Energy crisis gathers government tomorrow

Before the session, held Thursday, is the energy crisis that will gather Kosovo Government in office tomorrow.

The potential energy situation that jeopardises Kosovo has prompted the country's executive to meet to find the solution to the issue urgently.

Wednesday's cabinet meeting in office is expected to pave the way for property settlement for the shift of residents of Obilic's Shipitule village so that the country avoids energy crisis.

On Tuesday, incumbent Prime Minister Isa Mustafa met incumbent ministers Blerand Stavileci and Ferat Shala, as well as KEK Director Arben Djukaj, for emergency commitment to the situation.

The situation has been complicated after KEK's efforts for the shift to be done with dialogue, as well as expropriation law. To find solutions, the Obilic Community has announced the Emergency Management Agency that operates within the Interior Ministry. But MPB confirmed for RTK cannot be included in the situation created in KEK.

The KEK, the Obilic Community Assembly and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo are responsible for operating in this situation. No measures can be taken for the current state of Emergency Management Agency, except that it is always willing to manage and coordinate the emergency situations created by nature, as well as the human” factor, the MPB reports.

On the other hand, the New Trade Union of the Kosovo Energy Corporation has warned a protest Wednesday.

Rafet Osmani, head of the New Kosovo Energy Corporation Union, said the management should take responsibility for the workers because we currently have 4 800 workers and are at risk without their blame. “Then big damage will have Kosovo's economy, Kosovo businesses, investors who have thought to invest in Kosovo will withdraw”.

And if protests don't work, Osman says they'll go on strike.

The 52-hectare area has been declared to be a special interest by the Government of Kosovo on 3 November 2004, as well as the next decision -- on March 13th 2009, tasking the Ministry of Planning and the Obilic Community -- not to allow new construction in the village of Hade and Shipule, but that seems to have failed.