Pristina Mayor Shpend Ahmeti writes on his Facebook account that the latest developments within the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) show that nationality does not make one immune to corruption. “Corruption is not a cultural phenomenon. Sayings such as ‘Balkans people are naturally corrupt’ are both inaccurate and unrighteous. We should urgently change the belief that others will fight corruption for us. 1. We need to fight corruption on our own. It is important to build a system and mechanisms that combat corruption and have people that are willing to do this. The readiness to fight corruption is built by the people not by politicians. In European countries, corruption is fought by the system built by the will of the people. 2. Corruption in the judiciary is even more dangerous than corruption in politics … 3. Most importantly, I appeal that we should not turn this news into collective mourning about the state of our society, because disappointment comes very easily. Let us turn this into an action or cooperation to show that such things will not be tolerated in our society. Let us gather all forces, with letters and petitions, with actions demanding accountability from all those in power, both locals and internationals, at the local and central level. Politicians and leaders will come and go, but an active citizen will remain a guarantee for a better time,” Ahmeti writes.