Prishtina, 27 December 2011 – Completion of the legal framework on economy, the positive opinion of the Energy Community Treaty on the KOSTT complaint, and a 96 percent realization of MED budgetary projections, are considered as the major successes of the Ministry for 2011 by Minister Beqaj.

Prishtina, 20 December 2011 – Minister of Economic Development (MED), Besim Beqaj, received today the Ambassador of United Arab Emirates in Ankara and the non-residential UAE Ambassador in Kosovo, Khalid Khalifa Al Mualla, with whom he discussed on the possibilities to intensify economic cooperation between the two countries.

Prishtina, 15 December 2011 – Economic development and social welfare are wherever factories are, said today Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, during his visit to the re-privatized company Llamkos – GalvaSteel in Vushtrri, while underlining the support of the Government for private sector development.

Prishtina, 10 December 2011 – As part of its engagements, the Ministry of Economic Development is paying special significance to projects aiming at the promotion of energy efficiency, which improves security of supply of electricity, said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Ramadan Hasani.

Prishtinë, 2 December 2011 – Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has signed a co-financing agreement with the Swiss Office for Cooperation for the Project “Rural Water and Sanitation Support Program, Phase IV” to be implemented in the Southeastern Kosovo.

Prishtina, 01 December 2011 – Under the 16-day campaign against violence against women, a delegation of the Economic Development Ministry, namely its Human Rights Unit, visited the women’s association “Bliri” in Drenas, and the textile factory UNIKAT in Pejë.

Prishtinë, 1 December 2011 – Senior of the Economic Development Ministry, Municipality of Podujevë, and GIZ representatives inaugurated on Thursday the project for efficient lighting in the street “Zahir Pajaziti” in Podujevë with a project value of 79,000 Euros, enabling an energy saving of 13,000 Euros per year.

Prishtina, 30 November 2011 – KEDS Privatization Committee, in its meeting held today, in the presence of local and international monitors, adopted the bidding package and published the Invitation to Bid for the prequalified investors (Elsewedy, Limak, Taib Bank and Calik) in the KEK Distribution and Supply Privatization (KEDS) process.

Prishtina, 26 November 2011 – Senior representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development, Municipality of Mitrovica and GIZ inaugurated yesterday the project for efficient lighting of the “Brigada 141” in Mitrovica, at an overall value of 59 thousand euro, aimed at providing annual energy savings of 14 thousand euro.

Prishtina, Istanbul, 16 november 2011 – Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, met today in Istanbul with the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayip Erdoan with whom he discussed on the economic situation in the two countries and important process Kosovo is going through.