N-CoMRA in Kosovo Holds Its First Meeting

Today on 30th of May, the National Consultation Mechanism for Reform Agenda (N-CoMRA) in Kosovo has held its first meeting. This platform aims to bring together all actors of civil society, academia, chambers of commerce and all other activists and supporters of EU integrations into a single space. It is organized by the Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) and its goal is to monitor the implementation of Kosovo’s Reform Agenda.

The Reform Agenda is a complex document spanning 111 reform steps in 5 policy areas such as Governance, Public Administration Reform and Public Finance Management; Green and Digital Transition; Private Sector Development and Business Environment, Human Capital Development and Retention and Fundamentals / Rule of Law. Therefore, such a sophisticated process requires the input of not only public institutions but also civil society, academia, economic chamber for a better implementation rate.

At the start of the event a draft concept note for the N-CoMRA was presented by research fellow Besar Gërgi. Following that, present members gave numerous comments on improving the concept note and structuring the cooperation to enhance intra-civil society collaboration. Finally, N-CoMRA adopted a Declaration to call for the speedy ratification of the Facility Agreement between Kosovo and the European Union which is the prerequisite to acquire the pre-financing in the value of € 61.8 million.

We once again urge all the interesting civil society organizations to join the National  Consultation Mechanism for Reform Agenda to provide their input in order to ensure transparency in the Reform Agenda and also contribute towards a better implementation rate that would be translated into a closer integration with the EU and more funds for the citizens of the country.