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.

Prishtina, 21.11.2019 – Ministry of Economic Development (MED), in cooperation with World Bank's Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building Program II, Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), Global Cybersecurity Center for Development (GCCD), have organized a two-day seminar on Cyber Security under the topic “National Cyber Security Policies and Frameworks”. The seminar was financed by the Korea-World Bank Group Partnership Facility (KWPF), that is administered by the World Bank for Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance”.

Prishtina, 15.11.2019 – The incumbent Minister of Economic Development, Mr. Valdrin Lluka, following the invitation by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Mr. Miro Cerar, has attended the Creative Economy forum that took place in Slovenia.