Ceku's ministry grants 80 thousand euros to the organisation where MKRS adviser's husband works, denies it had an impact

Who's the “Biennal Academy” organisation?

The beneficiaries of 80 thousand euros, “Autostrada Biennal”, is the first organisation on the list of beneficiaries from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, a dictator led by Minister Hajrullah Ceku.

MRKS has donated 2m and 765 thousand and 400 euros for this call, with 116 different organisations from Kosovo becoming beneficial.

On the official page of “Autostrada Biennale” it becomes known that it was founded in 2014, and the same have described it as the only institution of contemporary art in Prizren, and that they function at two speeds: The International Contemporary Art Exhibition, held every two years since 2017 and the Hangar Highway, the new area of education, production and exposure on the former German KFOR military base now ITP (Park of Invention and Training in Prizren).

The site has also classified current partners and sponsors, including the Kosovo Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

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The National newspaper has contacted Mrs. Nora to understand on which the organisational criteria “Auttastrada Biennal” are beneficial to the grant from the ministry where that job, worth 80 thousand euros, and whether her husband is employed in this organization.

Arapy-Krasniqi, has not personally returned Nacional's answers, but the answers have been returned by the other political adviser to this ministry, Zana Fetiu, though the questions were addressed only in the official email of Mrs. Arapi-Krasniqi.

In the answers accepted by the MKRS, calls for NGO support and individuals are said to have been announced based on relevant regulations, with general criteria defined, and ways of assessment.

“Calls for support of NGOs and individuals from the field of art and cultural heritage are announced based on relevant regulations, with general criteria defined, and ways of assessment. The categories where applicants can apply and the evaluation criteria for each category are also published in the announced call documents. ”

It is also stressed that the assessment of calls has been made by the commission appointed by the MKRS secretary, and also calls assessment processes have been monitored by independent organisations.

The call assessment is made by the assessment commission appointed by the MKRS secretary, according to the set criteria in the relevant regulation. Moreover, the calls assessment processes within the MKRS have also been monitored by independent organisations. ” ) says in response to the Ministry of Culture for the newspaper.

They have also denied, that adviser Nora Arapi-Krasnici will have after influence that the organisation “Auttastrada Biennale” will be the beneficiary of the 80 thousand-euro grant, saying cabinet members never engage in the assessment process.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports have praised the organisation in question as one of the most successful NGOs, and according to them has received support from the MKRS over the years.

The cabinet's “members never get involved in the rating and selecting of beneficiaries. The NGO Biennale Highway, as one of the most successful cultural organisations, has received support from the MKRS over the years, along with other organisations that, with their activities and work, have contributed to enriching cultural life in Kosovo. ”