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Eulex is credited with creating a decent rank-and-file Kosovo police force, but failing to combat organised crime and high-level corruption (Photo: eeas.europa.eu)

EU accused of 'intimidating' whistleblowers

Transparency International, a leading NGO, has accused EU law chiefs in Kosovo of “intimidation” of potential whistleblowers.

It spoke out on Tuesday (12 August) on the case of Maria Bamieh, a British prosecutor, who used to work for Eulex, the EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo - the biggest and most expensive EU operation of its kind.

Bamieh, last year, lost her job amid a swirl of corruption allegations against Eulex.

She then hired a UK law firm, Bindmans LLP, to hit ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Eulex is credited with creating a decent rank-and-file Kosovo police force, but failing to combat organised crime and high-level corruption (Photo: eeas.europa.eu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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