Anthem of the Republic of Kosovo

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Anthem of the Republic of Kosovo
National anthem of  Kosovo
Also known as"Himni i Republikës së Kosovës", "Himna Republike Kosovo"
"Evropa" (English: "Europe")
MusicMendi Mengjiqi, 2008
Adopted11 June 2008; 16 years ago (2008-06-11)
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version
The first two lines played on piano (melody only)
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The Anthem of the Republic of Kosovo[1] (Albanian: Himni i Republikës së Kosovës) was composed by Mendi Mengjiqi. As with the national anthems of Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino, and Spain,[2] it has no official lyrics, but de facto lyrics are in use. It was adopted on 11 June 2008.[3] It was chosen because it contained no references to any specific ethnic group.[4] It was selected by the Assembly of Kosovo, with 72 MPs voting in favor, while 15 voted against, and five abstained.[5]

  1. ^ "Law on use of state symbols of Kosova" (PDF). ecoi.net. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Kosovo MPs choose national anthem" bbc.co.uk 11 June 2008 Link accessed 11/06/08
  3. ^ "Kosovo Gets National Anthem" redorbit.com 11 June 2008 Link accessed 11/06/08
  4. ^ "Kosovo adopts wordless national anthem". Hürriyet. Reuters. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Raportet e monitorimit Përmbledhje 1 dhjetor 20 07 – 31 dhjetor 2008, Vlerësimi i punës së Kuvendit të Kosovës" (PDF) (in Albanian). 2009. p. 41. Retrieved 24 September 2020.