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Meucci agrees with expert’s criticism towards EULEX (RTKLive)

The head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), Gabriele Meucci, commenting the report prepared by the independent investigator, Jean Paul Jacquet, who investigated allegations of corruption in EULEX, has stated that he agrees that the mission has not yet achieved its objectives in the fight against corruption. Meucci, in a clarification letter send to media wrote that the mission cannot sit blindfolded towards the criticism that Jacquet wrote in his report.

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Meucci: Ivanovic to remain in detention until all witnesses are heard (RTK2)

Head of EULEX Gabriel Meucci said that there are no conditions for Ovlier Ivanović to be released pending decision, until all of remaining 38 witnesses are heard. “That process has just started, 21 witnesses have been heard and another 38 have remained. The judge has decided so, until all hare heard, there are no conditions for the suspect to be released pending decision. Judge is judge, and he is the one to decide whether guarantees are good.

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Who is investigating who in Kosovo (Koha)

Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes in his opinion piece that the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) came to Kosovo with the executive mandate to investigate corruption and organized crime at the highest levels of Kosovo institutions. “Now we have a situation where investigations on corruption cases are being conducted within EULEX, and, among others, even Kosovo authorities are conducting investigations against EULEX.

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 Kosovo is drowning. Now what? (Koha Ditore)

The opinion piece of the editor in chief of this daily, Agron Bajrami, which was initially published in the Montenegrin daily Vjesti, comes as a response to the statement of the World Bank Director, Jan Peter Olters, who criticized publicly Kosovo politicians for not being able to change the difficult socio-economic situation in Kosovo for fifteen years and for leading Kosovo into deeper crisis for their narrow interests.

“I would sign every single word that he stated,” writes Bajrami, adding that the media, civil society and the population keep emphasi

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Report Criticizes EU Kosovo Mission’s Handling of Corruption Allegations (WSJ)

The European Union’s law-and-order mission in Kosovo didn’t attempt to cover up allegations of corruption in its own ranks, but its handling of the accusations has damaged the credibility of the bloc’s largest civilian operation outside the EU, according to an expert report. The report, commissioned by the EU’s foreign-policy chief, Federica Mogherini, and presented on Tuesday, revealed shortcomings in the way the mission conducted an investigation into the allegations and communicated them both internally and to the press.

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Expert criticizes EU's handling of Kosovo corruption allegations (Reuters)

A French law professor criticized on Tuesday the European Union's handling of corruption allegations involving an EU mission in Kosovo, the bloc's biggest civilian mission abroad.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini asked Jean-Paul Jacque to investigate last November after allegations emerged in the media that the EU mission had covered up evidence of bribe-taking by senior staff in cases of murder and corruption.

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Ask Haradinaj about whereabouts of missing Serbs (Vesti)

Association of families of kidnapped and missing persons in Kosovo and Metohija in 1998-2000 has forwarded to EULEX head Gabriele Meucci a list with names of 318 kidnapped civilians and names of Albanian perpetrators. The list was compiled by associations of families of kidnapped and missing persons based on testimonies following the end of conflict in Kosovo. They hope that this document could serve EULEX in shedding the light on crimes.

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