The European Parliament has approved the resolution stating that the final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia should be “based on mutual recognition”. This is the first time that mutual recognition is mentioned in a document of European institutions. Five EU states do not recognize Kosovo, but the EP is the only institution that treats Kosovo as a state. However, the adopted resolutions are not binding documents for the EU states.

Likewise, in the EP resolution, the five EU states that have not recognized Kosovo’s independence are called upon to do so, reports Radio Evropa e Lire.

“Relations with Serbia should be normalized through an agreement which should be based on mutual recognition,” said the German deputy, Viola von Cramon, who drafted the report on Kosovo.

The rapporteur for Serbia in the EP, Vladimir Biliçek, has confirmed that he was not in favor of including the call for mutual recognition in the resolution.

“Like I said, I wasn’t happy about it. However, the political reality exists and most of the member countries have recognized Kosovo. The dialogue is already underway with the participation of both sides”.

The president of Serbia, Aleksandër Vucic, also reacted to the resolution, who said that the recognition of Kosovo is not going to happen.

/Klara Ruci/