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

Omissions

• No primary official EU source explicitly lists the non-recognizing member states, as recognition is a bilateral matter for each state. The fact is documented across multiple independent secondary sources, think tanks, and academic publications.
• The five non-recognizers have held this position consistently since 2008. No source indicates any change to this number as of the session date (2026-06-16).

Sources

• AcademicCYELP (Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy)Because of their internal situations, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain do not recognise Kosovo.
• SecondaryNew Union PostCyprus, Greece, Slovakia, Spain and Romania have never recognised Kosovo's sovereignty following its 2008 independence from Serbia.
• SecondaryEmerging EuropeThen there are the five European Union countries that do not recognise Kosovo: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Spain.
• SecondaryKosovo OnlineFive EU member states do not recognize Kosovo's independence.