Prishtina, 30 December 2020 - The Chairman of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, Bahri Hyseni, in the year-end press conference, presented the one-year activity (2020) of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, the results and challenges faced by the Council in realizing its mandate, as well as planning for 2021. Chairman Hyseni on this occasion said: “Let me first inform you that after the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo, the Council has taken action based on decisions and instructions of the competent bodies for protection from this pandemic. The Council and the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor in cooperation with the British project ...

Prishtina, 28 December 2020 - The Committee for Prosecution Administration of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, chaired by the chair of the committee Radica Milic, has held its next meeting. In this meeting, the Chairperson informed the members of the Committee regarding the report on the status of old cases - distribution of cases to prosecutors in the Basic Prosecution in Gjakova.  During the meeting, the Commission also discussed the Annual Work Report, where the Chairperson of the Commission presented the results achieved that have resulted in transfers and promotions in certain prosecutor's offices where it was seen that there is ...

Prishtina, December 24, 2020 - The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, chaired by Chairman Bahri Hyseni, held its 191st meeting in a row. Today's meeting began with the review of the Regulation on the engagement and setting of fees for the compensation of translators and interpreters engaged in the prosecutorial system, a Regulation which was also approved by the members of the Council. In continuation, the Report of the Commission for review of the objections submitted by the candidates for Chief Prosecutors of the Basic Prosecution Offices of Gjakova, Gjilan, Prizren and Peja was presented and discussed. Following the discussions, the Council partially ...

Prishtina, 23 December 2020 - The Committee on Normative Issues, chaired by the Chairman Zejnullah Gashi has held the last meeting for 2020, on which occasion it has summarized the activities and works carried out during this year. In this meeting it was said that despite the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee on Normative Issues has not stopped its activities, in order to implement the Work Plan for 2020, and in order to exercise its mandate. According to the Chairman of the Committee on Normative Issues, the objectives for 2020 were: review of the package of bylaws of the Council, harmonization of ...

Prishtina, 15 December 2020 - The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC) in cooperation with the Dutch project CILC, held two-day workshop where they discussed active management. This workshop was attended by Chief Prosecutors, Heads of the Secretariat and the KPC Unit, administrators of the Prosecution Offices and heads of other units. During this workshop were addressed various topics which are related to the best forms of management, where participants presented their management experiences, results achieved, problems displayed and managerial changes they have made during their daily work. CILC project experts presented their personal management experiences and the best forms of management that take ...

Prishtina, 14 December 2020 - The Chairman of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, Bahri Hyseni, held a distance meeting with representatives of the Directorate for Integrated Access to Security and Peace of the European External Action Service, with representatives of the Civil Capacities for Planning and Realization, with representatives of the EEAS Desk for the Western Balkans and representatives of DG NEAR. The purpose of this meeting was to analyze and evaluate the progress of the implementation of the EULEX mandate, as well as the progress in the rule of law in Kosovo following the completion of the Strategic Review of the EULEX ...

Prishtina, 7 December 2020 - The process of interviewing the candidates for Chief Prosecutor of the Appellate Prosecution and for Chief Prosecutors of the Basic Prosecution Offices of Ferizaj, Gjilan, Prizren, Gjakova, Peja and Mitrovica has started. The Panel for the Selection of the Chief Prosecutor of the Appellate Prosecution consists of 5 members of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), including the Chief State Prosecutor, and is chaired by the Chairman of the KPC, Bahri Hyseni. The panel for the selection of Chief Prosecutors of the 6 Basic Prosecution Offices also consists of 5 members of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), including the Chief State ...

Prishtina, November 30, 2020 - The Chairmen of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, Bahri Hyseni and the Judicial Council, Skender Çoçaj, met with the Minister of Justice, Selim Selimi, where they discussed the steps towards finalizing the first draft of the Strategy emerging from the Rule of Law Functional Review process.   During this meeting, it was agreed that the teams of the Ministry of Justice and the two councils KPC and KJC, will meet to address the comments and finalize the recommendations included in the Strategy.   In this meeting, it was discussed to address the comments related ...