OSCE presents report on illegal re-occupation of property in Kosovo (Koha)
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo on Thursday presented a report on illegal re-occupation of properties under the administration of the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA). The report assesses the response of Kosovo institutions to these cases and gives recommendations on ways to enhance the institutional response when re-occupation occurs. According to this report, in which are included only cases submitted to KPA and not north of Kosovo, 95 percent of re-occupations are made by members of the Albanian community that have reoccupied the properties of Serbs. Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuci, participated in the presentation of this report, described the report as realistic and said that there is a need to have a better institutional coordination for the reduction of these cases. Samuel Zbogar, head of the European Union Office in Kosovo, said that the report's findings reveal a problem and shows what further actions need to be done. "Kosovo is going to require a prosperous future and if the issue of re-occupation of properties is not solved it should require attention in Kosovo judicial system. If the judiciary is not functioning and decisions of the judiciary are not implemented then this will prevent Kosovo's European aspirations," said Zbogar.