Tag: Kosovo

What is the vision of these candidates? How do these candidates plan to convince doctors to be more devoted to public sector healthcare, rather than private? How do they plan to benefit UCCK’s revenues? How will UCCK’s budget be decentralized? On what basis will communication between primary, secondary and tertiary health services be developed?

 

The panelists at the debate, all of whom are running for the position of UCCK director, are the following:

 

Afrim Loku, economist

Engjëll Duzhmani, architect

Fitim Selimi, surgeon

Haxhi Avdyli, neurosurgeon

Ramë Miftari, radiologist

Salih Krasniqi, surgeon

 

After the debate, BIRN will broadcast a report by journalist Muhamet Hajrullahu, in which he reveals mismanagement and procedural shortcomings at the Independent Media Commission and the Water and Waste Regulatory Office, highlighted in the latest report by Kosovo\’s Auditor General.

 

Afterwards, journalist Alban Selimi will show how the ring-road in the municipality of Mitrovica has been built twice in four years, and also how road construction in Arbana, which connects the city of Prizren with Gjakova, began two years ago, but is not yet completed.

 

At the end of the show, journalist Edona Musa will report on problems with the sewage system and drinking water in the village of Lipjan.

 

What is happening with this university? Why is Rolland Monch, the German dean of this university, being dismissed? What violations were found during the auditing process of this university? What does Rolland Monch say about the situation created? What do the professors say regarding the dismissal of the dean? What does the Ministry of Education say about the mess?

 

To discuss these and other issues related to the University of Prizren, journalist Muhamet Hajrullahu has invited the following guests:

 

Naim Hasani, head of the Higher Education Department at the Ministry of Education;

Adnan Dragaj, founding director of the University of Prizren;

Ferdije Zhushi-Etemi, president of National Council of Quality;

Arsim Rexhepi , professor in the University of Prizren.

 

After the debate, Life in Kosovo broadcasts an interview by journalist Edona Musa with the dean of the University of Prizren, Rolland Monch.

 

Questions to be discussed include: How are the media, civil society organisations and political parties performing their roles during the campaigning period? Why are politicians preventing journalists from reporting on their campaigns? Where did politicians learn how to prepare videos of their own election rallies, and how did they force the media to broadcast these videos? Does Albania need to change its political system, or the leaders of its political parties, in order to be a functional state?

 

To discuss these and related issues, Jeta Xharra has invited the following guests to join her in the studio:

 

Blendi Fevziu, from KLAN Television
Fatos Lubonja, a political analyst
Lutfi Dervishi, from Transparency International
Skender Minxhozi, from Map magazine
Sokol Balla, from Top Channel

After the debate, BIRN will broadcast an interview by journalist Alban Selimi with a representative of the union of University Clinical Center of Kosovo and the financial director of the centre, to talk about the wages of consultants.  

 

At the end of the show, journalist Edona Musa will show how relatives of the managers of the Prishtina Regional Water Company are being hired.

What are the attitudes of Serbian citizens and the opposition regarding the dialogue? Who represents the interests of the Serb community in this dialogue, Prishtina or Belgrade? Is there a possibility to find a solution to the problems of the citizens of both these countries through this dialogue?

To discuss these and other issues related to the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Jeta Xharra has invited the following panelists:

Edita Tahiri, Kosovo’s deputy prime minister and head of the Prishtina dialogue team;
Augustin Palokaj, Brussels correspondent from the daily newspaper Koha Ditore;
Natasha Kandic, from the Regional Commission for establishing and disclosing the facts about war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia, RECOM;
Slobodan Petrovic, Kosovo’s deputy prime minister.

After the debate, BIRN broadcasts a report by journalist Muhamet Hajrullahu, which reveals how the European Commission Liaison Office was disappointed with the municipality of Prizren, since the latter has not respected the agreement for the construction of a sports’ fields.

Whereas, in the health sector, journalist Alban Selimi presents a report, which shows that institutions are not undertaking appropriate measures to avoid the problem of ticks that residents of the Malisheva region face.

At the end of the show, journalist Edona Musa reveals the problem of residents of villages in Lipjan, who do not have a sewage system.

Are banks really a success story in Kosovo? What do bank leaders need from the state to lower rates? Why do Kosovars have to pay higher interest rates compared to others in the region? Is there any agreement between banks in Kosovo to keep this rate?

 

Why did the Kosovo Competition Commission begin an investigation concerning banks\’ interest rates? Is there space for involvement of new banks in the market which would offer lower interest rates?

To discuss these and other issues related to the banks, Jeta Xharra has invited the following guests in the studio:

Florin Lila, from ProCredit Bank ,
Robert Wright, from Raiffeisen Bank,
Vullnet Latifi, from the Bank for Business
Bedri Hamza, Minister of Finance
Lavdim Hamiti, economics journalist at the daily newspaper Zëri,
Ahmet Krasniqi, from Kosovo Competition Commission.

