Spain exposes EU split on Kosovo
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Europe's big countries and the US formally acknowledge Kosovo's independence
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Caught between a rock -- in this case the British dependent territory of Gibraltar -- and the hard-talking place of international shuttle diplomacy, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will hold talks Wednesday with Spanish officials.
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Europe's major powers and the United States said on Monday they recognized Kosovo's new independence, as Serbs reacted with anger and some states warned that its secession from Serbia set a dangerous precedent.
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The European Commission rules that Spain broke EU law by putting restrictions on a bid for utility Endesa.
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Some Spaniards are beginning to ask if a divided workday is compatible with the modern world and Spain's growing integration into Europe.
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Spain's prime minister calls for international efforts to resolve divisions between the Western and Muslim world.
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European Union  states will seek to maintain a common front over the breakaway  Serbian province of Kosovo on Saturday, amid growing concern  that it will declare independence unilaterally.
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Spain is being transformed by a new government, regional pressures and EU integration, writes Katya Adler.
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European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday.
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Spain is prepared to compromise to find an institutional treaty for the European Union but expects Poland to do the same, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said after talks here Friday.
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A new European-United States draft resolution sidesteps Kosovo's independence from Serbia but calls for European instead of U.N. supervision in an effort to end Belgrade's rule, according to a text obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Serbia disregarded European Union  calls for less provocative Serb rhetoric on Kosovo at the  weekend and warned that the United States was leading the West  down a path of force to make the province independent.
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The last time Kosovo declared  independence in 1990 it went unrecognized and ignored. When it  splits from Serbia this weekend, it will have the support of  the West, which sees no way back.
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Spain opposes separation as EU countries are expected to formally recognise independent state
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - The European Union warned Kosovo on Thursday against an "irresponsible" declaration of independence after Russia again rejected a Western-backed United Nations resolution that would effectively grant the move.
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In countries worried about their own secessionist movements, the response to Kosovo's declaration of independence has been wary
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Serbia warned the EU on  Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken  outside the United Nations and its ally Russia told the United  States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks  continue.