The mission of the Department for European Integration and Policy Coordination is to advance the process of the European integration of the Republic of Kosovo in the field of justice and that the policies in this field are coordinated and harmonized.

The duties and responsibilities of the Department for European Integration and Policy Coordination are:

• Coordinates, monitors, and reports on the implementation of the Ministry’s activities and policies in the process of European integration;
• Coordinates the process of strategic planning and the development of policies of the Ministry, monitors and reports on the implementation of those policies, as well as provides support in their drafting;
• Organizes and coordinates the activities of the Ministry for donor support, including financial support from the Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), other EU funds, and financial instruments of supporting countries or international ones;
• It helps in the development of the capacities of the Ministry, within the framework of the initiation of reforms and the evaluation of their impacts;
• It helps to improve the consultation process with institutions, stakeholders, and the public.

The Director of the Department for European Integration and Policy Coordination reports to the Secretary-General.

The Department for European Integration and Policy Coordination consists of the following divisions:

• Division for European Integration and Donor Coordination; AND
• Policy Coordination Division.

Contact:

Director of the Department for European Integration and Policy Coordination:

Lulzim BEQIRI
Email: lulzim.beqiri@rks-gov.net;
Tel.: (+383) 38 200 18 092
Address: Ministry of Justice
The former Renaissance building
Floor VIII, Office no. 817/A
10000 Pristina, Kosovo

Division for European Integration and Donor Coordination

The duties and responsibilities of the Division for European Integration and Donor Coordination are:

• Assists and advises in defining and establishing the Ministry’s priorities, taking into account the obligations arising from the European integration process;
• Provides support in drafting and ensures compliance of policies, plans and strategies with EU standards;
• Monitors, provides reporting from relevant departments and agencies, as well as reports on the implementation of the Ministry’s activities from the National Program for the implementation of the Stabilization Association
• Agreement (SAA) and other policy documents in the European integration process;
• It identifies and represents the Ministry’s interests in the European Union and other international forums, as well as prepares and coordinates all the necessary documentation for these mechanisms;
• Provides support in the process of harmonizing the legislation proposed by the Ministry with the EU Acquis;
• Coordinates the needs and priorities of the Ministry for possible support from donors, and ensures that this support is linked to the strategic priorities of the Ministry;
• Prepares project proposals for donor support, assists management and ensures their implementation, as well as reporting on them;
• Collects all relevant data for donor support in the justice sector and takes care of monitoring the sustainability conditions of the projects;
• It identifies the needs for strategic development of the Ministry’s capacities in the reforms for the European integration process and the evaluation of their impacts, as well as coordinates the donor support process in this regard.

The Head of the Division for European Integration and Donor Coordination reports to the Director of the Department for European Integration and Policy Coordination.

Contact:

Deputy Head of the Division for European Integration and Donor Coordination

Ms. Trendelina Qorraj
Email: Trendelina.Qorraj@rks-gov.net;
Phone: 038/200-67-132
Address: Ministry of Justice
New Government Building (former Rilindja Building)

Policy Coordination Division

The duties and responsibilities of the Policy Coordination Division are:

• Coordinates the planning and harmonization of all strategic and policy documents of the Ministry, with the Government Program and other strategic documents of the Government;
• Draws up the Government’s Work Plan regarding the Ministry’s scope, ensures its implementation and the Ministry’s reporting to the Government, based on the reports from the relevant departments and agencies;
• Draws up the Ministry’s internal development plans, implements the defined activities, and reports on them;
• Provides support in the drafting of strategic documents in the scope of the Ministry, and monitors and reports on their implementation;
• Provides support in the drafting of concept documents, plans, and other policy documents of the Ministry, and
• Provides support and monitors the implementation of the consultation process with institutions, stakeholders, and the public, for the policies and legislation proposed by the Ministry.

The Head of the Policy Coordination Division reports to the Director of the Department for European Integration and Policy Coordination.

Contact:

Head of the Policy Coordination Division
Ms. Selvije Elezaj
Email: Selvije.Elezaj@rks-gov.net;
Phone: 038-200-67-134
Address: Ministry of Justice
New Government Building (former Renaissance Building)