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Item COVID-19 AND LABOUR MARKET IN KOSOVO(AAB College, 2025-07-18) Terziu, Lavdim; Brestovci, AlbulenaThe purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of the pandemic on the labour market in Kosovo, as well as the response of institutions to address the challenges produced by the pandemic. The research model was based on the quantitative approach and comparative study. Furthermore, this study focused on the official data about the impact of Covid-19 on the labour market in Kosovo and Government reactions, as well as comparing it with the best practices of European countries. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the labour market in Kosovo; Kosovo institutions have adopted an emergency package as well as the economic recovery package as a response to the challenges produced by the pandemic. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the labour market in Kosovo. The Government of Kosovo has drafted and approved two packages in order to support employment. However, the number of people who have benefited from these measures is small compared to the needs.Item EQUAL RIGHTS FOR MINORITIES AND THE KOSOVO LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SDG OBJECTIVES(AAB College, 2025-07-18) Sallova, Donik; Rrahmani, BashkimObjective: This article seeks to provide insight into the legal infrastructure and the processes of promoting and protecting the minority rights in Kosovo which goes in direct line with the SDG goals, reduced inequalities and peace, justice and strong institutions. Method: For the needs of the article the combined methodology was used followed method of historical analysis, method of systemic analysis, method of comparative analysis, method of linguistic analysis, method of theory analysis and method of logic analysis. Theoretical framework: this research article is developed under the framework of politics and multiculturalism theories from universalism and natural right along with the liberal tradition to standardization of minority rights. Results and discussion: Article shows that Kosovo has managed to build a sound system to protect human rights. As a state, it has accepted the main instruments of the international law. Moreover, eight of them are included into Kosovo Constitutional system and are directly applicable. The legal infrastructure provides appropriate opportunities for minorities whereas one of the minorities has more opportunities, due to the application of the positive discrimination. This is Serb minority, which being influenced by official Serbian politics, fails in many occasions to use the legal infrastructure which offers Kosovo constitutional and political system. Research implications: The article with the findings belongs to political and legal field and it will contribute further academic, political and diplomatic debate. The provoked in-depth debate among scholars is expected to impact the work of state institutions and their legislative and executive exercises.Item Agreement; Mediation; Facilitation; EU; Proposal; Kosovo; Serbia(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Rrahmani, Bashkim; Bushi, Petrit; Gashi, FlamurThe EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, from its inception until today, has not realized the anticipated expectations and specified goals. Despite more than a decade of diverse engagement approaches by the involved parties, the situation remained precarious. The disputing parties persisted in their respective demands. Conversely, the facilitator/mediator primarily adhered to abstractly proclaimed declarations concerning integration perspectives rather than formulating instruments, measures, and strategies that could be imperative for a final settlement. The Russian aggression in Ukraine further complicated the dialogue, elevating the significance of geopolitics in the process. This paper aims to offer insights into the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, emphasizing key factors and circumstances crucial for stability and the EU integration of the Balkans. The Franco-German proposal, recognized as an official EU document, holds particular importance. To achieve the paper’s objectives, the authors employed the methods of legal analysis, teleological analysis, description analysis, logical analysis, and comparative analysis.Item Endless EU Facilitated-Mediated Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Rrahmani, BashkimThe dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia facilitated and mediated by the EU and strong U.S. support is a critical part of sustainable peace, stability, and the road to the European integration of the Western Balkans. This article seeks to provide the mediators’ insights into the process of dialogue by outlining the factors and circumstances in which it is being developed, as well as analyzing strategies that lead toward desired success, peace, stability, and the EU integration of the Western Balkans. The article discusses the important issues linked with the dialogue that is being facilitated and negotiated by the EU, including essential activities, challenges, difficulties, obstacles, antagonism (inner and international), the approach the EU facilitators/mediators undertake as well as the reaction and the expected results that the parties involved in the process have regarding reaching a final solution to the dispute. The researchers of this paper used the methods of legal analysis, comparative analysis, and teleological analysis. The study is an update of the work done in the field by the authors and aims to contribute to further political, diplomatic, and academic debate developed in this field locally and internationally.Item KOSOVO REQUEST FOR RECOGNITION AND SLOVAKIA(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Rrahmani, BashkimSlovakia is one of the five EU member states that has still not recognized Kosovo as an independent state whereas Kosovo is one of the eight units of Yugoslav federation. Seven units of the former federation became independent states deriving from the nonconsensual process of dissolution of the federation. Kosovo declared its independence on February 17, 2008 and ever since it has been recognized by more than 100 states. Republic of Slovakia still has not shown clear indications that it is going to very soon recognize the state of Kosovo. Even though there are certain activities developed that could be considered as something leading towards de facto recognition. However Republic of Slovakia was active in and the Western Balkans is a focus of its foreign policy and thus it is expected that the attitudes of Slovakia will change in favor of recognition. Reasons of non recognition of Kosovo as an independent state are different whereas they may be divided into two groups: not proper lobby activities in requiring recognition from Kosovo institutions in one hand, and a public discourse still not in favor in Slovakia, on the other hand. Paper aims to explain why such a situation from both sides and perspectives is faced and what are the causers along with recommendations that lead towards potential recognition of Kosovo from the Republic of Slovakia.Item Minority Rights in Kosovo(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Rrahmani, BashkimAmong