the victims of Serb colonialism and in recognition of the pacifism of Ibrahim Rugova.
I believe that the only reason for its position is the fear of acknowledging that it too contains nations whose inhabitants rightfully aspire to a different status. Spain must understand that, in the 21st century, the true foundation of sovereignty is the free and democratically expressed will of the people. In this regard, Commissioner, what is your opinion on this issue, following all your efforts to integrate Kosovo?"@en1
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