EULEX transformed into advisory mission

So at least Kosovo Government officials warn, calling in talks that were held with authorities The European Union in Brussels.

Meanwhile, the EULEX mission says everything is expected to be clarified in the coming days.

Donika Berisha, spokeswoman in EULEX, told Radio Free Europe that the current mandate of this mission lasts until 14 June of this year.

For the period after June, the exact format and number of EULEX employees are still in screening procedures and will depend on the decision of the European Union member states. Otherwise, it is predicted that there will no longer be EULEX judges and prosecutor in the Kosovo judicial system after that date, when the current mandate expires”, Berisha said.

She said that by the end of June 14th, nothing can be said about what decisions she will have regarding the mission's future.

The “is also envisioned that the mission will keep some monitoring activities in particular regarding judicial subjects that are already under way for transfer to the country's” judiciary, Berisha said.

On the other hand, in the Government of Kosovo, they are now certain that EULEX after 14 June will have only the advisory role.

Representatives of the Government of Kosovo consider Kosovo has managed to build its powerful capacities to assume responsibilities in the justice system, including in areas in which the mission has so far EULEX has had a primary role.

Kosovo Government Justice Minister Abelard Tahiri told Radio Free Europe, that there are even local and international institutions in Kosovo that justice mechanisms, but also security mechanisms, have the capacity to assume all the responsibilities he has so far had. EULEX.

We will no longer have an executive mandate mission in the Republic of Kosovo. So it will be Kosovars, the institutions that will be responsible for the country's law enforcement agencies and law enforcement”, Tahiri said.

Minister Tahiri said the international advisory group, which will remain from EULEX, will have a different name and will be decided by European Union member states.

“They will monitor the work of courts, prosecutor's work, police work. I consider that such a thing the European Union already does with other states. Maybe on a mission like that with us is a little bit more pronounced, but the entire Western Balkans is on monitoring, monitoring of the European Union. We, or six Western Balkan countries, aspire to be part of the EU and normally that in such processes we are monitoring “, Tahiri said.

Mission EULEX, established in Kosovo by the European Union, a few days before Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence to help the new state in the field of rule of law and rule of law.

This mission in 2016 had continued its mandate until June 2018. Authorities in Kosovo at the time had declared that they are working to complete their work within the two-year deadline.

Government Kosovo officials have stressed that after the mandate ends, EULEX in the advisory role will continue close co-operation with Government in empowering further rule of law.

For the course of the end of EULEX's mandate and the further process must become an exchange of letters between Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and senior EU representative Federica Moghrini.

Given estimates by nongovernmental organisations in Kosovo, EU mission has not met expectations, Especially in fighting organised crime and corruption.