"Ministers to be sacked over probes"

EULEX wants at least two of Hashim Thaci's ministers replaced over investigations conducted against them, writes a Pristina daily. Albanian language newspaper Koha Ditore quoted its sources close to the government in Pristina, who stated that Thaci reacted by saying that he "cannot let go" of one of the ministers that the EU mission reportedly wants sacked. "Ministers to be sacked over probes" Thaci's deputy Hajredin Kuci was quoted as saying that EULEX "can arrest people even before they have been dismissed". Meanwhile, EULEX officials have denied that they were engaged in making changes the Kosovo Albanian government. "EULEX has absolutely nothing to do with the reconstruction of the Kosovo government," said the mission's spokesman, Christophe Lamfalussy.

"Ministers to be sacked over probes"

Thaci's deputy Hajredin Kuci was quoted as saying that EULEX "can arrest people even before they have been dismissed".

Meanwhile, EULEX officials have denied that they were engaged in making changes the Kosovo Albanian government.

"EULEX has absolutely nothing to do with the reconstruction of the Kosovo government," said the mission's spokesman, Christophe Lamfalussy.