A LEGITIMACY QUESTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE KOSOVO NON-RECOGNITION QUAGMIRE

Oğuz GÜNER

Makale detayları

A LEGITIMACY QUESTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE KOSOVO NON-RECOGNITION QUAGMIRE

Yazarlar:

Oğuz GÜNER

Yayıncı:

Türk İşbirliği ve Koordinasyon Ajansı Başkanlığı

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Avrasya Etüdleri 2021 Vol.59 Issue 1, pp.81-112

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000692677

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-1604

Özet:

 

Kosovo, the latest breakaway territory in the Balkan region, declared its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008 despite the international community’s split over this decision. The European Union noted Kosovo's declaration of independence on 18 February and allowed the member states to decide
whether to recognise Kosovo. However, there is intransigence among European Union countries in that five member states – Cyprus (the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus), Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain – refused to recognise Kosovo's independence for various reasons. Due to this quagmire in the European Union, Kosovo is far away from its membership perspective. This situation has prevented Kosovo from having positive relations with the European Union and has been endangering the possibility of accession. In this study, the role of the European Union in the process leading to the independence of Kosovo and in the post-independence period is discussed, and the main arguments of the European Union countries that do not recognize Kosovo after the declaration of independence are discussed. The first part of the study sheds light on the role of the European Union in the process of Kosovo's independence. In the second part, Kosovo-European Union relations after 2008, and in the last part, the reasons of these five Union countries not recognizing Kosovo are discussed. The article concludes that the fact that Kosovo was not recognised by all European Union countries indicates that unity of action has not been established within the Union, which could jeopardize Kosovo’s possible accession process, and recommends that the European Union should play a more active role in Kosovo’s recognition.

 

Kosovo, the latest breakaway territory in the Balkan region, declared its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008 despite the international community’s split over this decision. The European Union noted Kosovo's declaration of independence on 18 February and allowed the member states to decide whether to recognise Kosovo. However, there is intransigence among European Union countries in that five member states – Cyprus (the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus), Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain –refused to recognise Kosovo's independence for various reasons. Due to this quagmire in the European Union, Kosovo is far away from its membership perspective. This situation has prevented Kosovo from having positive relations with the European Union and has been endangering the possibility of accession. In this study, the role of the European Union in the process leading to the independence of Kosovo and in the post-independence period is discussed, and the main arguments of the European Union countries that do not recognize Kosovo after the declaration of independence
are discussed. The first part of the study sheds light on the role of the European Union in the process of Kosovo's independence. In the second part, Kosovo-European Union relations after 2008, and in the last part, the reasons of these five Union countries not recognizing Kosovo are discussed. The article concludes that the fact that Kosovo was not recognised by all European Union countries indicates that unity of action has not been established within the Union, which could jeopardize Kosovo’s possible accession process, and recommends that the European Union should play a more active role in Kosovo’s recognition.

Makale detayları

A LEGITIMACY QUESTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE KOSOVO NON-RECOGNITION QUAGMIRE

Yazarlar: Oğuz GÜNER

Yayıncı: Türk İşbirliği ve Koordinasyon Ajansı Başkanlığı

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: Avrasya Etüdleri 2021 Vol.59 Issue 1, pp.81-112

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000692677

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

pISSN: 1300-1604

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Oğuz GÜNER

Yayıncı:

Türk İşbirliği ve Koordinasyon Ajansı Başkanlığı

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Avrasya Etüdleri 2021 Vol.59 Issue 1, pp.81-112

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000692677

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-1604