Deputy Prime minster and minster of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, held a meeting today with the delegation of the Union of Pensioners and Work Invalids.

In the meeting attended also by the Minister of Finance, Bedri Hamza and Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, Nenad Rasiç, were discussed needs and concerns of the pensioners of Kosovo by finding a solution to their problems.  

Minster Kuci reiterated once again that the Government of Kosovo is making efforts to improve conditions of this respected category of the society, which provided a great contribution in all historical processes that Kosovo experienced. 

He has promised that the Government will accelerate the adoption of the Law on Pension Schemes, Financed by the State, taking into consideration also the remarks and the eligible suggestions of experts of the Union of Pensioners and Work Invalids. 

In principal, both parties agreed to move forward the adoption of the Law, as the best solution that regulates this issue.   

During this meeting, the Pensioner’s Delegation again reiterated their basic requirements, that the Law would clearly specify the statute of the pensioners that completed their contribution, to set the base salary and constitute the categorization of pensioners. They’ve also requested that pensions be harmonized and conveyed with the average wages at the country level, from the previous year

Both parties agreed that starting from the next week to meet in the level of experts from the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, to align their stances and find a solution that is acceptable for both parties.