New Minister of Economy and Environment, Blerim Kuçi, took the office today. Acting Secretary of MEETIESI, Irfan Lipovica, handed over the office to the Minister Kuçi. Lipovica informed Minister Kuçi of projects that have been implemented, projects in process and projects expected to be initiated in the field of technology, energy, Publicly-Owned Enterprises and mines.

The Ministry of Economic Development, namely the Kosovo Digital Economy (KODE) project, through support grants, during 2019, has financed the deployment of fixed broadband network, respectively fibre optic in remote areas of Kosovo, enabling the residents of these areas access to internet and television content services.

he outgoing Minister of Economic Development, Mr Valdrin Lluka, today handed over the mandate to the new Minister of Economy, Employment, Trade, Strategic Investments Entrepreneurship, Industry, Ms Rozeta Hajdari, who wished success to her and informed her about the achievements and challenges.

A joint delegation from Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Black and Veatch (B&V), as well as representatives of Kosovo Compact Development visited today the Ministry of Economic Development (MED), where they were welcomed by the Head of the MED Department of Energy, Mr. Luan Morina with associates, for the purpose of coordinating activities for development of the gas sector in Kosovo.

Prishtina, 30.01.2020 - Director of the Department of European Integration, Policy Coordination and Economic Development at the Ministry of Economic Development, Leonita Shabani-Mullarama, met today with Reiko Hara, Second Secretary in the Department for Political and Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in Austria.

Prishtina, 22.01.2020 - The Minister of Economic Development, Mr. Valdrin Lluka, participated in the conference “Responsible Business Behaviour in Mining”, organized under the auspices of the Canadian Embassy in Kosovo, which was attended by around 60 professionals from the private and public sector and academia.

Prishtina, 22.01.2020 - The Minister of Economic Development, Mr. Valdrin Lluka and the Head of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) office in Kosovo, Mr. Gunther Zimmer, have signed the cooperation agreement between the Government of Kosovo and the Austrian Government, called “Market Access and Business Digitalization Services for Kosovo Companies – ACCESS”, which, among others, aims to reduce the poverty in Kosovo.

To honour their contribution to the mining sector, the Minister of Economic Development, Valdrin Lluka, has awarded certificates of gratitude to personalities from the sector, who have contributed both academically and within the sector.

Prishtina – 10.12.2019 - The University of Minnesota, together with its faculty of business Carlson School of Management, has awarded a prestigious prize to Minister of Economic Development Valdrin Luka for leadership, called Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals, awarded to graduate students that have shown special achievements and have helped their developing countries.

Prishtina - 09.12.2019 - The Minister of Economic Development, Valdrin Lluka, is staying for a visit in Iowa, United States of America (USA) where, along with the President of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), Rob Denson, signed a cooperation agreement for training and certification of workers in Kosovo in various technical fields such as welder, electrician, builder, machine operator and many more.