Kosovo Minister of Justice welcomed in Berlin

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Published: July 13, 2022
Centre Albulena HAXHIU – Kosovo Minister of Justice To the minister’s left: Alriza BESHI – President of the Kosovo Chamber of Notaries To the minister’s right: Judicial Counsel Richard Bock, notary (ret.), Chief Representative of the Federal Chamber of German Civil Law Notaries for International Affairs
Centre Albulena HAXHIU – Kosovo Minister of Justice To the minister’s left: Alriza BESHI – President of the Kosovo Chamber of Notaries To the minister’s right: Judicial Counsel Richard Bock, notary (ret.), Chief Representative of the Federal Chamber of German Civil Law Notaries for International Affairs
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Federal Minister of Justice Dr Marco Buschmann received Albulena Haxhiu, Minister of Justice of Kosovo, and her delegation in Berlin on 16 June 2022. The official visit focused on the ongoing judicial reforms in the Republic of Kosovo.    

IRZ is providing advice on this and other reform topics as part of EU EUKOJUST project. This is why Teresa Thalhammer, project coordinator at IRZ, represented the IRZ management at the meeting.

Ministers Haxhiu and Buschmann stressed the significant interest in stronger cooperation between their two ministries in matters of civil and criminal law matters and exchanged views on current challenges such as in the area of digitalisation, which is accompanied by similar issues in both countries.

Reform of the Judicial Sector in Kosovo

The minister also used the meeting to report on the key objectives of judicial sector reform in Kosovo. In doing so, she emphasised the high expectations that the Kosovar population places in its government to achieve tangible results in building a functioning and trustworthy judiciary.

Long-standing Cooperation with the Federal Chamber of Notaries

The visit to the ministry was preceded by a working meeting on reforms of the notarial system at the invitation of the Federal Chamber of Notaries (BNotK).

The Federal Chamber of Notaries recently examined the Kosovo Law on Notary Services and drafted some reform proposals as part of its long-standing cooperation with the Kosovo Chamber of Notaries.

The President of the Kosovo Chamber of Notaries, Aliriza Beshi, his Vice-President and another chamber representative therefore attended the meeting in addition to the minister and representatives of the ministry. The two chambers engaged in constructive technical discussions, during which Judicial Counsel Richard Bock, retired notary and Chief Representative of the German Federal Chamber of Civil Law Notaries for International Affairs, and two other BNotK representatives elucidated the reform proposals.

Minister Haxhiu updated the meeting about the planned establishment of a working group to prepare a reform draft, and it was agreed that BNotK will be involved in advising the working group.