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CI SDP: Are EULEX, KFOR and KPS waiting for serious incidents to happen? (Kontakt plus)

Citizens' Initiative SDP announced today that the latest attack on the former building of Kosovska Mitrovica municipality represents another in a series of provocative acts against Serbs in Kosovo. SDP calls on the international representatives in Kosovo to use their influence and impact on calming the situation in order not to repeat the unfortunate events of the past when Serbs were expelled from Kosovo by an organized violence. -Hardly a day goes by that Serbs are not being attacked or their property in Kosovo and Metohija, and a pertinent question is what the institutions that are respon

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Kosovo EU bribe claims face independent inquiry (BBC News)

5 November 2014 Last updated at 12:38 GMT The EU says an independent legal expert will investigate alleged corruption in the EU's rule of law mission in Kosovo. The mission, called Eulex, is mired in allegations that some of its officials took bribes in return for dropping three cases involving organised crime. A British prosecutor at Eulex, Maria Bamieh, was suspended after some secret Eulex documents were leaked. EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will appoint an independent legal expert to probe Eulex. "I intend to appoint as a matter of urgency an independent and experienced

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EU’s biggest foreign mission in turmoil over corruption row (The Guardian)

Allegations of cover-up as UK prosecutor is dismissed after finding evidence of possible bribe-taking in Kosovo mission Julian Borger in Pristina The Guardian, Wednesday 5 November 2014 16.01 GMT The EU is struggling to contain its worst foreign policy crisis in recent years after a whistleblower claimed that evidence of corruption in its biggest foreign mission – which is intended to strengthen the rule of law in Kosovo – was covered up. The whistleblower, Maria Bamieh, learned in August that she would be made redundant from the Eulex mission, despite an impressive record of convictions, a

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EULEX’s failures, a tragedy for Kosovo (Koha Ditore)

Brussels based correspondent of this daily considers that it would have been good if the EU should learn a lesson from the recent scandals with EULEX. This would have been a benefit for the future of the European Union and its operations outside of its territory as much as for Kosovo. The EU should act as it usually sermonizes and prove zero tolerance against corruption, if required within EU, as it requests from Balkans countries.

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Ashton’s associate to be blamed for the chaos in Kosovo (Vesti online)

EULEX Prosecutor Maria Bamieh, which publicly spoke about corruption and violation of the investigation rules by EULEX judges and prosecutors in Kosovo, claims that Fernando Gentilini, an associate of former EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, has to bear responsibility for "chaos" in the EU mission in Kosovo, was stated on the Brussels-based portal Euobserver. Together with Catherine Ashton, Gentilini was chief mediator, on behalf of the EU, in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

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