Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, today took part in the publication of the report to the Kosovo Judicial Independence: Institutional and functional dimensions, organized by the OSCE.

Deputy prime minister Kuçi said the report clearly stated institutional independence of the judiciary, and the hard work that has made government of Kosovo to ensure the institutional independence of the judiciary and to establish it with  the best possible  conditions to work.

"I want to mention the ongoing support we provided mainly through the Ministry of Justice, but also at government level to the requirements of the Kosovo Judicial Council has set for us. These include the establishment of legal and sub-legal infrastructure, availability of a budget for over 140 additional judges for 2011, increasing  the salaries of judges in a very satisfactory level and leveling with the salaries of ministers, "said Kuçi.

Regarding judicial challenges presented in the report, Deputy prime minister Kuçi said he is very satisfied with the independence of judges in performing their tasks, the challenge that is also  mentioned in the Progress Report of 2011, but according to him, increasing the level of  professionalism to all judges, will directly affect the independence and impartiality during their  work. For this, according to Deputy Kuçi, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo is attempting to invest as much as possible to support the Kosovo Judicial Council, in order to increase the capacity of judges. He mentioned the case of the Ministry of Justice initiative to create the Academy of Justice, through which will be invested directly in the continuing education of judges and prosecutors, in order to work continuously for quality and professionalism.