Kosovo

Kosovo is exploring Land Value Capture (LVC) as a new tool to help finance climate-resilient and public infrastructure through the spatial planning system.

Kosovo has taken an important step toward strengthening its spatial planning system and advancing climate-sensitive urban development.

Addressing climate change and natural hazards takes more than responding to what has already happened.

Design Thinking is often described as a methodology, but in practice it represents a broader shift in how public institutions approach policy and service design.

Kosovo is shaping the future through Dual Vocational Education that combines classroom learning with real-world experience. Students gain practical skills, confidence, and career-ready expertise, while strong partnerships between schools and businesses ensure education stays relevant. By investing in skills today, Kosovo is building a capable, innovative workforce ready for the challenges of tomorrow.

In 2025, Innovation and Training Park (ITP) Prizren consolidated its role as a central platform for skills development, entrepreneurship, and sustainable innovation in Kosovo. Over the course of the year, strategic commitments were translated into measurable results – strengthening local capacities, expanding opportunities for learning and employment, and contributing to long-term economic development.

Kosovo is now entering a new phase in implementing the Law on the Pricing of Medicinal Products, and Administrative Burden Reduction (ABR) is at the core of this reform.

Kosovo has taken a major step toward building a more modern, transparent, and citizen-centred public administration with the integration for the first time of the Administrative Burden Reduction (ABR) indicator into the Municipal Grant Performance System (MGPS) in 2024.

As part of Kosovo Sustainable Development Week, an inspiring environmental initiative implemented by NGO ACDC with the support of GIZ on behalf of the German Government wrapped up in North Mitrovica with a powerful finale: the unveiling of a community-built environmental sculpture and the successful restoration of three public drinking water fountains along the Ibar River. What began as a youth-driven idea has now transformed into a visible contribution to a cleaner, greener city.