E.U. Parliament Calls For Recognition Of Kosovo

The European Parliament yesterday called for all EU member countries to recognise Kosovo.
In a non-binding vote, the EU deputies backed the call in an amendment to a wider bill by 281 votes to 229.
So far 22 of the 27 EU member states, including Britain, France, Germany and Italy, have formally recognised Kosovo, which announced its independence from Belgrade last February.
Kosovo seceded from Serbia on February 17, 2008. It has so far been recognised by 54 countries, including the United States as well as most of the European Union.
The EU members opposed are Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.