The announcement came after a meeting with representatives of the key institutions of the justice system.

According to Gervalla, justice reform does not represent only changes in legislation, but is a necessary need for building a justice system with integrity.

In her full post, she wrote: The justice reform package is moving toward institutional finalization.

Gervalla said that together with Deputy Minister Nimoni, representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Kosovo Judicial Council, the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council and the Justice Academy gathered to address the final issues concerning the five draft laws that are part of the Joint Declaration of Commitment on justice reform.

She said that through an open and professional debate, the provisions of these draft laws were reviewed and harmonized, with the aim of finalizing them in line with constitutional standards and international best practices.

According to her, justice reform is not simply a process of legal changes, but a state necessity for creating a justice system that does not compromise on integrity, that places accountability at its foundation and that restores citizens’ trust in justice institutions.

She added that they remain committed, through inter-institutional dialogue and close cooperation with all actors in the system, to advancing reforms that strengthen the rule of law in the Republic of Kosovo.

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During the visit, Gërvalla and her team were received by acting supervising judge Valon Hajdini, as well as judges and representatives of the branch’s administrative staff.

She said that during the meeting she was informed about the institution’s condition and performance, its caseload and efficiency in handling cases, as well as the challenges the court faces and the steps taken to reduce the number of unresolved cases.

“Justice reform is not a political promise, but a state necessity. The package of five justice reform laws, the Vetting process, and the operationalization of the State Bureau for the Verification and Confiscation of Unjustifiable Assets constitute the main pillars in building a justice system that is more accountable, more trustworthy, and fairer for the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo,” Gërvalla said.

Gërvalla further stated that the Republic of Kosovo cannot be built on impunity and cannot move forward with weak institutions.

“Justice must be strong, professional, and uncompromising toward illegality, because only in this way is citizens’ trust strengthened and the Republic itself consolidated. Justice reform has no alternative, while impunity is not an option for a state governed by the rule of law,” she said.

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Diana Matoshi Krasniqi, coordinator for advocacy and research at KDI, said: “An analysis should be conducted of the efficiency of competition procedures and value assurance, and legal reforms should be proposed that support not only digitalization and modernization but the structural formation of the entire process,”

The panel stressed that, based on experience to date in public procurement, reform oriented toward performance and quality is essential in order to ensure greater transparency and accountability.

Member of the Kosovo Assembly, Eliza Hoxha, said: “Our role today and going forward would be to see how we can improve them; now the first challenge is whether there is political will, the relevant institutions and the horizontal spectrum of other institutions connected to procurement processes, to have a working group on that matter and to have broad inclusion, which is the basic principle of democratic societies,”

Meanwhile, Member of the Kosovo Assembly Janina Ymeri highlighted the budgeting problem, saying: “Budgeting is initially a problem; the budget is stretched so much for a certain project that it is institutional laziness to simply divide a project over four or five years, and this prevents both municipalities and ministries from doing a job properly”,

Pressure from the media and the verdict of citizens’ votes were seen as important elements for increasing accountability and guaranteeing fair and efficient public procurement. However, it was emphasized that real change requires full transparency, continuous oversight, and uncompromising enforcement of the law, in order to build a procurement system that protects the public interest and ensures that every euro of taxpayers’ money is returned in real value to citizens.

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