Prishtina, 09.08.2023
The Government of the Republic of Kosovo has held its next meeting, in which there are:
– Completed and amended the Legislative Program of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo for the year 2023. Four new draft laws are added to the completed agenda, while the deadline for approval in the government is postponed for 13 draft laws.
– Approved the Draft Law for the Ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Kosovo, represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, and Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Zusammenarbeit (Giz) GmbH, for the Support Project for the Sustainable Development of the Agricultural Sector in Rural Areas through Diversification of Activities. The ratification of this agreement will enable the increase of employment in the less favorable rural areas in our country, through the creation of new job opportunities or self-employment and the preservation of existing jobs.
– Approved the Regulation on the Areas of Administrative Responsibility of the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministries. This regulation aims to determine the number of members of the Government and their appointees, as well as the areas of administrative responsibility of the Prime Minister’s Office and the ministries in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo. Through it, social affairs have been added to the scope of the Ministry of Justice, while the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy, based on the importance of their work towards the citizens, have had their powers increased.
– Adopted the Administrative Instruction on Appropriate Preventive and Protective Measures to Prevent the Participation of Children in Night Clubs and Other Similar Spaces. The purpose of this Administrative Instruction is to protect the physical and mental health, safety and well-being of children by prohibiting their participation in nightclubs, premises intended for alcohol consumption, adult entertainment centers and other prohibited forms thereof who are exposed to inappropriate situations and substances prohibited for their age.
– Approved the Administrative Instruction on Packaging and Packaging Waste. Through this Instruction, the conditions, procedures, responsibilities and obligations for manufacturers, importers, sellers and other parties involved will be defined, to guarantee the safety and quality of the packaged products. The aim is to influence the protection of health and the promotion of a sustainable and clean environment for our future and future generations.
– Completed and amended Government decision No. 10/109, dated November 23, 2022. With the entry into force of Law No. 06/L-081 for Access to Public Documents, with article 31 para. 6 thereof, the Commissioner of the Information and Privacy Agency is authorized to issue the by-law for the regulation of this field, which necessitates the repeal of Regulation No. 04/2012 for the official evidence of requests for access to public documents, which is based on the previous law on access to public documents.
– Allocated €254,562.30 for equipment with textbooks in the Albanian language for Albanian students studying in the Albanian language in primary schools, in the municipalities of Preshevë, Medvegja and Bujanoc, for the school year 2023-2024. Even last year, we allocated financial resources in order to equip Albanian language textbooks for Albanian primary school students in Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanoc. Our help for our compatriots is not only a need but also our obligation, to protect their basic rights.
– Approved the decision to grant real estate for use to the Municipality of Pristina for the beneficiaries of the social scheme, namely the apartment in the “Ulpiana” District, ob. E-30 L, ground floor, no. 4, Pristina, confiscated by the Judgment of the Basic Court in Pristina, PKR. No. 642/15, dt. 28.06.2017. With this decision, housing will be provided for a family of the Municipality of Pristina that is a beneficiary of the social scheme, and which lives in difficult conditions and raises even a child with autism with difficulty.
– Approved the initiative for the negotiation of the Grant Agreement between the Republic of Kosovo, represented by the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association, for the “Irrigation Systems Improvement and Rehabilitation Project.
– Approved the concept document for the field of Market Surveillance. This Concept Document improves the legal framework in the field of product market supervision, as a prerequisite for the modernization and free operation of the market, consumer protection and enabling fair competition.
– Approved the Citizen Diplomacy Program. The main goal of this program is to strengthen the connection of emigrants with the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, offering the possibility of professional engagement in the public institutions of the country. In the first year of implementation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has offered this opportunity to 10 professionals of our diaspora, while now it aims to expand the impact by engaging 25 new professionals through the call for the second generation of the program.
– Approved the preliminary decision for public interest expropriation of real estate affected by the realization of the project: Renovation and Reconfiguration of the “Adem Jashari” Olympic Stadium in Mitrovica.
In this meeting, the government cabinet was also informed about the implementation of the Action Plan of the Agenda for European Reforms (PV ERA II) for the period April – June 2023.
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