Prishtina, 27.03.2013 – Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, met today with Anton Kobakov, Chief of European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD), Office in Prishtina.

Prishtina, 26.03.2013 – Security of energy supply is a challenge for all countries in the region, and is one of the main pillars of the Energy Strategy of the Republic of Kosovo, said the Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj.

Prishtina, 21.03.2013 – The PTK Government Privatization Committee decided today to grant to the companies participating in the process of privatization of 75% of PTK shares additional time for the submission of their bids, extending the deadline to 03 April 2013.

Prishtina, 20 March 2013 – The Minister of Economic Development Besim Beqaj met today with the Pakistani Ambassador in Ankara, Muhammad Haroon Shaukat, accompanied by the General Consul in Istanbul, Yousuf Junaid, and the Media Attaché in Ankara, Abdul Akbar.

Prishtina, 20 March 2013 – The Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj met Microsoft regional director in Sofia, Mr. George Randelov, with whom he discussed on the deepening of cooperation with this American corporation, which is the leading developer of a wide array of information technology-related products and services.

Prishtina, 19 March 2013 – The Government of Republic of Kosovo and the Council of Ministers of Republic of Albania signed today in Prishtina a Memorandum of Cooperation on the sphere of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Prishtina, 18 March 2013 – I wish to inform the public that there will be no increase of electricity prices, said the Minister of Economic Development Besim Beqaj today in a press conference, thus excluding any possibility of increased energy tariffs, as the Government withdrew from its profits.

Prishtina, 18 March 2013 – The Minister of Economic Development Besim Beqaj received today the Director of the Energy Community Treaty Secretariat, Mr. Janez Kopac, with whom he discussed on the implementation of concrete projects in the sphere of energy and on the obligations deriving from the third EU package.

Prishtina, 08 March 2013 – The Ministerial Committee on Publicly-Owned Enterprises (MCPOE), acting on behalf of the shareholder of the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK), requested from KEK’s Board of Directors to dismiss the Managing Director of KEK J.S.C., in conformity with its responsibilities according to applicable legislation.

Prishtina, 14 March 2013 – The Government Privatization Committee for PTK and the Ministry of Economic Development, as part of this Committee, have undertaken all necessary legal actions to protect the rights of employees of both fixed and mobile telephony sectors, the latter undergoing the final stage of the privatization of 75% of its shares.