Feith on need for cooperation with Belgrade

EU Special Representative to Kosovo Pieter Feith says that the recent acts of vandalism targeting EULEX must be condemned.

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Wednesday, 02.09.2009.

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EU Special Representative to Kosovo Pieter Feith says that the recent acts of vandalism targeting EULEX must be condemned. Speaking in Brussels at a meeting of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, Feith highlighted the progress made in concluding an agreement between EULEX and the Serbian Interior Ministry. Feith on need for cooperation with Belgrade He believes that an agreement will be signed soon on cooperation and "particularly stringent control" of the "Kosovo's border line". When the agreement will be signed remains to be seen, though, according to the EU representative, it could be as early as September 22. “The EULEX mission is monitoring the work of the Kosovo police in all fields covered by the rule of law. Progress for now has been satisfactory, but Kosovo still has a long way to go and the authorities must provide optimal conditions for the EULEX mission’s work in Kosovo,” he said. Feith said that the authorities in Pristina needed to continue working closely with EULEX, stressing that the struggle with organized crime was impossible without concerted action between EULEX, Belgrade and Pristina. “Efforts to stand in the way of organized corruption and corruption remain a major challenge for the Kosovo authorities. This will require the full cooperation of the Kosovo leaders, as well as the further attention of EU member states. Organized crime knows no barriers or borders. True progress in combating organized crime will require a broader regional approach,” said the EU representative. In his statement to MEPs, he only briefly touched on the attacks on EULEX vehicles and the Pristina authorities’ refusal to accept the agreement between EULEX and the Serbian Interior Ministry, though he voiced his hope there would be no repeat of such incidents. Pieter Feith (FoNet)

Feith on need for cooperation with Belgrade

He believes that an agreement will be signed soon on cooperation and "particularly stringent control" of the "Kosovo's border line".

When the agreement will be signed remains to be seen, though, according to the EU representative, it could be as early as September 22.

“The EULEX mission is monitoring the work of the Kosovo police in all fields covered by the rule of law. Progress for now has been satisfactory, but Kosovo still has a long way to go and the authorities must provide optimal conditions for the EULEX mission’s work in Kosovo,” he said.

Feith said that the authorities in Priština needed to continue working closely with EULEX, stressing that the struggle with organized crime was impossible without concerted action between EULEX, Belgrade and Priština.

“Efforts to stand in the way of organized corruption and corruption remain a major challenge for the Kosovo authorities. This will require the full cooperation of the Kosovo leaders, as well as the further attention of EU member states. Organized crime knows no barriers or borders. True progress in combating organized crime will require a broader regional approach,” said the EU representative.

In his statement to MEPs, he only briefly touched on the attacks on EULEX vehicles and the Priština authorities’ refusal to accept the agreement between EULEX and the Serbian Interior Ministry, though he voiced his hope there would be no repeat of such incidents.

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