Ferrero Turrión, RuthI. ArmakolasJ. Ker-Lindsay2024-10-222024-10-222020Ferrero-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_11978-3-030-17945-8 (ebook)978-3-030-17947-2978-3-030-17944-12662-585710.1007/978-3-030-17945-8_11https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109274Spain 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.engbook part2662-5865https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17945-8_11https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-17945-8restricted accessEuropean integrationInternational relationsForeign policyPolitical rejectionKosovo's independenceDiplomatic recognitionDiplomatic relationsKosovar diplomacyKosovo and the UKKosovo and GermanyKosovo and the Czech RepublicKosovo and PolandKosovo and GreeceKosovo and SlovakiaKosovo and RomaniaKosovo and CyprusKosovo and SpainEuropean Union politicsCiencias Sociales59 Ciencia Política