EU Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas says that the position of the EU on Kosovo is well known and it includes the member states that recognize an independent Kosovo and the Member States which do not recognize it.

He said this at a regular press conference, when he was asked whether it means that the EC recognizes Kosovo as a country since he had used the word "Republic" for Kosovo, bearing in mind that six EU member states did not recognize an independent Kosovo.

"We will not improvise here when we talk about our attitude. You know that the EU position on the issues of international law is well known and that it includes countries that recognized Kosovo and countries that do not recognize it," said Schinas in response to a reporter's question.