many national minorities in Kosovo, there is one that is more protected and that enjoys more rights compared to the others. According to the Kosovo Constitution, The Republic of Kosovo is a multi-ethnic society consisting of Albanian and other Communities, governed democratically with full respect for the rule of law through its legislative, executive and judicial institutions. Based on this definition Kosovo is multi-ethnic which is composed of many communities but in practice one ethnic community is more equal compared to the others. It as an ethnic community appears to be the biggest obstacle for the future developments in Kosovo. The attitudes of this ethnic community for the state of Kosovo determines the Kosovo inner developments; it determines the relationships between Kosovo and Serbia and it could have some impact in the entire region of the Balkans. Using the combined methodology with method of historical analysis, method of legal analysis, method of comparison analysis, method of systemic analysis, the author will describe and explain the position of national communities known as minorities with the specific emphasis on the position of Serbian Minority in Kosovo according to the Kosovo legal system and the international law.Item RECOGNITION OF NEW STATES: KOSOVO CASE(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Rrahmani, BashkimThe recognition of Kosovo is an issue in some part of the international community even though its independence has been recognized by 116 states and that the ICJ has given a legal opinion which confirmed that the independence was not a violation of international law. This paper analysis the pros and cons and the difficulties created by the non-recognition of Kosovo both for the region and broader, dealing not only with the political reasons and difficulties. The paper is written by using combined methodology and methods: systemic analysis, of legal analysis, and method of comparison analysis. Conclusions and recommendations are expected to be a contribution towards a further debate about the importance of the recognition of the state of Kosovo.Item UNDERSTANDING VOTER BEHAVIOR AND ELECTION DYNAMICS: A CASE STUDY OF THE 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO(AAB College, 2025-07-15) Terziu, Lavdim; Belegu, BesardA fundamental aspect of “democratic governance is holding free and fair elections” (Felsenthal and Nurmi 2018, 5). Elections without these characteristics may or may not have occurred. However, their relationship to the “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”, as Abraham Lincoln phrased, is questionable (Mieder 2005, 15). Studies indicate that national elections are considered first-order elections, while local institutions are equally crucial for improving a nation‟s quality of life and overall state. This is due to the greater attention given to national elections, which often determine the parliamentary composition and the country‟s leadership. Despite their significance, elections at lower geographical levels are considered second-order elections and have received comparatively less scholarly attention than higher-level elections (Reif and Schmitt 1980). More specifically, elections that result in the formation of national governments are the most significant for the vast majority of voters and political parties (Schakel and Jeffery 2013); in contrast, local elections are regarded as second-order because voter preferences are more strongly influenced by the outcomes of national elections than by local election-related factors. In other words, the assertion is made that voter behavior in local elections, akin to that observed in other second-order domains, is influenced by factors stemming from first-order domains. Conversely, under other circumstances, voters will be more likely to cast a different vote, as theyItem Kosovo Challenges on the EU integration in the field of labor market(AAB College, 2025-07-14) Rrahmani, BashkimKosovo is a new state in the Balkans that derived from the nonconsensual dissolution of former federation of Yugoslavia. It is the last state created from this process after Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. The process of creation of Kosovo as a state is different compared to the aforementioned states, among the others due to the position it had within federation, due to the political developments, due to the engagement of the international community, etc. This unique process of creation of the Kosovo state made the process of EU integration unique as well. Criteria and standards for the state of Kosovo in various ways is also different compared to other states created from the process of dissolution of Yugoslavia. The process of EU integration of Kosovo has started whereas Kosovo has to fulfill additional criteria compared to the other states of the Balkans. These criteria have an impact in all developments within Kosovo and in the report between Kosovo and other countries, as well. These criteria also have a big impact in the labor market no matter how Kosovo has managed to harmonize its legislation respecting EU legislation and the community acquis. The paper deals with the challenges Kosovo faces in the process of integration in the field of labor market/law and with the standards and legal infrastructure it has created. Kosovo remains to be the most isolated country in Europe and the isolation appears to be one of the factors that has an impact in the high unemployment rate. Paper aims to stress out that politics should not be top priority agenda for EU and Kosovo Institutions. At the end paper gives some recommendations on how to meet challenges of reducing unemployment rate and reducing poverty in Kosovo.Item Neutrality of the EU, additional obstacle in the Kosovo EU integration process(AAB College, 2025-07-14) Rrahmani, BashkimEngagement of EU institutions has been different in various aspects in Kosovo compared to engagement these institutions had in the other states of the Balkans. The role of EU institutions has been very important during the first phases of construction and reconstruction of Kosovo after the settlement of international civil administration when the EU had one of the most important pillars of international administration. However, in the process of integrations according to the Stabilization and Association Process, there were created mechanisms which put Kosovo in a different position compared to Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, etc. After the Declaration of Kosovo Independence, five EU member states did not (and still do not) recognize Kosovo independence whereas EU institutions continue to keep the neutral position regarding Kosovo status. These are issues which have slowed down and made it difficult the process of integration of Kosovo, whereas Kosovo is the last state that entered into the contractual relations with the EU institutions. In addition, to Kosovo, there were given additional conditions which were not applied to other Balkan countries. Paper using the combined methodology makes an analysis of intervention of the EU institutions through various phases, including the phase of dissolution of the former Yugoslav federation up to the declaration of Kosovo Independence.