RT Book, Section T1 Spain: Kosovo’s strongest opponent in Europe A1 Ferrero Turrión, Ruth A2 I. Armakolas, A2 J. Ker-Lindsay, AB Spain has adopted a particularly strong position towards Kosovo. Not only has Madrid refused to recognise Kosovo, it has also refused to engage with Pristina in any way. Even unofficial contact between Kosovo and Spain, such as between civil society organisations, has been extremely limited. As this chapter shows, Spain’s position has been shaped by internal debates within the country about separatism, most notably in the Basque Country and Catalonia. Like most of the other non-recognisers, Madrid’s position is unlikely to change until the question of independence is resolved between Serbia and Kosovo. PB Palgrave Macmillan SN 978-3-030-17945-8 (ebook) SN 978-3-030-17947-2 SN 978-3-030-17944-1 SN 2662-5857 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109274 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109274 LA eng NO Ferrero-Turrión, R. (2020). Spain: Kosovo’s Strongest Opponent in Europe. In: Armakolas, I., Ker-Lindsay, J. (eds) The Politics of Recognition and Engagement. New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17945-8_11 DS Docta Complutense RD 4 abr 2025