From the budget to infrastructure – all the Government’s decisions

The Government of Kosovo held its regular meeting today, at which it approved a large number of draft laws, financial agreements, budget reallocations and decisions on expropriations and infrastructure projects. Among the main decisions is the approval of amendments to the Law on Budget Appropriations for 2026, providing an additional 102 million euros.

At the meeting, the Regulation on the Areas of Administrative Responsibility of the Ministries was approved, as well as several financial agreements between Kosovo and the European Union.

The Government approved the Draft Law on ratifying Amendment No. 1 to the Financial Agreement for the IPA 2021 Programme, the one for IPA 2022, and the Draft Law on ratifying the Kosovo-EU Financial Agreement for the Multiannual IPA Programme 2026-2027.

Changes in the fight against money laundering

The executive also approved the Draft Law on amending the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism.

According to the announcement, the draft law aims to strengthen the prevention and combating of money laundering and terrorist financing, setting out measures for financial institutions and other entities regarding transaction monitoring, client verification and the reporting of suspicious activities.

The Draft Law on Water Resources Management was also approved, which regulates the use and distribution of water, protection from pollution and floods, and provides for the establishment of the Agency for Water Resources Management.

The Government also approved the Regulation on the Reintegration of Repatriated Persons and the Administrative Instruction on the procedure for establishing industrial and technological parks. The latter sets out the steps and manner of using the parks, with the aim of encouraging investment, export production and job creation.

Over 1.2 million euros for projects in Drenas, Podujevo and Shtime

In infrastructure, the Government approved the reallocation of 200,000 euros to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for the construction of the bridge on the “Agron Mehmeti” road, in Shtrubullovë, Drenas.

Another reallocation, worth 1,080,787.51 euros, was approved for projects in Podujevo and Shtime. The funds will be used to build the Lluga-Bellopojë and Siboc-Dumosh roads in Podujevo, and to asphalt the Topillë, Carralevë-Zborc and Rancë-Greiçevc roads in Shtime.

The Action Plan 2026-2028 of the Strategy for Industrial Development and Business Support 2030 and the Annual Report 2024-2025 on implementing the Programme for Eliminating Barriers to Trade were also approved.

Expropriations for the Pristina-Podujevo and Ferizaj roads and the highway toward Gjilan

A considerable part of the decisions concerns expropriations for infrastructure projects.

The Government approved the final decision on the additional expropriation of properties affected by the widening of National Road N2, on the entrance segment to Ferizaj.

A final decision was also taken for the properties affected by the widening of National Road M25 Pristina-Podujevo, in several cadastral zones of Pristina and Podujevo.

Preliminary decisions were approved for the rehabilitation of regional road R112, on the Gjonaj-Bishtazhin segment, repairing the landslide on the Hani i Elezit-Gorancë road, and building the Industrial Park in Gjakova.

In Podujevo, the expropriation decisions concern several projects, including the construction of the Livestock Market, the Green Market, affordable housing, kindergartens for children and the City Museum.

The Government also approved further consideration of the expropriation request for the “Pristina-Gjilan-Dheu i Bardhë” highway project, Banullë-Bresalc segment, as well as decisions concerning projects in Fushë Kosovë and the “Solar4Kosovo II – Gypi B” project in Obiliq.

Loan agreement for health

In the health sector, the Government decided to ask the President of Kosovo to authorise the Minister of Finance to sign the Loan Agreement with the Council of Europe Development Bank for the project “Improving Secondary and Tertiary Health Care”.

The initiative to negotiate a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank for medical equipment and infrastructure improvement was also approved.

According to the Government, the project aims to increase capacities and improve the quality of services in the public health system by supplying new medical equipment to secondary and tertiary care institutions.

102 million euros extra in the 2026 budget

One of the main decisions of the meeting was the approval of the Draft Law on amending the Law on Budget Appropriations for the Budget of Kosovo for 2026.

According to the document, the changes provide an additional 102 million euros, aimed at meeting legal obligations and covering the budget’s priority needs for this year.

In infrastructure, transfers of 14.767 million euros were also approved, as well as the reallocation of 2.5 million euros within the budget sub-programme of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

Support for Kosovar films on the road to the Oscars

The Government also allocated financial means for the international promotion of the Kosovar films “Dua” and “Shame and Money”, as part of their journey toward the Academy Awards.

According to the decision, the support aims to strengthen the presence of Kosovar cinematography on the international stage and to promote Kosovo, its culture, history and creative industry.

The granting of use of a parcel in Prizren for the water supply reservoir project was also approved, while the reallocation of funds at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for preventive measures and emergency interventions on cultural heritage assets was approved.

Appointments in three institutions

The Government appointed admission commissions for several senior leadership positions.

For the position of general director of the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety, the commission consists of Venera Çerkini, Shemsi Duriqi, Jetmir Haziri, Ahmet Gashi and external expert Valon Lepaja.

A commission was also appointed for the position of deputy executive director at the Civil Registration Agency, chaired by Jeton Qela, and for the position of deputy executive director at the Emergency Management Agency, chaired by Genc Metaj.

Among the other decisions, the Government approved in principle the initiative to join the Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad, the establishment of Thematic Groups for reviewing the National Development Strategy 2030, and the list of potential members of the Admission Commission at the Ministry of Economy.

Finally, the Government also approved the Statute of the Central Public Enterprise “Energy Storage Corporation (KRE)” Sh.A., owned by the Republic of Kosovo.