Truth 0-Meter of Kosovo leader”s statements

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Prishtina, June 5, 2011

Statement: “It is not good for anyone that we have not developed mechanisms of agreement, we have not created circumstances that not the road, but institutions are the place where the solution must be required.”

Author: Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo
Date: May 13, 2011
Source: president-ksgov.net[1]
Evaluation: True

Justification: The institutions of Kosovo have not yet managed to create real mechanisms for participation in decision making and considering that we take this statement as true. The country’s president has a mandate to unify the political class and should use its authority to create these institutional mechanisms to increase citizen participation in decision making. Unlike the forms of reaction, including street protests are democratic tools that citizens express toward developments in the country and as such they cannot be stopped.

Statement: “From today I assure and guarantee all citizens of Kosovo and all Kosovo employees, that thanks to our consistent policies, very concrete and our determination, we have agreed with the IMF and the salary issue is solved once and for all.”

Author: Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo,
Date: June 1, 2011
Source: Koha ditore[2]
Evaluation: False

Justification: International Monetary Fund has excluded Kosovo from the opportunity to benefit from its programs, precisely because the Government of Kosovo has not reached agreement with this institution for its decision to increase salaries in the public sector.

Statement: “There is no profit from them, God save us from EULEX”
Author: Bajram Rexhepi, Minister of Internal Affairs,
Date: April 27, 2011,
Source: koha.net[3]
Evaluation: Contradictory

Justification: While in an interview with Koha Ditore newspaper Mr. Rexhepi accused EULEX of failing to do its job, on the other hand in the report presented to the Assembly, he denies himself by saying that “The overall security situation and the rule of law in the Republic of Kosovo is calm and stable, but it can be classified as fragile, especially in the northern part of the country, but all this is under control, as a result of the commitment of all institutions responsible for security, ranging from Kosovo police, EULEX and KFOR who are engaged in maintaining order and security situation in this region, and throughout the Republic of Kosovo.

Programme promise: “During this term of government, public administration reform remains a key priority. Contributing the realization of this priority the government has made the an analysis of situation in all segments of public administration, through the program of Functional Review of Government”

Author: Programme of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo 2011-2014[5]
Date: February 2011
Source: Prime Minister”s website
Evaluation: False

Justification: The last action of the coalition government for the establishment of the Ministry of Diaspora is inconsistent with the government program and above all with the Programme of Functional Review of Government (Fridom). Since this program emphasizes that: “The number of ministerial portfolios is a concern that should be addressed. Kosovo currently has more ministries than other small states of the EU, affecting the cost and internal coordination. The objective should be rationalization of the composition of the government by re-arranging the functions in some ministries “[6], on the other hand the Government Kosovo regarding the needs of coalition establishes another additional ministry by increase the number of ministries to 19, even though the report Fridom emphasizes that the number of ministries shouldn”t be higher than 18. Fridom states that Kosovo has the highest number of ministries compared to other European countries, even though with the GDP significantly smaller than those countries.

Statement: “First of all I don”t have a party, I’m impartial, no party, AKR has its own problems, let them deal with their own problems, I am not responsible for them … but as far as my work and as a professional I have no connection with them.”

Author: Behxhet Pacolli, President,
Data: March 17, 2011,
Source: The show “Jeta në Kosovë”, RTK
Evaluation: False

Justification: There are two reasons why this statement of Mr. Pacolli is false. The first has to do with the fact that Mr. Pacolli was an active participant in three-party-meetings between the PDK, LDK and AKR, which resulted in an agreement and Mr. Pacolli also signed. At these meetings there is no doubt that Mr. Pacolli represented AKR otherwise there would be no reason he had to be in these meetings. And the second reason has to do with the recent agreement to restructure the government, which made Mr. Pacolli Deputy Prime Minister. In the statements of Mr. Pacolli the talks between him and Mr. Minister are confirmed regarding the amendment of the coalition agreement. Who negotiated on behalf Mr. Pacolli if he is no longer President of AKR”