A flood of arguments in favor of recognizing Kosovo’s independence flooded the Spanish parliament.
All were oriented towards the government, with clear calls to change the wrong approach of not accepting reality.
The proposal was made by the political force Junts for Catalunya and is based on the fact that Kosovo is a state of the rule of law, recognized by 104 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, and that Spain, by not recognizing it, is hindering European integration policies. of the Western Balkans in the European Union.
Aduard Pujol Bonell from the Catalan party asked the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to reflect and change its approach after the case of Kosovo is not the same as that of Catalonia and will not be used politically. By not recognizing independence, Spain is aligning itself with Russia’s Putin, he underlined.
“What are they afraid of? From Kosovo? Or are we talking about Spain panicking over the national rights of Catalonia? Spain fears the national rights of Catalonia. Self-determination is a right and Catalonia will return to it whenever necessary”, said Eduard Pujol Bonell, Junts Per Catalunya.
The biggest support came from Esquerra Republicana and the Basque party Euskal Herria Bildu.
“Independence was not declared because of the caprice of the Kosovars, but because they were tired of the genocidal policy of Milosevic who wanted Greater Serbia.
Spain looks ridiculous for not recognizing him,” said Francesc-Marc Álvaro Vidal, Esquerra Republicana.
“Spain recognized Palestine to give it the possibility of equal rights in negotiations. That’s why he should have done the same for Kosovo long ago”, added Jon Iñarritu García, Euskal Herria Bildu.
The opposition Popular Party accused the Catalan party of using Kosovo to achieve the independence of the Spanish province.
Obdulia Taboadela Álvarez, deputy of Prime Minister Sanchez’s party, said that the government will not change its approach to non-recognition of Kosovo, but will only continue its support for the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue and for peace in the Western Balkans.
