Greek crisis poses questions for Kosovo and Montenegro (EUobserver)
The Greek crisis poses questions for bank depositors in Kosovo and Montenegro, which use the euro without a safety net. The EU aspirants unilaterally adopted the single currency in 2002. It was their third switch in just a few years. They changed the Yugoslav dinar, due to hyperinflation, for the deutschmark in the 1990s. Then […]
Read More →Ombudsman to investigate EU mission in Kosovo (EUobserver)
Today @ 09:30 EU and Kosovo corruption: Scratching the surface? MEPs ask tough questions on EU mission in Kosovo By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS – The EU Ombudsman has opened a fresh enquiry into the EU’s handling of corruption allegations at Eulex, the EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo. Emily O’Reilly, who heads the watchdog, […]
Read More →EU and Kosovo corruption: Scratching the surface? (EUobserver)
11.11.14 @ 15:57 By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS – The EU has asked a 72-year old French academic to look at the recent corruption allegations against Eulex, its rule of law mission in Kosovo. But former EU officials are asking bigger questions, like: How come Eulex prosecutors failed to convict a single high-level suspect in the […]
Read More →MEPs ask tough questions on EU mission in Kosovo (EUobserver)
06.11.14 @ 11:38 By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS – Two senior MEPs have, in a letter to the EU foreign service, asked tough questions on corruption allegations against Eulex, the European rule of law mission in Kosovo. The letter – sent to foreign service chief Federica Mogherini on Wednesday (5 November) – says the European Parliament […]
Read More →EU officials upset MEPs on Kosovo corruption scandal (EUobserver)
Today @ 09:30 By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS – Two senior EU officials have annoyed MEPs by refusing to give details on the corruption scandal in Eulex, the EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo. Fernando Gentilini, the EU foreign service’s top manager on the Western Balkans, and Kenneth Deanne, a Brit who runs its civilian […]
Read More →EU mission in Kosovo rocked by corruption allegations (EUobserver)
30.10.14 @ 19:27 By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS – The EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo, Eulex, is fighting to defend its credibility after allegations of bribe-taking and attempts to gag press. Eulex’ head, Gabriele Meucci, told reporters in Pristina on Thursday (30 October) his staff are trying to “make Kosovo a better place for […]
Read More →Kosovo politics holding back EU trials on organ trafficking (EUobserver)
By Andrew Rettman and Ekrem Krasniqi BRUSSELS and PRISTINA – EU efforts to shed light on allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo risk being delayed by a power struggle in Pristina. The plan is to create a new court in The Hague in early 2015 on the model of the International Criminal Tribunal for the […]
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