The assessment of the first 100 days of Government

GAP Institute, Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS), and Institute for Development Policy (INDEP) in joint media conference, on 4th January 2018, presented the policy analysis on the assessment of the first 100 Days of Government, which evaluates the first 100 days of work of Prime Minister Haradinaj. This analysis evaluates four (4) key policy areas:

First, it analyzes the government decisions taken over 100 days and their content. During these period of time, the Government has held 19 meetings and took 202 decisions.  Government approved 8 regulations, adopted 22 international initiatives related to financial credits and 9 decisions on expropriation, 11 dismissals and some appointments on public agency boards. Some of these decisions have been misleading, ungrounded and unlawful including the dismissal of the State Commission for the Marking and Maintenance of the State Border; the dismissal of 10 out of 19 board members of public enterprises; debt forgiveness for water packagers since 2008 (51 million euros); and, among other things, the financial compensation of the families of those Kosovo citizens involved in the Kumanovo event. This indicates that the priorities of the Prime Minister and his cabinet have not coincided with the pre-election promises. Kosovo is no closer to visa liberalization and no pensions and wages have significantly increased. Moreover, this shows that the Government is acting more in the impulse and requires media attention than working with a strategic plan for good governance.

Secondly, the analysis provides a detailed assessment of the legislative program, draft laws, adopted draft laws and new legislative initiatives. The Haradinaj government has approved the new legislative program at the end of September, which was amended a month later. This program contains 74 draft laws that were to be adopted by the end of 2017. From 74 draft laws, 50 are inherited from the previous government, while only 24 are new legislative initiatives. In total, up to 18 December (end of 100 days), 36 draft laws were approved, including 3 unforeseen draft laws.

Third, the analysis reflects the main developments and challenges of Kosovo diplomacy, focusing on recognitions of Kosovos independence and its membership in various international organizations. Only an acknowledgment of independence was recorded alongside the two allegations of suspicious recognition withdrawals which were completely denied by the Government. The latter did not emerge during its first 100 days to take a proactive approach to Kosovos membership in international organizations such as Interpol and UNESCO.

Finally, the analysis focuses on the level of transparency that the Government has reflected over 100 days of government. No decision on the appointments of deputy ministers has been made public, which indicates a lack of transparency throughout the process. In addition, a range of documents that have been requested by Civil Society have not yet been published.

The Haradinaj government has not taken steps during its first 100 days to publish official documents such as the vehicle homologation contract, the highway construction contracts and the list of water packagers businesses that have benefited from the forgiveness of debts.

For more, click HERE to read the full analysis.