Members
There are 25 countries which were members of the Steering Group, 15 of which were at its formation with ten others joining later. Every country in the group recognized Kosovo's declaration of independence.
The draft Ahtisaari Plan originally defined the ISG as composed of:
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- European Union
- European Commission
- NATO
The ISG held that "one of the criteria for becoming member of ISG was recognition ." The Group was composed of 20 EU member states and five non-EU countries.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia (joined 30 June 2008)
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania (joined 30 June 2008)
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway (joined 30 June 2008)
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
Read more about this topic: International Steering Group For Kosovo
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