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The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, which proclaimed the Republic of Kosovo to be an independent and sovereign state, was adopted at a meeting held on 17 February 2008 by 109 out of the 120 members of the Assembly of Kosovo, including the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, and by the President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu (who was not a member of the Assembly). [1]
An independence referendum was held in Kosovo, then known as the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo between 26 and 30 September 1991. The Provincial Assembly, which had been dissolved in 1989 by Serbian authorities but whose Albanian members continued to meet underground, declared the Republic of Kosova a sovereign and independent state on 22 September 1991. [1]
Kosovo was the only potential candidate for membership in the Balkans that did not have visa free access for the Schengen Area. [76] The EU and Kosovo launched a visa liberalisation dialogue on 19 January 2012. [76] On 14 June 2012, Kosovo received a roadmap for visa liberalisation with the EU, detailing the necessary reforms.
International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which was declared in 2008. [1] [2] The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, [3] although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the ...
Pristina is the capital of Kosovo and its seat of government. [10] [11] A separate law recognises Prizren as the historic capital of Kosovo.[11]The Euro is the official currency in Kosovo even though Kosovo is not a formal member of the eurozone.
On 2 July, the vast majority of Albanian members of the Provincial Assembly returned to the Assembly, but it had been locked; so in the street outside they voted to declare Kosovo a Republic within the Yugoslav federation. [2] The Serbian government responded by dissolving the Assembly and the government of Kosovo, removing any remaining autonomy.
Kosovo is the second youngest country in the world (behind South Sudan which declared independence in 2011) and the youngest country in Europe to have been recognized (partially by over 100 UN member states). After a 2008 referendum, [2] Kosovo declared Independence on 17 February 2008. [3]
22 September 1991: – The (self – declared) parliament declared Kosovo an independent country, The Republic of Kosovo [99] 1992 (May) – Ibrahim Rugova was elected president, during its run the Republic of Kosovo was recognised only by Albania , it was formally disbanded in 1999 after the Kosovo War [ 100 ]