Eulex mission

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic received on Thursday newly appointed head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) Gabriele Meucci, and voiced the expectation that Serbia's cooperation with EULEX would remain good during Meucci's term of office.

Report: UN lifts immunity of EULEX judge

PRIŠTINA -- The United Nations has lifted an Italian judge's partial immunity to allow a probe into alleged corruption inside the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX.

The Associated Press is reporting this quoting "a senior international official in Kosovo who spoke on condition of anonymity."

Allegations of corruption shake EU mission in Kosovo

BELGRADE, BRUSSELS -- Instead of introducing legal standards of their countries to Kosovo, international prosecutors and judges serving there "have adopted local ways."

According to the Belgrade-based Politika daily, "the falsification of evidence against Oliver Ivanović" is one proof of this.

BRUSSELS - Eulex had suspended one of its staff members before media reports of alleged corruption among the mission's top officials were published, and it is a separate case, unrelated to a suspected disclosure of information, says Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson of EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.

Warrants for arrest of Serb leaders in north

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Acting EULEX Chief Joelle Vachter said Sunday that warrants have been issued for the arrest of Zubin Potok Mayor Stevan Vulović and former Mayor Slaviša Ristić.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Acting EULEX Chief Joelle Vachter stated on Sunday that warrants have been issued for the arrest of Zubin Potok Mayor Stevan Vulovic and former mayor Slavisa Ristic.

"Peaceful protests over political persecution"

ZVEČAN -- Councilors from four northern Kosovo municipalities say they would stage peaceful protests against the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX.

According to them, EULEX is acting contrary to its mandate through political persecution of Serbs.

ZVECAN - The councillors of four northern Kosovo municipalities announced on Friday that they would stage peaceful protests against the EULEX Mission which, according to them, is acting contrary to its mandate through political persecution of Serbs.

JAGODINA - Mayor of northern Kosovska Mitrovica Goran Rakic qualified as strange on Monday the statement by Head of the EULEX Mission Bernd Borhart who said that the trust of northern Kosovo-Metohija citizens in EULEX is increasing.

BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said on Thursday that leader of the Citizens Initiative 'Freedom, Democracy, Justice' (SDP) Oliver Ivanovic is being held in detention for over six months now without proper trial and indictment, and added that this is an international legal and political scandal.