<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2151171/posts> “UN Officials Stole
€400 Million in Kosovo”
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| December 18, 2008 | Staff
Tirana, Dec. 18, 2008 (AENews) –Two independent groups from the European Union
and the UN have discovered that international officials in Kosovo mismanaged
more than 400 million euro, reported the German daily “Die Welt” on Wednesday.
According to the alleged reports, EU funds that had been destined for Kosovo’s
energy sector, were misappropriated by UN officials in Kosovo, in conduit with
local politicians.
The investigation conducted by the EU Anti Fraud Office, UN investigators and
the Italian Financial Police has found more than 50 cases of financial
embezzlement.
In twelve of these cases there is proof of criminal liability. According to EU
data roughly 2.3 billion euro have been granted for Kosovo as aid since 1999,
after the NATO bombing of the forces of former Yugoslav strongman Slobodan
Milosevic.
It is expected that by 2011 the EU will grant Kosovo another one billion euro,
for the development of independent institutions and its infrastructure.
The reports highlights the high levels of corruption in Kosovo, Europe’s
youngest state.
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