Welcome to FES Prishtina
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a non-profit German political foundation committed to the advancement of public policy issues in the spirit of the basic values of social democracy through education, research and international cooperation. Its mission, both at home in Germany and in over 100 countries, is to promote democracy, social justice and economic-reform through capacity building, policy development and promotion of dialogue.
The Prishtina Office is part of the international network of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and was established in the year 2000, only one year after the Kosovo war. Since the beginning of its work, the foundation is committed to the support of democratic structures and ethnic reconciliation in Kosovo. In cooperation with local partners, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung aims to contribute to the establishment of a socially just society and the creation of a active civil society.
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Recent activities:
16.- 18.11. 2011
Local Governance Academy
KLGI has successfully inaugurated and launched the Local Governance Academy with the support and cooperation of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Norwegian Embassy and British Council.
The inauguration ceremony was held on 16.11.2011 where many mayors and local government officials, participants of the first generation of the Academy were introduced to the aims and outlines of the LGA modules.
The first module, supported by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and titled: “The History of the Local Governance and Decentralisation in Kosovo-Opportunities and Challenges” was launched on 18.11.2011 with presentations from experts, politicians and lectures on Local Governance issues including : Mr. Lutfi Haziri, first minister for the Local Government in Kosovo responsible to start the implementation of the Decentralisation plan based on Ahtisari package for Kosovo’s status, Adrian Zeqiri, Director of the ECMI(European Center for Minority Issues) and Steve Schook, former Deputy SRSG of UNMIK at the time of the initiation of the Decentralisation reform in Kosovo.
On December 8th 2011, Dr Ita O'Donovan, Senior Expert from European Cooperation for Stronger Municipalities and Lecturer at the University of Birmingham will give a presentation on the relationship between Elected Official (Mayors) and civil servants (administration). Krenar Loshi, UNDP Head of Democratic Cluster and Besnik Osmani, Permanent secretary of the MLGA will also lecture, thus concluding the First Module of the Local Governance Academy.
11.11.2011
Activity: Policy Brief and Roundtable: Trade relations between Kosovo and Serbia after installing recprocity measures
Since March 2011, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Riinvest Institute have organized a series of round tables on different economic, social and political issues. The final product of these roundtables is this briefing paper which aims to serve as an input for the debate among experts, politicians and representatives of institutions.
In general, this briefing paper deals with the trade relations between Kosovo and Serbia and specifically with the impacts of reciprocity measures on Kosovan economy during the period when they were installed and removed after two months.
The participants in the debate included MP-s from position and opposition, economists and civil society organizations as well as representatives from the Kosovo Business Community. After a lively debate, participants at the roundtable came without an alternative solution besides “re-installing reciprocity measures towards Serbia as long as Serbia does not respect the achieved agreements” for the purpose of protecting Kosovo Economy and stimulate Local Businesses and Local Production.