Spain decided to withdraw its peacekeepers from Kosovo.

Spanish contingent of the peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) led by NATO will be withdrawn from the region in the coming months. As reported by AFP, said of the defense minister of Spain Carme Chacón (Carme Chacon).
As shown on the official site of KFOR, the Spanish contingent in Kosovo, with 637 people and assigned to an operational group, "the West", led by Italy. In the group also includes soldiers from Slovenia, Hungary and Romania.
Total in Kosovo under NATO command are 15,5 thousand troops from 34 countries. KFOR forces have been introduced in Kosovo in June 1999 in accordance with UN resolutions. Their task is to ensure stability and security in the region.
In February 2008, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. Since then, the sovereignty of the ethnic Albanian Serbian region recognized 56 countries including the U.S. and most EU members.
Spain was one of the few EU members that refused to recognize the independence of Kosovo. Serbia, supported by Russia also announced the proclamation of Kosovo's independence illegal. In October 2008 the UN General Assembly at the request of Serbia, asked the International Court in The Hague to make an expert decision on the legitimacy of the proclamation of Kosovo's independence unilaterally. Hearing date has not yet been set.
January 21, 2009 Kosovo authorities announced the creation of his own army of two and a half thousand people. The formation was named "Kosovo Security Force."
Currently, security in Kosovo, NATO peacekeepers in addition to providing a police force within the EU mission (EULEX), which is the decision of the UN Security Council in November 2008 replaced the United Nations mission (UNMIK).