Audit slams effectiveness of EU’s Kosovo mission

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) issued a sobering assessment that the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) is not efficient enough. The report, issued on the 30 October 2012, asserted that a high level of crime and corruption were still present in the transitional country.

Kosovo is the largest per capita recipient of EU financial aid in the world and is home to the largest civilian crisis management mission ever launched by the Union (EULEX). The European Court of Auditors audited the EU’s assistance to Kosovo in the field of the rule of law.

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BBC News, 30.10.12: Kosovo: EU aid for law and order criticised by auditors http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20138687

http://eeas.europa.eu/kosovo/index_en.htm http://eeas.europa.eu/kosovo/index_en.htm

ECA: Press Release, ECA/12/41: Rule of law assistance to Kosovo not sufficiently effective http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_ECA-12-41_en.pdf

ECA: Special Report No 18/2012: European Union Assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law http://eca.europa.eu/products/INSR12_18

EUObserver, 1.11.12: Corruption reigns in Kosovo despite EU millions http://euobserver.com/foreign/118071

Spiegel Online International, 7.11.12: An Insider's View of EU Efforts in Kosovo http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/veteran-insider-provides-grim-account-of-eulex-efforts-in-kosovo-a-865650.html

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