Pod vodstvom Francuza Yvesa de Kermabona, EULEX je službeno počeo s radom na Kosovu početkom decembra, zamijenivši UNMIK preko devet godina nakon njegovog pokretanja u junu 1999.
Headed by Yves de Kermabon of France, EULEX officially began operations in Kosovo in early December, replacing UNMIK more than nine years after its launch in June 1999.