EU rep wants "crime" removed from politics

EU representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith says that the Serbian government "must prevent criminal elements from taking part in the political life".

Izvor: Tanjug

Saturday, 31.01.2009.

10:47

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EU representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith says that the Serbian government "must prevent criminal elements from taking part in the political life". In an article entitled, "EU trying to sway Serbia over Kosovo Serbs", Balkan Insight reports that Feith told a talk show in Pristina on Friday that Brussels and Serbia have a good dialogue and that it is aimed at " allowing Serbia, like Kosovo, to benefit from its European perspective". EU rep wants "crime" removed from politics The EU, at the same time, is trying to convince Belgrade not to pursue its plan for "parallel structures" in Serb areas of Kosovo, according to this EU official, who heads the International Civilian Office, ICO. "The realities on the ground are that Belgrade has influence on the Serb community north of the Ibar. But we have to remind the Serb government to honor its commitments, that the main criminal elements in the north need to be brought to justice and eliminated from any political activity," Feith said, picking up on earlier statements that a string of recent violent incidents in the ethnically divided northern Kosovo town of Kosovska Mitrovica in fact had to do with crime and smuggling. He believes that the situation in Kosovska Mitrovica "would likely remain tense if the security situation was not addressed", adding that the European Union supervisory mission deployed in Kosovo in December was a reminder to Belgrade "to create conditions for the EULEX mission’s success”. He called on local Serbs to "stop boycotting local government bodies as the full participation of the Serbian community in municipal elections would supersede the parallel institutions”.

EU rep wants "crime" removed from politics

The EU, at the same time, is trying to convince Belgrade not to pursue its plan for "parallel structures" in Serb areas of Kosovo, according to this EU official, who heads the International Civilian Office, ICO.

"The realities on the ground are that Belgrade has influence on the Serb community north of the Ibar. But we have to remind the Serb government to honor its commitments, that the main criminal elements in the north need to be brought to justice and eliminated from any political activity," Feith said, picking up on earlier statements that a string of recent violent incidents in the ethnically divided northern Kosovo town of Kosovska Mitrovica in fact had to do with crime and smuggling.

He believes that the situation in Kosovska Mitrovica "would likely remain tense if the security situation was not addressed", adding that the European Union supervisory mission deployed in Kosovo in December was a reminder to Belgrade "to create conditions for the EULEX mission’s success”.

He called on local Serbs to "stop boycotting local government bodies as the full participation of the Serbian community in municipal elections would supersede the parallel institutions”.

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