EULEX MMA Tracking Mechanism

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The purpose of the EULEX Mission is expressed in a number of aims and strategic objectives. EULEX’s Mission Statement refers to six principal aims: namely, that it will assist Kosovo authorities, judicial authorities and law enforcement agencies in their progress toward sustainability, accountability, multi-ethnicity, freedom from political interference, and compliance with internationally recognized standards and European best practices. These important aims define a shared vision of the future of Kosovo’s rule of law institutions, a vision that EULEX would help to achieve. Moreover, it sets out an agenda for Kosovo’s European perspective.

What is envisaged by the Mission Statement is a process of reform: i.e. moving Kosovo’s police, justice and customs from their ‘current state’ to a more ‘desirable state’ of the 6 principal mission aims. As in a journey, it is essential that those who work in Kosovo’s Rule of Law know where they are at the start, as well as where they want to be in the future. Between December 2008 and June 2009 EULEX conducted Phase I of the programme. This consisted of a detailed assessment of the current performance of Kosovo’s Rule of Law – in other words, EULEX tried to answer the question about the ‘current state’ of the police, customs and justice components, and to identify possible civil society partners for its MMA activities. The findings of the assessment were described in the EULEX Programme Report of July 2009 which brought forward a large number of recommendations for future change.

Since August 2009 EULEX has been working with its counterparts in Kosovo’s Rule of Law to convert the recommendations into actual change on the ground. This work has proved difficult and challenging for all concerned. Through a strategy based on the principle of ‘local ownership’ all the interested parties have worked hard to convert the EULEX vision (based on the six aims in the Mission Statement) into a reality. Whilst much has been achieved, much remains to be done.

How does the change process work? EULEX staff, in close cooperation with their local counterparts, follow a five step process of converting the basic idea behind each recommendation into a reality on the ground. Figure 1 provides a view of these five steps. Each recommendation (of the initial EULEX Programme Report) has been converted into a ‘Monitoring Mentoring and Advising Action’ (henceforth MMA Action), with an appropriate objective.

Each MMA Action Proposal is reviewed and agreed by the relevant Kosovo institutions, prior to moving to the next stage of the process. It is of vital importance that the early planning stage of each MMA Action is conducted with care and attention.

The EULEX Programmatic approach is concerned with helping Kosovo’s Rule of Law professionals to make the changes themselves, rather than rely upon an international presence to do it for them. Whilst Kosovo’s Rule of Law professionals execute the changes, EULEX staff provide constant assistance and mentoring, thereby aiding the process of organizational change. EULEX also provide constant monitoring of the process and prepare detailed and informative reports indicating progress in achieving the outputs under each MMA Action.

A “catalogue” of all MMA Actions can be downloaded in PDF format from this page. It contains detailed analytical information about the content and objectives of the various MMA Actions, as well as indicators of success in achieving the desired outputs.

In the coming months EULEX will provide through this webpage regular updates and performance data from the MMA Actions implementation. Stay tuned and track reforms with us!


MMA Tracking Mechanism: June 2011 | February 2011 | October 2010


EULEX Programme Report 2010: English | Shqip | Srpski

EULEX Programme Report 2009: English | Shqip | Srpski