“Eulex Kosovo” until 2014
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This September, the Parliament of Kosovo will have a letter written by
President Atifete Jahjaga and the head of the European diplomacy,
Catherine Ashton, for prolonging the EULEX mandate for two other years.
“Eulex Kosova” will be the name of the EU mission for law and order in Kosovo before the conclusion of the supervised independence by the international community.
In the letter that will be sent to Baroness Catherine Ashton, which has been secured by Top Channel, the President of Kosovo demands the extension of the mandate of prosecutors, judges and international policemen until June 15th 2014.
Their legal basis will be the Kosovo Constitution and the Ahtisari package. The Constitution will be used for appointing all international judges and prosecutors.
On the other hand, they will work according to the tasks established by the Ahtisari package, respectively Annex 9 article 2.3 which also guarantees immunity from penal prosecution.
The President of Kosovo refers to article 20 of the Constitution which allows state competences to pass to international organizations.
Jahjaga confirms that if Ashton will respond positively to the letter, the Eulex prosecutors will be appointed according to the Constitution of Kosovo.
Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci declared regarding this case that the final draft of the letter will be sent to Baroness Ashton this Wednesday. According to him, the letter will be approved by the Parliament in September, together with the other Constitutional amends.
Other institutional sources explain that the judges and prosecutors of Eulex will not be able to use the laws of former Yugoslavia, as they have done so far. The letter doesn’t limit the Eulex mandate until 2014, but it leaves an opened opportunity to continue the mandate, despite the situation in Kosovo.
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