Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, took part in the second day of the international conference titled “Partnership for Change: Women Transforming Systems – Advancing the Pristina Principles 2026–2035.”
Kurti said that the women of Kosovo have always been a pillar of the country’s history, development and resilience, emphasizing the institutional responsibility to increasingly turn their contribution into opportunities, participation and decision-making.
“Empowering women for us is not only a matter of gender equality. It is also an investment in the country’s economic, social and democratic development. As an executive, we have accompanied this with public policies, an adequate budget and concrete results,” Kurti said, highlighting direct support that has contributed to the employment of more than 12,000 women, scholarships for girls, financial support for mothers and children, investment in women’s entrepreneurship and agriculture, as well as specific measures for women who have survived violence, including free legal assistance and wage subsidies.
Kurti stressed that women’s contribution is not only economic and institutional, but also a contribution to peace and security.
“From its own experience, Kosovo knows that peace is not built only at the negotiating table. It is built in families, communities and institutions. The women of Kosovo have been and continue to be peacebuilders, protectors of families and communities, professionals in security institutions and voices for justice,” he said, adding that women’s participation in peace and security is not simply a matter of representation, but a matter of the country’s long-term stability.
Kurti said that Kosovo cannot be made stronger by leaving out the potential of half of its society, and therefore investment must continue in education, employment, entrepreneurship, healthcare and institutions that create equal opportunities.
