The EU's rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, has become officially operative again after the law extending its mandate was published in Kosovo's official gazette - allowing high-profile trials to resume.

The EU's rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, was officially operational again as of Wednesday night, when two laws extending its mandate were published in the official gazette.

This gives a green light to the resumption of several sensitive trials for corruption and organised crime in which EULEX is involved.

The Kosovo assembly adopted the two bills that extended the EU mission’s mandate on June 17, but it took almost two weeks for the legislation to enter into force before being published in the gazette.

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