During his address before the counterparts from the region, Minister Tahiri stressed that the entire region is in the conclusion of transition and is making progress particularly in the improvement of justice sector.

“As a Minister of Justice of Kosovo, I am fully aware that are in need of the improvement of justice quality. Therefore, I have taken important steps and important legal reforms in order to increase the access to justice, efficiency, transparency and responsibility of justice sector” said Minister Tahiri.

The Minister of Justice highlighted the specific legal changes that were made during a year of his mandate. According to him, the changes in this sector are expected to take place also through the reform of the Functional Review of the Rule of Law Sector, and the joint agenda with the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, “Justice 2020”.

“The reforms that we have undertaken give us hope that our justice has a bright future and we are committed to ensuring that this future will take place now. But there is still a lot be done. Sometimes reality does not follow us the way we expect. Many polls show that citizens sometimes do not trust the judiciary, as the most important pillar of the justice system. Therefore, through these reforms we have proved that we have the will to face these challenges, in order to advance the rule of law, the fight against corruption and organized crime, for improving the access to justice and enabling better judicial services for our citizens” said Minister Tahiri.