The head of the EU mission in Kosovo, Xavier de Marnhac, talks to BIRN's "Life in Kosovo" about the role of EULEX, the mission's efforts in the north of the country, the abundance of trained police officers alongside a lack of judges and prosecutors, the reasons behind the departure of the EULEX chief prosecutor, and the stagnation of corruption investigations in Kosovo.
While the EU accession process has not affected the media’s existential struggle for survival one way or the other, they have made respect for human and minority rights more mainstream.