German Ambassador: People are leaving Kosovo to make their living

A delegation of the Bavarez network “Besa Foundation” has been received at the German Embassy in Pristina. During the meeting, association chairman Anton Krasniqi and Deputy Chairman Ilir Seferi were informed of investment opportunities for the Bahavian companies in Kosovo.

As “Besa Foundation” announces, Ambassador Christian Heldt informed guests of the Priseren Innovative Park and optimial possibilities for long-term investment.

He stressed that the investment goal in this park should be in service to shape and professional skills young people have for the job market. It was also announced that there will be a joint investment of the German and Kosovo state in this park, while this park will be managed by the Germans. The issue of youth migration to Germany was also a topic that was not overlooked.

The German state of “offers a lot, but it also requires a lot of all the young people who emigrated to Germany, so the ideal solution would be as if the diaspora with the expertise already gained in Germany, to transfer this Knope Howe to Kosovo, working with German standards and respecting the workforce here in Kosovo. Only you diaspora can live and move on with your investments in Kosovo”, the German ambassador said.

The ambassador also said that the transfer of knowledge and transition to works would motivate the young people to stay here and be established professionally so as to ensure family existence.

“I am convinced that not everyone wants to emigrate to Germany, but people are forced to emigrate for their living”, says Ambassador Heldt. While Anton Krasniqi stressed that the diaspora should be policymakers if they want Kosovo to develop economically.

While Deputy Chairman Ilir Sefer explained the form of German knowledge transfer and experience through the dual education system and the creation of “Franchising” firms.

The two sides were of the opinion that Kosovo now needs a government unlike governments that led the country in the past 20 years.

The next “government should be stable and build a long-term strategy for foreign investors. Political contingent for investors is ensuring a country's economic development. Integration of Kosovars in Germany and good relations between the two peoples will be a solid basis for Kosovo economic development”, the report said.

The delegation of “Besa Foundation” has also been hosted at the Kosovaro-German Economic Ode, at the Germin Association, as well as several political parties.