Minister Haxhiu meets with German Ambassador Heldt to talk about the priorities in the field of justice

During this meeting, Minister Haxhiu thanked Ambassador Heldt for Germany’s continuous support, while emphasizing that in order to restore the trust of the citizens her priority will be the vetting process, which will be carried out together with experts of the field in close cooperation with the Assembly of Kosovo, civil society, and development partners, such as Germany.

Another priority, said Minister Haxhiu, is the fight against corruption and organized crime, stating that there will be a draft law on Unjust Enrichment and re-processing of laws that address this area.

During this meeting, Minister Haxhiu said that addressing war crimes will be another priority, where, according to her, in order to address this issue, special focus will be given to capacity building in the Special Prosecution Office of Kosovo.

Minister Haxhiu said, inter alia, that during her mandate she will proceed with the drafting of the Justice Sector Strategy deriving from the process of the Functional Review of the Rule of Law Sector and after the adoption of this strategy, the Ministry of Justice will focus on drafting a four-year development plan of the ministry.

On the other hand, the German Ambassador to Kosovo, Mr. Christian Heldt, after congratulating Minister Haxhiu on taking office, said that the rule of law and order, which involves the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, are the main areas of Germany’s focus on the rule of law in Kosovo.

Ambassador Heldt emphasized the need for institutional continuity with particular emphasis on the implementation of legislation, including any changes that may be deemed necessary.

At this meeting, Ambassador Heldt submitted a letter to Minister Haxhiu from the International Union of Notaries and the German Federal Chamber of Civil Law Notaries.

On this occasion, Ambassador Heldt restated his concern of last year, while also highlighting the need for new notaries.

Ambassador Heldt asked Minister Haxhiu that the process of notaries be in line with the standards set out in the letter of the International Union of Notaries and the German Federal Chamber of Civil Law Notaries.

Minister Haxhiu thanked Ambassador Heldt for the continuous cooperation and support of the German Government, as well as for reconfirming the continuation of this cooperation in the field of the rule of law.