Today, the Kosovar-German governmental negotiations for 2020-2021 concluded, in which Germany committed a new amount of 72.1 million Euro for bilateral development cooperation, of which 12.2 million for technical cooperation and 59.9 for financial cooperation. Ambassador Jörn Rohde attended the conclusion of the negotiations together with Minister of Finance Hykmete Bajrami.

Ambassador Rohde emphasized on this occasion: “Germany is Kosovo’s biggest bilateral donor and biggest foreign investor. Germany will continue to support Kosovo on its reform path towards making Kosovo fit for the European Union. We will continue to invest in Kosovo’s sustainable economic development, where we focus on supporting vocational education and business development. Germany will also continue with significant investments in public infrastructure in Kosovo, focusing on renewable energy, sewage and waste disposal.”

Since 1999, German cooperation has invested more than 660 million Euro in Kosovo’s development and has over the past 22 years contributed to significantly improving the lives of many Kosovar citizens, including assistance related to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.