He made these remarks during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Agency.

“This decade of work in promoting transparency, integrity and the prevention of corruption represents a valuable contribution to building democratic, accountable institutions and strengthening citizens’ trust.

The fight against corruption requires a comprehensive approach, in which justice institutions, independent bodies, the executive, civil society and citizens act in a coordinated manner and with shared responsibility. In this regard, cooperation between the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council and the Anti-Corruption Agency is of particular importance,” Gashi said.

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In a statement to “Bota sot,” legal expert Muhamet Kelmendi said that the June 7 elections did not produce an outright winner, but rather a clear political message for cooperation among political entities.

According to him, the citizens’ vote was a call for compromise, dialogue, and the establishment of functional institutions, not for political clashes or one-sided governance.

“The June 7 elections did not produce an absolute winner. They produced something even more important: a clear political orientation for how Kosovo should be governed. The message from the citizens was clear: no one has enough trust to govern alone, therefore power must be built on cooperation, compromise, and shared responsibility.

In parliamentary democracies, this is the meaning of the vote. When the electorate distributes support among several political entities, it is not asking for domination, but for balance. It is not asking for political arrogance, but for a culture of dialogue. It is not asking for exclusion, but for inclusion. This is the verdict delivered by the citizens of Kosovo.

Therefore, any attempt to interpret the election result as an exclusive right to govern, or as a reason to reject any political cooperation, runs counter to the spirit of the citizens’ vote. The will of the citizens was not for the continuation of political clashes, but for the building of functional institutions,” he said.

Kelmendi underlined that the burden of creating the institutions now falls on political leaders, who, he said, must place the state interest above the party interest. He assessed that coalitions represent democratic maturity and that Kosovo needs functional institutions, not political blockages.

“Today, responsibility no longer lies with the citizens. They have fulfilled their democratic duty. The responsibility belongs to the political leaders. They must demonstrate that they are able to distinguish the interest of the state from the interest of the party and build a parliamentary majority that guarantees institutional stability.

Coalitions are not a sign of political weakness. On the contrary, they are proof of democratic maturity. In most European parliamentary democracies, governments are built precisely on political agreements, joint programs, and shared responsibilities. They function because parties understand that the national interest is greater than the party interest.

Kosovo does not need winners who fail to govern, nor oppositions that consider blockade a political strategy. It needs institutions that function, a government that makes decisions, and an Assembly that produces laws and reforms. Citizens expect economic development, a fight against corruption, the rule of law, better-quality education, better healthcare, and progress on the Euro-Atlantic path. None of these can be achieved under conditions of an endless institutional crisis,” he added.

In the end, Kelmendi stressed that the continuation of the political crisis causes harm to the state and undermines citizens’ trust in democratic institutions.

He called on political leaders to respect the election verdict and build institutions through dialogue, compromise, and responsibility.

“Kosovo’s political history has shown that prolonged crises produce no winners. The only loser is the state. The longer the political deadlock lasts, the more the citizens’ trust in democratic institutions and in politics itself is damaged.

Therefore, the June 7 elections should be read for what they are: a mandate for co-governance. Citizens did not vote for division, but for responsibility. They did not vote for blockade, but for functionality. They did not vote for political ego, but for solutions.

The political class must understand that democracy does not end on election day; it only begins there. True victory is not measured by the number of mandates, but by the ability to build stable institutions that serve the citizens.

In the end, the citizens’ verdict is wiser than the parties’ calculations. They did not choose a single-party government. They chose a Kosovo governed through dialogue, compromise, and responsibility. It is the duty of political leaders to respect this mandate. Anything else would be disregard for the citizens’ will and a loss for Kosovo’s democracy,” he concluded for “Bota sot”.

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Do you know which jobs have the highest salaries? “Monitor” has compiled a ranking based on data published by INSTAT.

International institutions rank first, paying employees more than double the country’s average salary.

The average gross monthly salary for 2025 was 189 thousand lek, or nearly 2 thousand euros at today’s exchange rate. Compared with 2024, salaries were 4% higher.

Second place for the best pay goes to “Financial and Insurance Activities.” Working in banking or insurance has always been a preferred choice for those who graduated in economics.

On average, a bank employee earned 160 thousand lek per month in 2025, or 6.7% more than the previous year (+10.1 thousand lek). This was the highest salary increase in absolute value in 2025 across all activities.

“Information and Communication” recorded the highest salary increase in absolute value among all other activities. IT employees are now among the best paid in the country, with 127.4 thousand lek per month, 10 thousand lek more than a year earlier (+8.9%).

“Mining and Quarrying” is a difficult job, but it offers the fourth-highest level of pay in the country, at 109 thousand lek per month, although this was down by nearly 3% compared with 2024.

“Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities” is a sector that has grown rapidly in recent years. In 2025, it paid employees an average of 105 thousand lek per month (+8.7 thousand lek).

Public sector salaries rose rapidly over the last three years, as the government used this as a strategy to align wages with the region and to encourage the private sector. The average salary in “Public Administration and Defence” exceeded 100 thousand lek for the first time in 2025 (104.5 thousand lek), while in 2022 it was 72.5 thousand lek, marking a 44% increase in three years.

The “Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply” activity had an average salary of 102.7 thousand lek in 2025 (+7 thousand lek). This sector is also indirectly linked to the state, as the biggest employers are public enterprises such as OSHEE and KESH.

In education, the average salary approached the 100 thousand lek level for the first time (99.3 thousand lek). Teachers’ salaries also rose rapidly over the last three years, following the policy applied to all state employees. In 2022, education paid an average of 70 thousand lek, or 30 thousand lek less than today.

Along the same lines, “Health and Other Social Work Activities” has also seen rapid growth over the last three years, but the average salary remains lower than that of teachers. In 2025, the average in this activity was 92 thousand lek, up from 68 thousand lek in 2022, an increase of 24 thousand lek.

Salaries for “Household Services” have also risen strongly in recent years. In 2014, this activity had an average salary of 29.5 thousand lek, equal to 65% of that year’s annual average (45.5 thousand lek).

In 2025, the average salary of household workers reached 77 thousand lek, or 91% of the average salary. The growing demand for this service, together with the formalization of workers, some of whom are foreigners, mainly Filipinos, has influenced this trend.

Among the activities that increased wages the most in 2025 were also real estate, as many real estate agencies have opened in recent years. In 2025, this activity paid an average of 84 thousand lek, or 8 thousand lek more than a year earlier (+10.7%). In construction, wages also rose by 12% in one year, to 69 thousand lek.

Salaries in Accommodation and Food Service Activities, although they are rising (+11.8%) as a result of demand for tourism workers, remain the lowest in the country apart from agriculture, at 56.4 thousand lek per month, compared with 55.5 thousand in agriculture./Monitor

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