Implementing Decentralization in Kosovo: One Year On
Publisher: Friedrich Ebert Stifung , Prishtina
Volume: 34 pages, pdf
Description
Following the entry into force of the Kosovo Constitution on 15 June 2008, Kosovo has become increasingly committed to a framework of decentralization. The model for this framework has been specified in the Law on Local Self Government (LLSG)1 which identifies the sole or shared competencies of each municipal authority over a broad range of service sectors such as health care, education, social services and local economic development. As new responsibilities emerge for the municipalities, they become increasingly accountable to the citizen. One year on, the question and challenge facing the new structures and responsibilities of Kosovo’s local government is whether or not each municipality is able to successfully deliver its new responsibilities, and whether the establishment of new municipalities in Serbian inhabited areas is feasible.