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Belgrade, May 7, 2018 (Sputnik/NAN) Kosovo will not need the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX), a police and justice mission set up in the self-proclaimed republic after the end of its mandate on June 14, Kosovo’s Justice Minister Abelard Tahiri said on Monday.
The EULEX, supported by all EU member states and Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and the U.S., has been fully operating in Kosovo since 2009.
The mission assisted Kosovo’s law enforcement, judiciary and customs services in developing and strengthening an independent multiethnic justice system as well as a multiethnic police and custom service.
The EULEX staff consists of 800 people.
In 2016, the EULEX mandate was extended till June 14.
“Kosovo’s justice system has everything necessary to act in accordance with the law. There is no need for the EULEX mission,’’ Tahiri said.
In December, Kosovar President Hashim Thaci called for the EULEX to end in the middle of 2018, stressing that the Kosovo’s goal was to gain EU membership but not to have permanent EU missions in the country.
In 2008, Kosovo unilaterally proclaimed independence from Serbia.
While over 100 UN member states have officially recognised Kosovo, Serbia alongside Russia, China, Israel and several other countries have not recognised the move. (Sputnik/NAN)
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