Blerinë Ukshini, Project Manager at GERMIN, outlined the key points of the Memorandum of Cooperation signed among GERMIN, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo (MFAD), and the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora.

In this meeting, Civil Society organizations underscored the necessity of maintaining open lines of communication and collaboration with the committee to enhance parliamentary transparency.

Meanwhile, committee deputies shared their perspectives on the collaborative efforts between the committee and civil society organizations.

GERMIN reaffirms its commitment to fostering partnerships with all state institutions and civil society to coordinate activities and shared objectives effectively.

This meeting was held by GERMIN in the framework of the project “Engagement of the Diaspora for the Advancement of Policymaking in Kosovo, which is supported by the regional project “SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Common Values in the Western Balkans” implemented by the Centar za promocenje členi društa (CPCD) in collaboration with the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), and the Center for Research and Policymaking (CRPM) and financially supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA). This post’s content is GERMIN’s sole responsibility as the project implementer and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA).

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This Memorandum aims to include the diaspora in the development of policies in Kosova, and the cooperation will extend to the fulfillment of the following activities:

• Analysis of diaspora needs and identification of challenges;
•  Organizing public discussions of the ‘Agora’ format in diaspora communities;
•  Creation of diaspora advisory groups, which will contribute to the policy-making processes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Commission for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora;
•  Organization of virtual meetings and thematic discussions;
•  Communication for the preparation of short thematic policies (policy briefs);
•  Engagement of professionals from the diaspora in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora;
•  Co-organization of advocacy meetings with institutions;
•  Creation and implementation of supervisory mechanisms for monitoring the implementation of legislation regarding the diaspora;
•  Development of online information campaigns;
•  Organization of joint conferences.

GERMIN is dedicated to building and nurturing a strong connection between the Albanian community living abroad and their homeland. We actively work to strengthen the bonds with the diaspora, fostering a sense of connection to their roots and home country.

This Memorandum of Cooperation was drawn up and initiated within the project “Diaspora Engagement for the Advancement of Policymaking in Kosova” which is supported by the regional project “SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Common Values in the Western Balkans” implemented by Centar za promeno svetni društva (CPCD) in collaboration with the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), and the Center for Research and Policymaking (CRPM) and financially supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA). The content of this post is the sole responsibility of GERMIN as the project implementer and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA).

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