Government Implements Only 38% of the National Development Plan for 2024
Pristina, February 4, 2025 – The FOL Movement has published data from its Analysis of the Kosovo Government Program 2021-2025 and the Monitoring of the National Development Plan (NDP) for January-December 2024.
Burbuqe Kastrati, Project Manager at the FOL Movement, stated that FOL has monitored the activities outlined in the National Development Plan over the past four years.
“Out of 544 planned activities for the period January-December 2024, the Government of Kosovo has successfully implemented only 207 (38%), while 163 (30%) remain unfulfilled. Additionally, 174 activities (32%) from three ministries—the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure; the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers; and the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade—remain unaccounted for, as these ministries have not responded to our inquiries regarding their implementation,” Kastrati stated.
She also noted that two ministries—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora and the Ministry of Regional Development—did not plan any activities for the period January-December 2024. While some activities in the National Development Plan are set to be implemented over multiple years, FOL specifically monitored those scheduled for completion within 2024.
Ministry-Specific Implementation Data
Kastrati presented the breakdown of implementation for each ministry:
- Prime Minister’s Office: Planned 62 activities; 35 implemented, 27 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development: Planned 29 activities; 19 implemented, 10 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Justice: Planned 79 activities; 44 implemented, 35 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation: Planned 20 activities; 9 implemented, 11 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Economy: Planned 30 activities; 14 implemented, 16 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Internal Affairs: Planned 71 activities; 41 implemented, 30 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Defense: Planned 6 activities; 2 implemented, 4 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Local Government Administration: Planned 4 activities; 1 implemented, 3 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports: Planned 45 activities; 30 implemented, 15 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Health: Planned 21 activities; 10 implemented, 11 unimplemented.
- Ministry of Communities and Returns: Planned 3 activities; 2 implemented, 1 unimplemented.
Ministries That Have Not Responded
Three ministries failed to respond to FOL’s inquiries, leaving their implementation status unknown:
- Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers: Planned 57 activities.
- Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure: Planned 66 activities.
- Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade: Planned 51 activities.
FOL previously requested data from these ministries during the first six months of 2024 but did not receive a response. After filing a complaint with the Information and Privacy Agency (AIP), FOL obtained some responses, yet these ministries have again failed to provide updates. Consequently, FOL has submitted another complaint to AIP for lack of transparency regarding the implementation of the National Development Plan for 2024.
Declining Implementation Over the Years
According to Kastrati, FOL has compared implementation rates from previous years:
- 2021: 56% of the Government Work Plan was implemented.
- 2022: Implementation peaked at 62%.
- 2023: Implementation dropped to 36%.
- 2024: The National Development Plan was only 38% implemented.
These figures indicate a decline in government performance in executing its planned activities, with the highest level of implementation occurring in 2022.