European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo

"Rule of law in Kosovo is EULEX's interest"

ZVEČAN -- Head of EULEX Bernd Borchardt has said that the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, "is not a political, but a rule of law mission."

The official added that he can guarantee an impartial approach in EULEX's implementation of that rule of law, adding that EULEX has no interest in taking sides, Tanjug reported.

Remains of 37 persons recovered in Rudnica so far

RUDINICA -- The remains of 37 people have so far been exhumed from the Rudnica quarry, southern Serbia, Tanjug is reporting.

The news agency is quoting the head of the Commission for Missing Persons, Veljko Odalović, who made the statement as he was visiting the location.

RUDNICA - The remains of 37 people killed in the Kosovo conflict in 1999 have so far been exhumed from the Rudnica quarry, southern Serbia, head of the commission on missing persons Veljko Odalovic has said during a visit to the location.

International organisations, EU member countries and EULEX are assisting Serbia after the worst flooding to hit the region in 120 years.

At over 20 locations in Belgrade and at others all over Serbia, the Red Cross has been collecting food, clothes and other necessities for around 25,000 people evacuated from their homes after the severe flooding of recent days.

At the same time humanitarian aid is arriving from Russia, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and other countries.

EULEX sends one, Belarus two helicopters

Belgrade, Moscow -- A helicopter of the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, sent to assist in rescue efforts in flood-hit Serbia landed in Belgrade on Sunday.

The helicopter will assist the police in central Serbia.

BELGRADE - A EULEX helicopter sent to assist in rescue efforts in flood-hit Serbia landed in Belgrade on Sunday.

The helicopter will assist the police in central Serbia.

EULEX spokesperson Dragana Nikolic Solomon told Tanjug that lorries with humanitarian aid sent by EULEX had also arrived in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic conferred with Special Representative of the UN secretary general and UNMIK Head Farid Zarif in Belgrade on Monday.

EULEX said detention on remand has been extended until July 7 for Kelmendi, who was arrested on May 5, 2013 by Kosovo police acting on an international arrest warrant. Fuad Nikqi, suspected of assisting Kelmendi, was also arrested.

A EULEX prosecutor then opened an investigation into the case based on the same offences that Kelmendi has been accused of in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

BELGRADE - Secretary of State at the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) Vladimir Bozovic met with new chief of the EULEX mission’s regional office in Belgrade Axel Jaenicke Wednesday to discuss a recent incident in Novi Sad when a police officer was shot by a man from Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).