High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Mogherini, Dačić discuss Kosovo dialogue, Ukraine

BRUSSELS -- Federica Mogherini hopes the Kosovo dialogue would quickly resume, and that the EU expects both sides to continue work to implement the Brussels agreement.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic will on Tuesday in Brussels attend a conference on the launching of an EU strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian region.

The European Commission is to increase its humanitarian assistance and recovery aid to Ukraine in order to meet the immediate needs of inhabitants of the conflict-ridden region.

The EU is providing an additional EUR 3.3 M to help those most affected by the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine in view of the approaching winter.

BRUSSELS - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Serbia and meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic is a significant step forward in the relations between the two countries, Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, as stated.

EU spokesperson: Visit significant step forward

BRUSSELS -- Albanian PM Edi Rama's visit and meeting with Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić is a significant step forward in the relations between the two countries.

This is what Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, has stated.

Legal expert to look into EULEX corruption allegations

BELGRADE -- EU High Representative Federica Mogherini has appointed independent expert Jean-Paul Jacques to carry out a review of the EULEX mission in Kosovo.

His focus will be allegations of corruption in the context of this mission, said her office.

BELGRADE - Head of EULEX Gabriele Meucci has said that the mission is completely committed to cooperation and will provide assistance to the independent expert tasked with investigating claims of corruption within EULEX.

BRUSSELS - The leaders of the three largest groups in the European Parliament (EP) Wednesday welcomed the decision by EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini to launch an independent investigation into allegations about abuses at top levels of the European rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX).

EULEX affair "tests credibility of EU enlargement"

BRUSSELS -- The accusations of corruption within EULEX must be investigated urgently, "along with everything related to that," says Ulrike Lunacek.

The steps taken as the result must be transparent, the European parliament (EP) vice president and rapporteur for Kosovo stated on Wednesday.

BRUSSELS - In the future, the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina will be facilitated by the new EU high representative for foreign and security policy, Federica Mogherini, and her team, according to a release from the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels.