Five EU member states do not recognize Kosovo's statehood.

Omissions

• The speaker did not name the five non-recognising states (Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, Romania), which would have provided useful context.
• No primary official source explicitly publishes a 'list of EU non-recognisers'; the fact is a composite drawn from each member state's diplomatic stance, which is universally reported by secondary sources.
• The European Parliament itself, in its resolution of 7 May 2025 (P10_TA(2025)0094), reiterated its call on the five non-recognising member states to recognise Kosovo, confirming the number as five.

Sources

• SecondaryCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceAnother issue is that no progress has been made with the five EU member states that have not recognized Kosovo's independence: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain.
• SecondaryEuractivThe European Parliament has called on the five EU member states that are yet to recognise Kosovo's independence to do so. [...] Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Romania and Slovakia.
• SecondaryEmerging EuropeThen there are the five European Union countries that do not recognise Kosovo: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Spain.
• SecondaryNew Union PostCyprus, Greece, Slovakia, Spain and Romania have never recognised Kosovo's sovereignty following its 2008 independence from Serbia.