EP adopts Kosovo resolution
The EP today adopted a Kosovo draft resolution which says the recognition of the southern Serbian province by all EU member states would be welcome.
Thursday, 08.07.2010.
09:56
The EP today adopted a Kosovo draft resolution which says the recognition of the southern Serbian province by all EU member states would be welcome. The unilateral ethnic Albanian proclamation of independence made in early 2008, which has been rejected by Belgrade, has been recognized by 22 out of EU's 27 states. EP adopts Kosovo resolution The draft, which was narrowly adopted by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, also said that "Serbia should pragmatically approach the issue of Kosovo status”, while acknowledging that a recognition of province "is not an acceptable political possibility for the leadership in Belgrade”. The draft was also supported by EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele. In his address to MEPs Fuele said that an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding legality of the declaration, expected this year, "was of crucial importance". The EU commissioner pointed out that the EU member states had different positions about the status of Kosovo. He added, however, that the EU countries were united in their involvement in Kosovo and that it was also stance of the European Commission (EC). Fuele stressed that he had visited Kosovo twice and had had a "useful exchange of opinions" with the local community. The enlargement commissioner repeated that the EC had given its opinion about the development of Kosovo in October 2009, and that the EU Council of Ministers "called on the EC to support Kosovo’s progress toward the EU in accordance with the region’s European perspective". Meanwhile, European Parliament Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek , who drafted the resolution, stated that the expected ICJ ruling regarding legality of the self-proclaimed independence should be a “new foundation for the future of an independent Kosovo”. “Kosovo is at the crossroads again”, said the Austrian politician. There has been speculation that the ICJ judges could announce their advisory opinion at the end of July.
EP adopts Kosovo resolution
The draft, which was narrowly adopted by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, also said that "Serbia should pragmatically approach the issue of Kosovo status”, while acknowledging that a recognition of province "is not an acceptable political possibility for the leadership in Belgrade”.The draft was also supported by EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele.
In his address to MEPs Fuele said that an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding legality of the declaration, expected this year, "was of crucial importance".
The EU commissioner pointed out that the EU member states had different positions about the status of Kosovo. He added, however, that the EU countries were united in their involvement in Kosovo and that it was also stance of the European Commission (EC).
Fuele stressed that he had visited Kosovo twice and had had a "useful exchange of opinions" with the local community.
The enlargement commissioner repeated that the EC had given its opinion about the development of Kosovo in October 2009, and that the EU Council of Ministers "called on the EC to support Kosovo’s progress toward the EU in accordance with the region’s European perspective".
Meanwhile, European Parliament Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek , who drafted the resolution, stated that the expected ICJ ruling regarding legality of the self-proclaimed independence should be a “new foundation for the future of an independent Kosovo”.
“Kosovo is at the crossroads again”, said the Austrian politician.
There has been speculation that the ICJ judges could announce their advisory opinion at the end of July.
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