These states made their recognition some time before they became European Union members.
This year a number of European countries passed motions calling for the recognition of Palestinian statehood based on the 1967 lines. By considering the future impact of this symbolic support Palestinians took this year as a year of the "Palestinian Spring" revulation.
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This support was brought about by a series of motions adopted by a number of European parliaments.
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SWEDEN In October, Sweden officially recognized the State of Palestine, becoming the first European Union state to take such a move.
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While Sweden was the 135th state to recognize the state of Palestine, its October move reverberated in many European capitals. Five other European nations followed in Sweden's footsteps by recognizing the Palestinian state later.
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In this, however, Sweden was the eighth European state to recognize the Palestinian state after the Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Bulgaria; Romania; Malta, and Cyprus.
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These states made their recognition some time before they became European Union members.
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UNITED KINGDOM On October 13, Britain's House of Commons adopted a non-binding resolution, urging the government to recognize the State of Palestine.
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SPAIN A month later, the Spanish Parliament voted with an overwhelming majority on a non-binding resolution, urging Madrid to recognize a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
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FRANCE France followed suit on December 2, after a majority of French lawmakers approved a non-binding resolution, calling on Paris to recognize the Palestinian state.
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IRELAND On December 11, the Irish parliament adopted a non-binding bill, urging the Irish government to recognize the State of Palestine. A day later, the Portuguese parliament took a similar step.
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PORTUGUESE On December 12, a day later the Irish parliament decision, the Portuguese parliament took a similar step.
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