The EU Civilian Operations Commander Hansjörg Haber visited Kosovo where he met senior officials of Kosovo’s rule of law institutions and the EU Heads of Missions in Kosovo.

Hansjörg Haber, together with the Head of EULEX, Xavier Bout de Marnhac, on Monday (13 August) met the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Hajredin Kuci and the Minister of Interior Bajram Rexhepi. Discussions focused on the progressive improvement of the rule of law in Kosovo and the importance of a continuing partnership between the Kosovo Rule of Law institutions and EULEX.

The same day, Haber met the Acting Head of the Executive Division Jaroslava Novotna, the Head of the Strengthening Division Peter Bach and other senior EULEX officials.

This is the first visit of the EU Civilian Operations Commander Hansjörg Haber since the restructuring of EULEX, where the Justice, Police and Customs Components were reconfigured into the Strengthening and the Executive Divisions.