Law enforcement institutions have failed to fight corruption and Kosovo is currently failing to provide a strategic and systematic approach to fighting corruption. This is what was said in the publication of the report “Civil society report on the implementation of chapter II (Prevention) & chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Kosovo” by the Kosovo Law Institute.
The deputy executive director of the Kosovo Law Institute (KLI), Betim Musliu, said that despite the change of governments, it has not yet been achieved that Kosovo has a state strategy against corruption, since 2019.
Musliu emphasized that despite the fact that the current government has promised the fight against corruption, it has not even managed to formally approve the most basic document for the fight against corruption.
Meanwhile, the researcher at KLI, Gëzim Shala, assessed as necessary the amendment of the law on public procurement, since according to him it is only partially compatible with the provisions of the European Union. In addition, this law does not contain provisions that address electronic procurement and the challenges of the procurement review body.
Shala emphasized that despite the fact that a broad independence is guaranteed in the constitution and laws, the issue of transparency and accountability still remains problematic and challenging.
Meanwhile, the project manager at the UNCAC Coalition, Danella Newman, through a virtual speech, said that in addition to the lack of comprehensiveness, the review mechanism of the implementation of the convention lacks transparency and efficiency since the reviews mainly evaluate the legal framework.
