The Kosovo government has decided to establish a working group tasked with drafting and harmonizing a state strategy concerning appeal proceedings before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, as well as coordinating institutional and diplomatic efforts to document, protect and affirm the historical truth of Kosovo’s liberation war.
The decision was adopted at a government meeting held on Wednesday, according to a document reported by Gazeta Express.
Under the decision, the working group will examine matters of strategic importance and prepare proposals and recommendations within its mandate, in accordance with Kosovo’s Constitution, applicable legislation and relevant international standards.
The group is also required to take into account a declaration adopted by the Kosovo Assembly on September 28, 2026, with the aim of coordinating institutional positions and actions while respecting the constitutional and legal powers of the relevant institutions.
Composition of the working group
The group will be chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca. Its membership will include representatives from the following institutions and parliamentary groups:
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Labour, Family and the Values of the Liberation War
- Office of the President of Kosovo
- Presidency of the Kosovo Assembly
- Parliamentary Group of the Vetëvendosje Movement
- Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)
- Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK)
- Parliamentary Group of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK)
- Parliamentary groups representing non-majority communities
According to the government decision, the working group is intended to facilitate coordination among Kosovo’s institutions on legal, diplomatic and historical matters related to the proceedings before the Specialist Chambers.
The decision establishes a framework for institutional cooperation while requiring the group’s proposals and recommendations to remain within Kosovo’s constitutional and legal framework and applicable international standards.
