EU Kosovo mission accused of trying to silence whistleblower (The Guardian)
The European Union’s biggest foreign mission has been accused of using its powers to try to silence a whistleblower who claims to have uncovered evidence of possible corruption. Eulex, the foreign mission in Kosovo, is being taken to an employment tribunal by the London-based lawyer Maria Bamieh. She claims she was forced from her job […]
Read More →EULEX threatens to sue Maria Bamieh (Klan Kosova)
Former EULEX prosecutor and whistleblower Maria Bamieh has been threatened with a lawsuit by EULEX lawyers if she disclosed any information regarding her own lawsuit against her former employer. EULEX has addressed the employment tribunal in London asking for full confidentiality in the process. This would prevent the media from reporting on aspects of the […]
Read More →EU Kosovo Prosecutor Criticises Graft Allegations Probe (Balkan Insight)
Former prosecutor Maria Bamieh said Brussels’ report on the handling of her allegations of corruption within the EU’s Kosovo rule-of-law mission did not prove there was no cover-up. Two weeks after a report was published concluding that the EU rule-of-law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) had reacted appropriately to corruption claims within its ranks, the prosecutor […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 21 March
• Integration of Serb judges and prosecutors begins on Wednesday (Koha)
• Mustafa calls for a decrease of interethnic tension in Kroi i Vitakut (Koha)
• Former prosecutor sues EULEX and British Government (Kosova Sot)
• Thaci: Extremists can’t stop us (dailies)
• Ymeri: 100 days of failure (dailies)
Ashton’s associate to be blamed for the chaos in Kosovo (Vesti online)
EULEX Prosecutor Maria Bamieh, which publicly spoke about corruption and violation of the investigation rules by EULEX judges and prosecutors in Kosovo, claims that Fernando Gentilini, an associate of former EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, has to bear responsibility for “chaos” in the EU mission in Kosovo, was stated on the Brussels-based portal Euobserver. Together […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 1 November
• Haradinaj: No splits in the coalition bloc (Telegrafi)
• Mustafa: Institutions will be formed in the next couple of days (Lajmi)
• Jahjaga only a facilitator, solution in the hands of political leaders (Zeri)
• Ratel suspected of obstructing investigations against Azem Syla (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 31 October
• Kosovo will not remain hostage to political disagreements (Tribuna)
• Sahatqija: Never with the PDK (Zeri)
• Internationals will wait until 8 November before intervening (Bota Sot)
• EULEX secrets in the hands of Serbian Intelligence Agency (Koha)
• Florit: I met with intermediaries but didn’t take €300,000 (Zeri)
• Three Kosovo jihadists arrested for plotting attacks on KFOR (Tribuna)
UNMIK Headlines 28 October
• Jahjaga initiates meeting of all political leaders (Tribuna)
• Why did Jahjaga cancel her visit to Brussels? (Lajm)
• Kosovo Election Commission preparing for early elections (Zeri)
• Civil society to ask President to allow bloc to form institutions (Koha)
• EU supports EULEX (Tribuna)
• Prosecutor Bamieh warns about shocks in EULEX (Koha)
• IMF: Deadlock damaging Kosovo (Zeri)
• Cliff: No reconciliation and peace without communication (Epoka e Re)
• Jahjaga condemns stabbing of reporter (Lajm)
UNMIK Headlines 27 October
• President Jahjaga may decide to call new elections (Tribuna)
• Vetevendosje: We will not meet with PDK (dailies)
• Strong suspicion of corruption in EULEX (Koha)
• Political deadlock delays functionalizing of court in the north (Bota Sot)
• Kosovo Serbs against Jahjaga’s visit to Belgrade (Tribuna)
• Political deadlock delays functionalizing of court in the north (Bota Sot)
• Slow integration of northern municipalities (Epoka e Re)