Kosovo sí implements action plan for European Reforms Agreement application

Of the total 149 measures they had in 2017, only 39 percent have been applied, while 49 percent have been partially fulfilled.

These findings have been published at a media conference, the Group for Jurydic and Political Studies, the GAP Institute and the Pristina Institute for Political Studies, following one-year monitoring of Kosovo institutions in implementing this plan.

Delphine Elshani from the Group for Jury and Political Studies said the country's institutions have not been serious in implementing the ERA's implementation plan. According to her, the counterproductive results of ERA implementation also undermine Kosovo's image at the European level.

“In the total ERA implementation action plan included 22 measures, which break down in 149 actions, out of which 39 percent were implemented during 2017, 47 per cent have been realised in part, while 14 per cent have not been realised at all, that is, actions that were seen before being carried out in 2017 by Kosovo institutions. So in the end we can assess that the Government and the Kosovo institutions have not been serious in implementing the ERA action plan and that in order for Kosovo to move on the road to the EU, greater attention and commitment must be needed in meeting all criteria that emerge directly from this”, Elshani said.

The action plan for implementation of ERA, according to Elshan, has provided three areas -- good governance and rule of law, competitiveness and investment climate -- and third area of education and employment.

It cited key challenges in fighting crime and corruption and measures to implement required reforms.

“The main challenges in this area for Kosovo are the functioning of institutions for rule of law, independence, efficiency and accountability of the judiciary and also fighting organised crime and corruption. More specifically, there are nine measures for which 35 actions must be taken. The results of the monitoring show 24 of them have been implemented, 7 have been fully implemented, while 4 have not been implemented at all”, she stressed.

In the second area, the competitiveness and investment climate has been the 7 measures for which 82 actions should be taken, and during 2017, 27 of them have been implemented in part and 11 have not been implemented at all.

While, in the third field, employment and education are involved in 6 measures, of which 32 actions must be taken. According to the GSJP report, in 2017 of these 32 actions were conducted 7 of them, 19 were partially realised, and 9 of them were not realised at all. /Telegraphy/