Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova, said in a statement to the press that the decision to increase the salaries of the government employees needs to be suspended pending the approval of the new law on salaries. “On 12 June, the Government reinstated its decision to grant an ad hoc salary increase to Cabinet members, certain advisers, some senior civil servants and support staff related to Cabinet. I regret this decision, as a new draft Law on Salaries is under preparation,” Apostolova said adding that the government’s decision goes against the commonly shared objectives of making Kosovo’s public administration more “equitable, merit-based, coherent and accountable” and should therefore be withdrawn.
