Head of the Kosovo-based think tank FOL, Petrit Zogaj, said today that the EU rule of law mission (EULEX) has failed in fighting corruption and organised crime in Kosovo. He said that in the seven years since being established, the mission had only taken 47 court decisions in cases of organised crime and corruption.  According to FOL, EULEX’s poor performance has increased the mistrust of the people in the justice institutions.

The Kosovo government's Commission for Missing Persons has urged Belgrade to open military and police archives to help find the location of mass graves. "The opening of these archives could lead us to the mass graves," said Prenk Gjetaj, President of the Commission for Missing Persons of the Government of Kosovo. Gjetaj added that the Commission intends to ask for help from the international community to obtain military satellite images that may also help in localizing mass graves.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe today will discuss and vote the draft resolution titled "The situation in Kosovo and the role of the Council of Europe". This draft-resolution was initially voted in the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.

Unofficial information that UN HQ in New York is preparing a plan that will grant UNMIK broader areas of intervention in Kosovo has caused a stir in Pristina. Kosovo authorities believe that the mission is unnecessary and represents the main obstacle to full independence.

The dailies report that according to Gazeta Blic portal, the UN mission in Kosovo will have higher competences from June this year, which was qualified by Pristina-based media as the biggest defeat of Kosovo in its attempts to gain more competencies as an independent state. As stated by Gazeta Blic portal, the plan of international community allegedly was adopted by several Committees, while the Budget Committee should adopt it in three to four months.

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) voiced concern on Saturday about the violence observed at the protests in Pristina's city center, during which Molotov cocktails, stones and other objects were thrown at the government building and police.

“Such acts by certain individuals have no place in a democratic society and have nothing to do with the legitimate right to peaceful protest expressed by many others,” UNMIK said in a release.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday announced the appointment of Christopher Coleman of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). He succeeds Jennifer Brush of the United States to whom the Secretary-General expresses his gratitude for her dedicated service with UNMIK. Mr.

Officials from the Kosovo Business Alliance complained today that Kosovo is not being treated equally by the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) when it comes to the export of Kosovo produce. They said Kosovo faces numerous barriers at the border crossings and in addition, Kosovo is still represented at CEFTA through UNMIK symbols and not its own. The Kosovo Business Alliance urged institutions to make efforts in resolving the problems that the business community is facing.

The NATO commanders in Naples and in Kosovo, Mark Ferguson and Guglielmo Luigi Miglieatta, discussed the security situation with Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin and Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic.

This meeting was held after the attacks on Serbs in Gorazdevac, Srbobran and Gojbulja.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, condemned the shooting incident in village of Gorazhdec/Goraždevac in Pejë/Peć municipality early yesterday.“I strongly condemn this serious attack, which damaged property and a monument. Such incidents are felt by the entire Kosovo Serb community and risk undermining confidence in overall security and community relations,” said Tanin.