The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti together with the Minister of Local Government Administration, Elbert Krasniqi and the Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers, Hekuran Murati are holding a meeting with the mayors of the municipalities with the aim of inter-institutional cooperation and coordination on the topics "National Strategy for Management and Control of dogs with and without owner" and "Connection of citizens with official address and Collective Contract.
Prime Minister Kurti said that the issue of stray dogs is becoming more and more difficult, for which he called on the municipalities to, together with the line ministries, determine the locations to build the centers for their housing. He said that the government of Kosovo is ready to co-finance this project.
Among other things, the head of the executive emphasized that cooperation with municipalities should be strengthened as this affects the interest of citizens and the state.
In addition, he called on the mayors of the municipalities to start with the dual education system, as some of them have not yet started.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Association of Municipalities of Kosovo, Agim Aliu mentioned the financial damages caused by collective contracts.
He said that the municipalities of Kosovo are being challenged by financial instability and that he asked Prime Minister Kurti for an immediate solution to the obligations arising from the collective contracts.
He asked the government of Kosovo to fully cover the expenses within the framework of the collective contracts for 2025 and the following years through the medium-term framework.
In addition, Aliu demanded that the lost means be reimbursed.
According to him, due to previous actions by previous governments, the current budget does not allow them to realize this request of municipalities regarding collective contracts.
In addition, Murati considered that it is impossible not to block the giro accounts in the municipalities, for which he mentioned that this is a final court decision.