The Spanish Parliament, with 25 votes in favor, 293 against and 27 abstentions, rejected the initiative to recognize the independence of Kosovo.
The initiative was presented to the Spanish Parliament by the party Together for Catalonia (Junts per Catalunya) led by Carles Puigdemont, and a few days ago a parliamentary debate was held on it.
In the letter submitted by that party to the parliament, the decision of the International Court of Justice is mentioned, which decided in 2010 that the declaration of Kosovo's independence is not against international law.
Independence of Kosovo
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008, almost a decade after the end of the war and the withdrawal of Serbian forces.
In 2010, the International Court of Justice concluded that the independence of Kosovo "does not contradict international law".
More than 100 countries that recognized Kosovo made that decision in the year of independence, 2008.
Montenegro recognized Kosovo on October 9, 2008, and that decision was made by the Government headed by Milo Đukanović at the time.
Of the countries in the Western Balkans, in addition to Serbia, Kosovo is not yet recognized by Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Of the countries of the European Union, Kosovo is not recognized by Greece, Romania, Spain, Slovakia and Cyprus.
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