Today was held the regular meeting of the Joint Rule of Law Cordination Board, which was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, the Head of EULEX in Kosovo, Bernd Borchardt and the Head of EU in Kosovo, Samuel Zbogar, and was also attended by the European Integration Minister, Vlora Çitaku, Minister of Internal Affairs, Bajram Rexhepi, the Director of Kosovo Police as well as other leaders of justice institutions.

At this meeting, it was discussed on the achievements set by the compact agreement.

After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Kuçi explained that it was discussed on improving the rule of law in the Republic of Kosovo, expressing mutual commitment in certain areas of justice, police and customs.

Kuçi added that there are mutual commitments, merging of priorities, particularly in the implementation of the compact agreement, which helps in the coordination of activities in the field of rule of law and thus helps the process of integration into the European Union, in particular the process of visa liberalization as well as the stabilization and association process.

Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that now are met the short-term criteria of the visa liberalization report and this is highly valued by the European Union institutions in Kosovo, therefore this enables a deeper cooperation with the European Commission, the EU Office in Kosovo and EULEX in improving law and order, as well as in all other areas.

Regarding the public harassment towards the prosecutors and judges, Kuçi condemned the phenomenon of public "lynching" for reasons that are totally unprofessional and hinder their work. He called the prosecutorial authorities to investigate these cases under the law and as soon as possible, and to see if any criminal offense of obstructing official persons (prosecutors) has been caused through unfair public harassment in the media.

Borchardt said that judges and prosecutors should work without any fear or unjustified denigrating because this is a very important issue.

The Head of EULEX, Bernd Borchardt added: "This is an important moment for Kosovo in improving the rule of law. Together we have made progress, but there is still work to be done. As I have said it earlier, we all have our responsibilities here, and EULEX will focus on increasing joint and strengthening executive activities. This reflects our partnership, builds capacities and supports our gradual withdrawal ".

The Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Samuel Zbogar said: "The meeting of the Joint Rule of Law Coordination Board has been reconfirmed once again as a mechanism of partnership between Kosovo and the European Union. Regarding the rule of law, I think that in every meeting we have, we confirm that this is the essence of dialogue, the essence of evaluating the achievements and progress. This is also the place where we discuss on future activities related to the rule of law and in this way I think that this mechanism is improving as an important element for Kosovo and the European Union.”