GAP and BIRN Published Reports on Problems of Prizren Region
27/09/2013
On September 27, GAP Institute and BIRN published six reports on main problems and budget trends facing Prizren, Dragash, Mamusha, Malisheva and Rahovec municipalities.
Jeton Mehmeti, director of research at GAP, presented the findings of the reports, focusing on main problems which GAP has identified during field research. According to research, the main concerns of the residents of Prizren Municipality are: frequent reduction of drinking water , constructions in the old part of the city, pollution of the river “Lumbardh”, lack of parking spaces, and lack of public toilets.
Mr. Mehemti also presented main problems of other municipalities which belong to Prizreni region. Some of the major problems in these municipalities are: low participation of women in education and manpower in Dragash municipality, tick bites in Malsiheva and Rahovec municipalies, outdated scholl facilities in several locations in Suhareka municipality, and lack of kindergarden in Malisheve municipality.
Berat Thaqi, researcher at GAP, presented budget trends for these six municipalities based upon the Medium Term Budget Framework (MTBF) 2014 – 2016. By incorporating MRBF in the reports, GAP aims to inform citizens on the municipality budget capacity as well as the budget connection with the municipal capabilities for solving problems that citizen face.
Petrit Kryeziu, monitor at BIRN for Prizren region, unveiled BIRN plans for the election debates with candidates for mayor, who will face specific questions on how to solve the problems identified by BIRN and GAP. Mr.Kryeziu also invited all the citizens to address their concerns through BIRN’s portal www.kallxo.com, so they can be discussed at municipal debates, which will be aired on “Life in Kosovo” in October.
In the upcoming days, GAP and BIRN will publish similar reports for Peja, Ferizaj and Prishtina region. These reports will be delivered personally to all candidates for mayors in Kosovo.