After the debate, journalist Muhamet Hajrullahu reveals how tenders are given by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

 

Who has tried to give an 800,000 euros tender at the TRA without following all legal procedures? What does the Procurement Review Body, the TRA, and the senior procurement official who was suspended by TRA for this tender say about this issue?

 

At the end of the show, journalist Alban Selimi looks at the measures taken against the doctor Haqif Sadiku, who has not respected the work schedule at the Family Medical Centre, whose case was discussed in the last Life in Kosovo show.

 

The report also investigates the reasons why the health inspectorate has not noticed this irregularity earlier.

Why are students being suspended so regularly? What are the reasons for the large number of students who achieve poor grades? Can we overcome this crisis in the education system? How concerned are parents of students about this phenomenon? Who is responsible for the students’ lack of interest in learning?

To discuss these and other concerns about primary and secondary education, host Muhamet Hajrullahu has invited the following:

Ramush Lekaj, official at the Ministry of Education,
Zef Osmani, Head of the Regional Inspectorate in Gjakova,
Nazim Haliti, from the Forum for Civic Initiatives,
Elizabeta Murati, student of Xhevdet Doda high school in Prishtina,
Shkumbin Arifi, both a parent and an expert in educational issues.

Before the debate, journalist Edona Musa looks at problems in the education system. The reportage looks at the case of 30 suspended students from Ratkovc, a village in Rahovec, and problems in the municipality of Malisheva, where a large number of students have received poor grades.

After the debate, journalist Alban Selimi reveals how Dr Haqif Sadiku has been working for many years in the private clinic “Galaksia” during his work hours for public health institutions.

Why do husbands whose wives die marry again quickly, while society encourages women whose husbands die to wear black and not re-marry? How widespread is the phenomenon of marriages done in order to obtain residence permits? What do Kosovar imams say about this phenomenon? What are the different perceptions of marriages of widows of wars in Kosovo, Bosnia and the UK?

To discuss Kosovo’s society approach to this, Jeta Xharra has invited the following people:

Nita Luci, anthropologist
Sabri Bajgora, the main imam of Kosovo
Fahrije Hoti, from the Association of Widows “Krusha”
Majlinda Aliu, journalist and the winner of the first prize of Balkan Fellowship for Excellence in Journalism 2010, with her article on the re-marriage of widows.

Jeton Musliu, journalist and the winner of the third prize of Balkan Fellowship for Excellence in Journalism 2010, with his article on false marriages carried out in order to obtain a residence permits.

During the show, BIRN will broadcast the documentary about marriages of Albanians with Swiss and German women in order to obtain residence permissions, realised as part of the Balkan Fellowship for Excellence in Journalism for 2010.

The Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence was established in 2007 by the ERSTE Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, in order to promote excellence in journalism and balanced reporting on complex issues about the reforms that are important for the region and the European Union.

The topic of this year is Justice. For more information about the program and application procedures, please visit http://fellowship.birn.eu.com/.

 

 

Who is to blame for the lack of heating? Which are the biggest institutional and commercial debtors of Termokos? Why did the municipality of Prishtina, as a shareholder of this company, not ensure that heat would be provided for everyone at the start of the winter season? Why does Termokos remain without a board of directors?

To discuss these and other issues related to the heating problem in the capital, journalist Muhamet Hajrullahu has invited the following people:

Fëllanze Pula, Acting Deputy Chief Executive of Termokos
Bashkim Isufi, from the Ministry of Economy
Muhamet Gashi, Spokesman for the Municipality of Prishtina
Lavdim Hamidi, business reporter for the daily newspaper Zëri

After the debate, Life in Kosovo broadcasts an investigative report of journalist Petrit Çollaku, which shows
how the municipality of Prishtina paid 30 times too much for a fire engine.

Journalist Alban Selimi talks about the case of a patient who has sued the hospital in Peja.

At the end of the show, the Highlight of the Week comes from students of Sami Frashëri high school, who are playing music on Mother Teresa Square to raise money to pay for the the care of their sick friend.

 

 

Questions to be considered include: Who is responsible for the organisation and running of elections? What kinds of responsibility do those staffing Kosovo’s 2280 polling stations have? Why was appropriate equipment not provided?

What kind of legitimacy will the institutions to be created after these elections have? What lessons can be learned? Will Kosovo have fresh elections next year?

In order to discuss these and other issues relating to the December 12 elections, Jeta Xharra will be joined in the studio by:

Jakup Krasniqi, acting President of Kosovo and PDK secretary;
Valdete Daka, Head of the CEC;
Driton Selmanaj, Democracy in Action;
Ismet Beqiri, LDK secretary;
Burim Ramadani, AAK secretary;
Glauk Konjufca, member of Vetevendosje.

In addition, an interview by Jeta Xharra will be broadcast, in which two leaders from the CEC, Valdete Daka and Xhemajl Pecani, claim that the responsibility for the irregularities and violations does not lie with the CEC alone.

During the show, BIRN will also broadcast a report from journalist Edona Musa, in which she shows how the government has spent money set aside for children with disabilities.