You, as some of Kosovo’s brightest students, are the ones who will really have the chance to shape and change your country’s future. Later today, I will join some Ambassadors from Kosovo’s key partner countries at the closing event for Anti-Corruption Week. You will hear me remind everyone that the United States is eager to ...
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim, #UnitedAgainstCorruption
The US government recognizes and is pleased to see that Kosovo has made great strides in putting in place a legal framework to combat corruption. Now is the time to move from creating the framework to requiring accountability.
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim, #UnitedAgainstCorruption
We hope you will be inspired by the individuals in this documentary who were proactive in fighting corruption. You will see how they developed a plan to tackle corruption head on, and the moral courage and time commitment they invested to achieve justice. It required vision, commitment, and sacrifice. Exposing and putting in jail corrupt ...
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 10 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim, #UnitedAgainstCorruption
Now is the time to move from transparency to accountability. This requires leaders who serve with honesty and integrity—who are unafraid to take a stand and report corruption when they see it. Courageous leaders must also be willing to ask themselves, “Am I serving Kosovo or am I serving someone else?”
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 10 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim, #UnitedAgainstCorruption
The Embassy supported all of these activities because fighting corruption and improving the rule of law in Kosovo are our top priorities. Everything depends on this – from economic development to education to visa liberalization – every aspiration and ambition of Kosovo’s citizens depends on progress in tackling corruption.
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 9 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim
Ambassador Delawie Closes Anti-Corruption Week with Quint & EU Counterparts, December 9, 2017 This week over the course of 35 events and countless debates and discussions, we took a stand together in the fight against corruption in Kosovo. I’d like to offer a huge thank you to the NGO Coalition that worked so hard for ...
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 9 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim
DCM’s Remarks at the TechCamp Kosovo: Combating Corruption in the Balkans Opening December 8, 9:00 Good morning everyone. I am happy to be here today to kick off TechCamp Kosovo: Combating Corruption in the Balkans. As you know, we are nearing the end of Anti-Corruption Week in Kosovo and tomorrow is International Anti-Corruption Day. So ...
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 8 December, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim
Defeating corruption is a long-term challenge for Kosovo, but meeting that challenge requires taking action now. That’s why Anti-Corruption Week is so important. Led by Kosovo civil society, many of us who work to end corruption are here to raise our voices, to propose ideas, and to demand action.
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 4 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim
As you know, strengthening rule of law is my top priority. And by that I mean, helping to strengthen Kosovo’s rule of law institutions and helping the country to fight corruption. The United States is a strong supporter of rule of law in Kosovo, and our focus is on enhancing accountability, transparency, and efficiency in ...
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 2 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim
I encourage both the Government and civil society to treat the Strategy as a living document – reflective of the progress made, but also incorporating the feedback of challenges still to be overcome.
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 8 December, 2016 | Topics: Embassy, Events, News | Tags: #Bashkendreqim, #UnitedAgainstCorruption
Chargé d’Affaires Remarks at the Kosovo Law Institute Roundtable, December 06, 2016 Thank you, Betim and Kosovo Law Institute for organizing this important discussion. It is my pleasure to be here today to continue to show the Embassy’s support for the very important role the justice sector plays in the fight against corruption in Kosovo. ...
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By U.S. Embassy pristina | 6 December, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: #Bashkendreqim, Kosovo