The formation of the special court and its departments is underway, while the European Union has yet to decide about the seats of the specialist chambers and the office of the specialist prosecution. EU officials in Pristina told the news site that they are finalizing agreements with the country host where the special court will be based. This will then be followed by the selection of judges and the recruitment of staff. EU officials said: “No decision has been made at this point, because of ongoing talks, and this is why we prefer not going into further details … The financial details of the project also depends on the finalization of talks. It is prerogative of EU member states to ultimately decide on the overall budget. This is why we cannot make any decisions yet. The law contains several provisions on expenses, but this will depend. We need to respect international law standards in this respect. This issue has been covered in detail in Article 23 of the said law. The goal is to make sure that we will apply the highest international standards on witness protection”.