On 4 January, Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) – in joint cooperation with Institute GAP and Institute for Policy Development (INDEP) – held a Press Conference to publish a Policy Analysis that assesses the performance of the Haradinaj government entitled: “The Assessment of the First 100 Days of Government”, held in Prishtina. The current Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, committed himself to accomplish numerous substantial promises during the electoral campaign. After the certification of the election results, forming a functional Government required some heavy bargaining that only succeeded at the eleventh hour. It has been a hundred days since he managed to form the Government. So, how has his Cabinet performed thus far and what should we expect in the future? This said, the aim of this Analysis was to provide an assessment of the new Government’s first 100 days, and evaluate its performance based on its campaign promises and program. It is intended to be the first of a series of analysis to be followed throughout Haradinaj’s mandate. The analysis is structured as follows: Section II provides an analysis of Government decisions and their content. Section III offers detailed analysis of the legislative program; more precisely, the laws processed, adopted, and new legislative initiatives. The following section highlights the main developments and challenges regarding Kosovo’s diplomacy, the recognition/ revocation of the independence, membership to different international organizations, and the foreign policy in general. Section V focuses on the degree of transparency shown by the government during this period regarding all the decisions taken thus far. The last section highlights the main findings of the study.

Venue: Group for Legal and Political Studies Office (str. Rexhep Luci, 16/1, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo)