PROJECT TITLE:

EU Support to the Kosovo Competition Authority and State Aid Commission

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

To support the Government of Kosovo to further develop its institutional capacity to create the basis for sustainable economy standards in line with the EU acquis and the SAA (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) requirements.

PROJECT PURPOSE:

To contribute towards ensuring a competitive environment in Kosovo and a higher level of discipline in state aids by increasing and strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative capacities in the fields of competition and state aid and ensuring the approximation of legislation in these fields with the EU legal framework.

LOCATION:

KOSOVO

SECTOR:

Economic Development

BENEFICIARIES:

The Kosovo Competition Authority (KCA); the Kosovo Competition Commission (KCC); the State Aid Department (SAD) at the Ministry of Finance and the State Aid Commission (SAC); State Aid providers identified at the central level (among the main ministries) and at local level (administration, municipalities). Line ministries, sector regulators and public procurement authorities; Judges; Chambers of Commerce, Academia, Businesses, Trade Associations, Professional associations, Media, NGOs, Civil Society

DURATION:

15/January/2019 – 15/July/2022 (40 months)

VALUE:

2,998,000 EUR

RESULTS:

To contribute towards ensuring a competitive environment in Kosovo and a higher level of discipline in state aids; To increase and strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative capacities in the fields of competition and state aid and to ensure the approximation of legislation in these fields with the EU legal framework.