pozdravlja odprtje hiše EU na severu Kosova, vendar je zaskrbljen zaradi tamkajšnjih razmer, saj so na tem območju še vedno velike pomanjkljivosti pri delovanju pravne države, radikalne skupine in organizirani kriminal pa čedalje bolj pritiskajo na civilno družbo in jo ustrahujejo; zato poudarja, da mora Svet delovanje misije za krepitev pravne države razširiti na celotno kosovsko ozemlje, in poziva Komisijo, naj izboljša prepoznavnost njenega dela pri srbski skupnosti v severnem delu Kosova, ter obenem za vse tamkajšnje zainteresirane strani poudarja, da lokalno, regijsko in čezmejno sodelovanje koristi vsemu prebivalstvu; zato pozdravlja registriranje trgovskega blaga na nadzornih točkah št. 1 in 31, ki je pomagalo pri zmanjševanju tihotapstva v regiji, ter poziva k dodatnim ukrepom za obnovitev pobiranja carin; izraža zaskrbljenost zaradi težav pri sedanjem delovanju sodstva v mitroviški regiji ter poziva Srbijo in Kosovo, naj dokončno oblikujeta sporazum o zaposlitvi srbskih sodnikov in tožilca s Kosova na sodišču v Severni Mitrovici; podpira načrt za ponovno vključitev severnega dela Kosova v kosovske politične in upravne strukture ter poziva, da se pri izvedbi te vključitve ustrezno pozornost nameni občutljivosti srbske manjšine, da se izboljšajo in razširijo vladne službe v regiji ter izboljšajo življenjske razmere za tamkajšnje državljane, in sicer z dopuščanjem obsežne samouprave; poziva misijo EULEX, naj si prizadeva za okrepitev svojih dejavnosti v severnem delu Kosova, da bi spodbujala dobre medetnične odnose, ter naj hkrati obvešča tamkajšnje prebivalstvo o ukrepih EU in delovanju misije za krepitev pravne države;
Welcomes the establishment of the EU House in northern Kosovo but is concerned about the situation in the north of Kosovo, which continues to suffer from severe shortcomings in the rule of law, increasing pressure on and intimidation of civil society by radical groups and organised crime; therefore stresses the need for the Council to make the rule of law mission functional in the entire territory of Kosovo and asks the Commission to raise the profile of its work on behalf of the Serbian community in the north, while underlining to all stakeholders on the ground that local, regional and cross-border cooperation is valuable to the population as a whole; to this end, welcomes the registration of commercial goods at Gates 1 and 31, which has helped to reduce smuggling in the region, and calls for further steps to restore the collection of customs duties; expresses concern about the problems in the current functioning of the judiciary in the Mitrovica region and calls on Serbia and Kosovo to finalise the agreement on staffing the court in Mitrovica North with Kosovo Serbian judges and a prosecutor; supports the plan to reintegrate the north into the political and administrative structures of Kosovo and calls for it to be implemented with due attention to the Serbian minority's sensitivities with a view to improving and increasing government services to the region and improving living conditions for the citizens there in a way which permits wide-ranging self-government; calls on EULEX to make efforts to increase its activities in the north, particularly in order to foster good inter-ethnic relations, while informing the population on the ground about EU action and the ongoing rule of law mission;