The achieved results in 2023 of the Ministry of Communities and Return

The achieved results in 2023 of the Ministry of Communities and Return 

  • Functionalization of the database for displaced persons;
  • Adoption of the Strategy for the Protection and Promotion of Community Rights 2023-2027;
  • Establishment of a central commission for appeals;
  • Our Community Stabilization Agreement, Phase Four (EU-CSP IV)

The Ministry of Communities and Return, in order to achieve the planned goals, in cooperation with the European Union, implements the Community Stabilization Program, fourth phase (EU-CSP IV), EU-CSP IV, the program implemented 285 projects, from these projects 276 individual . male).

The Ministry of Communities and Return, in order to achieve the planned goals, in cooperation with the European Union, implements the Community Stabilization Program, the fourth phase (EU-CSP IV), EU-CSP IV, the program implemented 285 projects, from these projects 276 individual ,70 projects in the public interest for the community and 15 associations/cooperatives (134 manufacturing, 181 service and 46 agricultural) through which there are 288 full-time employees, 187 part-time employees and 276 secured jobs for the community (total 751, of which 285 women and 433 men ).

  • The fifth phase of the project "Return and reintegration in Kosovo" (EU-PRK)

Within the project "Return and reintegration in Kosovo" (EU-PRC), the fifth phase, financed by the EU and co-financed by the Ministry of Communities and Return, implemented by the International Organization for Migration/IOM, in 12 municipalities included in the project, 15 houses were built for beneficiaries, fully equipped with furniture, household appliances, firewood and food and hygiene packages. Also, all fifteen families are supported by grants for generating income.

  • Closure of collective centers in Gračanica

After living in the Collective Center of Padalista, some for more than 20 years, the tenants moved into temporary accommodation in April 2022, where the rent was supported by the MCR. 34 apartments were built for the needs of each family, which provides stable housing for 83 users. Recreational areas that will provide spaces for play, education, integration and economic development. Packages consisting of household appliances, furniture, food as well as kitchen equipment and cleaning products are provided for each family.

  • On the basis of the budget allocations "Economic Revival - Measure 1.9" for community support in the amount of 3,000,000 euros, and on that occasion, MCR managed to support and subsidize as many as 259 projects for members of non-majority communities. Based on the public call, 57 projects for NGO communities benefited, 103 beneficiaries for strengthening the competitiveness of agriculture in Kosovo, as well as 99 beneficiaries of economic grants for companies. The new program, which is implemented for the first time in the MCR, provides an exceptional opportunity for permanent and sustainable economic development, as it enables potential, i.e. permanent support through the possibility of additional financing every other year, for companies or individuals who successfully implement the funds already allocated by the Ministry of Communities and  Return.
     
  • As part of the ongoing activities of the Ministry of Communities and Return, through a public call in February 2023, another 776 beneficiaries were subsidized, namely: 103 beneficiaries of construction materials, 373  beneficiariesof food and hygiene packages, 100  beneficiariesof firewood, and then 200 beneficiaries of home furnishings and household appliances. 77 projects for individuals and legal entities in the fields of education, culture, sports, treatment, and religious manifestations of importance for the quality of life of citizens were financed.