The Conference was opened by the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Kadri Veseli, the Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, and the Chair of the Judicial Council, Skender Çoçaj.

The President of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Veseli, highly appreciated the efforts for reforms in the rule of law sector, especially those that aim at ensuring a safe environment for entrepreneurship and doing business, for which an efficient justice system is a fundamental prerequisite. President Veseli also emphasized the full support for the legislative initiatives deriving from reforms, which guarantee an efficient justice system in commercial matters.

The Minister of Justice, Mr. Abelard Tahiri, set out the basic arguments that recommend the establishment of a Commercial Court, as a unique address that will address the implementation of the law in the field of doing business, as well as the goals for advancing the Free Legal Professions in terms of efficiency in this area.

The Chair of the KJC, Mr. Çoçaj, said that this perspective is already taking shape from the contribution of other stakeholders and is one of the serious alternatives for the materialization of which the judicial system will also be engaged.

The conference was attended by representatives of other institutions, civil society, international partners and the business community, before whom a policy document was presented, which identifies key challenges in the field of commercial justice and offers tangible recommendations that will ultimately give direction to solving the challenges faced by businesses in the Republic of Kosovo.

From the conclusions of the conference, recommendations have been given with regard to the establishment of a single address in the judiciary for the resolution of commercial disputes for foreign businesses and investors. A tangible solution that the whole spectrum of business supports is the establishment of a Commercial Court, which will include the powers of the Economic and Fiscal Department under the Administrative Department of the Prishtina Basic Court. The establishment of such a court is an attempt to provide a sustainable and long-lasting dispute resolution for businesses and foreign investors.

In addition to the establishment of the Commercial Court, the advancement and promotion of mediation and arbitration, as alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, further harmonization of commercial legislation, and more effective inter-institutional coordination to strengthen the rule of law sector in the function of development economic development of the country were also discussed.