The Acting Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, has once again called on political parties in Kosovo to put aside their political grudges and support the formation of state institutions, warning against becoming part of the ongoing political blockade.
Murati emphasized that the Government of Kosovo has completed the Growth Plan and was among the first to submit it to the European Union. However, the process cannot move forward due to the lack of an established Assembly.
“Regarding the Growth Plan, our government has done an extraordinary job. We were among the first to submit the plan. The situation now is that we don’t have a functioning Assembly. Whenever the Assembly is ready, we’ll continue. Once again, this is a call to all political subjects — to set aside political animosity, support institutional formation, and stop being part of the blockade. Some are deliberately delaying the process and setting irrational conditions despite our repeated invitations for cooperation,” Murati said during a press conference following the caretaker government’s meeting.
When asked about the risk of not approving the 2026 budget, Murati clarified that the issue does not depend on the caretaker government.
“Regarding the budget, we have sufficient funds until December 31 under the current budget, which continues to be implemented. As for the 2026 budget, we were supposed to approve it by the end of October and forward it to the Assembly for review and approval. If it were up to us, the Assembly would already have been constituted, and we would have proceeded with the new government’s election and the potential budget vote. However, the Constitutional Court decided that the Assembly cannot be considered constituted and has yet to publish how to proceed,” he explained.
Murati also accused other political parties of blocking the process by refusing to vote for Nenad Rašić, a representative from the non-Serb majority community, who is not affiliated with the Serb List.
