Spain might deny Kosovo visas in Mediterranean Games, say reports
The International Olympic Committee asked the Spanish government twice about the issue, and is still waiting for a response
kosovo's independence
Spain will recognise South Sudan’s independence, but not Kosovo's
If South Sudan citizens finally vote for independence, the Spanish Government will respect it and recognise their independence. However, the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trinidad Jiménez, announced that Spain would not review its stance on Kosovo. The Balkan country declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 but Spain is one of the 5 EU Member States that still refuses to recognise it.
Catalan nationalist parties react to the international recognition of Kosovo's independence
Despite the International Court of Justice's decision, the Spanish Government decided not to recognise Kosovo as an independent state. Both the Spanish Government and Catalan nationalists see implicit parallelisms in both cases, although Madrid denies it.