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The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, met with Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, UNDP Administrative Assistant and Director of the UNDP Regional Office for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, Linda Çavdarbasha, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Lulëzon Jagxhiu, Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Fitore Pacolli, and on the other hand Maria Suokko, UNDP Resident Representative in Kosovo , Tahmina Anvarova, UNDP Strategy and Partnership Specialist at RBEC and Enisa Serhati, UNDP Inclusive Growth and Climate Sustainability Portfolio Manager in Kosovo.
Speaking about the vaccination and recovery plan related to COVID-19, Prime Minister Kurti stressed the high percentage of vaccinated citizens aged 16+, with about 60% vaccinated with both doses, which makes Kosovo a leader in the Western Balkans.
“We designed the economic recovery package, which is 6% of Gross Domestic Product, in order to support those who lost their jobs during the pandemic and to formalize jobs, domestic production, increase exports, households. , health workers and police. The situation with the pandemic stressed the need for digitalization of our schools as soon as possible. Therefore, the government is working on the new strategy for education, with digitalization as one of the pillars of the strategy. Digitalization is one of the main objectives in our government program and the Digital Agenda 2030 will be one of the key points of our new national development strategy, said Prime Minister Kurti during this meeting.
He stressed that the government intends to use digital transformation as an impetus to improve our public administration, our education system, the health sector, the justice system and all other areas of government. According to a Government communiqué, the meeting also discussed environmental issues and necessary actions specifically addressing waste, recycling, sustainable production and the efficient use of resources. The actions of the government to protect the natural resources of the region, to fight air, water and soil pollution, and to ensure sustainable food systems were singled out.
Prime Minister Kurti praised the support of UNDP in capacity building and assistance with expertise in the development of the Cyber Security Strategy.
Mirjana Spoljaric Egger stressed UNDP’s commitment to supporting Kosovo’s development reform, including strengthening the rule of law, anti-corruption efforts, curbing air pollution, decarbonizing the economy, transitioning energy to renewable sources, increasing energy efficiency, and displacement from fossil fuel subsidies. These priorities are in line with UNDP’s bid for COVID-19 2.0 and provide clear opportunities for intensified cooperation.
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