Justice Minister Donika Grovalla said that the European Commission’s Progress Report assessment of 2026 or 2026 and a portion of 2025, for Kosovo, is generally positive and points out that even in the field of justice and rule of law, Kosovo has scored a series of results. 

We have more sentences of the firm form for organised crime, stronger co-operation with European institutions and concrete steps in reforming the prosecutorial system. Meanwhile, the Law for the Bureau has also been eventually adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo, while the five laws of law reform have been passed on first reading. So we are immediately responding to some of the issues the Commission has raised, even for years, she said.

Justice Minister Donika Gervalla has said that the European Commission’s 2026 Progress Report witnessed a lack of progress in the overall functioning of the judiciary in Kosovo, but not aggression.

At the Parliament session, where the Progress Report is being discussed, Gervala said the report’s overall assessment of Kosovo is positive and that a series of results have been noted in the area of justice and rule of law.

For the functioning of the judiciary as a whole, it has generally not marked progress, but not that it has taken steps backwards, Gervala said.

It cited as positive developments increasing the number of convictions of the firm form for organised crime, strengthening co-operation with European institutions and steps in reform of the prosecutorial system.

According to her, the report also provides for increasing punishments for corruption cases, in addition to high-level corruption cases, as well as almost doubling signal reportings to the Agency for Prevention of Corruption.

Gervala also cited the adoption of the Law for the Bureau for Confiscating Unjustified Riches, the Law Against Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism, as well as the founding of the Confiscating Fund.

She said the European Commission has included positive developments in the prosecutorial system, including completing the composition of the Prosecutorial Council and the appointment of chief state prosecutor after four years with the task officer.

However, the minister acknowledged that the report also records shortcomings, particularly increasing time for resolving criminal and civil subjects, especially in the first degree, as well as insufficient results in investigating and judging high-level corruption cases.

It also stopped in the European Commission’s concern about inadequate influence on the justice system, including the impact on political and economic interests, saying local institutions have also expressed these concerns.

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