Life in Kosovo discusses the boards of public enterprises
This Thursday, Life in Kosovo broadcasts a debate on the performance of the boards of public enterprises.
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Every Thursday starting from 20:30, Radio Television Kosovo, RTK, broadcasts the TV debate show "Life in Kosovo", a joint production of BIRN and RTK.
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Life in Kosovo interviews the Minister of Health, Bujar Bukoshi, debates with the prospective heads of Kosova Chamber of Commerce and looks
24 June 2010 This Thursday, Life in Kosovo, right after the news edition Blic, will broadcast a debate about the election of the head of Kosova Chamber of Commerce and another debate about domestic products and Kosovar producers.
BIRN will also transmit an interview with the Minister of Health, Bujar Bukoshi, about the problems at QKUK, Kosovo’s largest hospital, and the sacking of Ali Sadrija from his position of director.
Who is going to be the new head of Kosova Chamber of Commerce? Will the Chamber of Commerce become politicised? Is Kosovo totally dependent on food imported from Serbia? Is protecting domestic products an obligation of consumers or the government?
In the first debate about the election of the head of Kosova Chamber of Commerce, Muhamet
Hajrullahu will be joined by:
Safet Gërxhaliu, candidate for the head of Kosova Chamber of Commerce and Ramiz Kelmendi, candidate for the head of Kosova Chamber of Commerce
In the second debate, moderated by Edona Musa, domestic products and Kosovar producers will be discussed.
How much local potential is there for producing domestic products? Is protecting domestic products an obligation of consumers or the g overnment? What is happening with the deal of CEFTA, the Central European Free Trade Agreement? What is the level of food quality control in Kosovo?
To discuss these and other issues, guests in the studio will be:
Flamur Keqa, Head of Trading and Industry Ministry Department
Berat Rukiqi, secretary of Kosova Chamber of Commerce
Ismet Bojku, member of Kosovo Business Alliance Board
Visar Ymeri, from Vetëvendosje
Through the debate, BIRN also transmits a reportage prepared by the journalist Artan Haraçia, about some shops that do not sell Serbian products.
At the end, you can see the reportage of Petrit Kryeziu about the problems between the principle of the elementary school Fatmir Berisha in Prizren and some teachers from this school.
Life in Kosovo is a co-production between Kosovo Public Television, RTK and theBalkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN. It is broadcast every Thursday,starting at 20:20.
THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
The report on the process of judicial appointments and reappointments analysis the flow of this process, specifically focusing on the bright and dark sides that have marred the process to its final stages.
COURT MONITORING ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011
Court monitoring report is published as a result of a continuous monitoring of all municipal and districts courts of Kosovo. The findings of this report are based on the monitoring of 2,147 court hearings, by BIRN monitors.
THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
This report presents the results of part of BIRN's court monitoring project, specifically on the process for the appointment and reappointment of judges and prosecutors.
Follow the Paper Trail
\"Follow the Paper Trail\", a guide to document-based journalism in Kosovo, explains relevant laws, access to public documents, how to publish safely, where to find databases on investigative journalism, and how to locate documents online through various search engines.
Courts Monitoring Report 2010
A detailed analytical report about the work and administration of the courts in Prishtina, Peja, Prizren, Gjilan, Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Decan, Vushtrri, Poduleva, Lipjan, Klina and Istog. The report contains important information, collected by the network of monitors, placed in the major municipalities of Kosovo and aims to identify the key problems and issues that the justice system in Kosovo is facing.
REPORT: Monitoring the Courts 2009
Monitoring the work and administration of courts in Prishtina, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Vushtrri and Skenderaj.
DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR SYSTEM IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
The report on Directly Elected mayor System in Local Governance aims to provide a critical overview of the rationale and feasibility of the implementation of a municipal governance system that places the mayor as the central executive figure, during the third year of its application. The efficiency of this system was assessed based on the following pillars: the relationship between local government bodies, accountability of the municipal executive, respect for the law, the link between the mayor and the citizens, provision of public services (water supply and waste management, capital investments (in school and road projects)), level of transparency, public consultation and citizen participation in decision-making.
BIRN Report on Monitoring the Education System
Report on monitoring the elementary and high schools in Prishtina: Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Peja and Gjilan
Analytical report of the situation and the problems in the University of Prishtina
Report on Kosovo`s Healthcare System
Monitoring report on all primary, secondary and tertiary (University Clinical Center of Kosovo, UCCK) healthcare institutions in Pristina, Prizren, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Klina, Decan, Istog and Vushtrri.
Situation and the Problems at the University of Prishtina
Analytical report of research into the standards and problems at the University of Prishtina. Ten years since the end of the war in Kosovo, the University of Prishtina (UP) continues to suffer from a variety of problems, resulting in persistently low quality courses being offered. For this reason, BIRN conducted research into the problems faced by UP students. The data gathered suggests that, out of the many issues reported, the most significant are: the non-implementation of contemporary teaching and assessment methods, the lack of practical work for students, the lack of appropriate academic literature, arbitrary assessments by
professors and generally poor relationships between students and their professors.
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