Kosovar Diaspora - Ministry of Diaspora

Ministry of Diaspora

On 19 May 2011, the Government of Kosovo took a decision on the establishment of the Ministry of Diaspora, with a mandate to establish closer ties with compatriots, to represent their interests as well as to create opportunities for them to participate directly in decision-making processes future of the state. Ministry of Diaspora will be the node that will be linked and set guidelines for the implementation of projects that will be useful for diaspora and Kosovo. Its activity is determined by the Government Regulation. The purview of the Ministry of Diaspora:

• Develops policies and legislation in the area of its responsibility
• Develops and implement policies and projects related to the diaspora
• In cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and in accordance with the applicable legal frame in force, proposes and manages the budget of the Ministry of Diaspora
• Assists in the promotion, preservation and cultivation of cultural, educational and linguistic identity, of the diaspora members, and oversees their implementation
• In cooperation with other relevant institutions, draws the register of members of the diaspora
• Draws, implements and coordinates studies, researches, programs of the field belonging to the diaspora
• Serves as intermediary and communication between the members of the diaspora and the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo
• Implements educational programs for members of the diaspora, drawn by the responsible Ministry of Education
• Implements policies in the sphere of culture for the members of the diaspora
• Offers information, coordinates and supports investments for the members of the diaspora in Kosovo;
• Establishes and coordinates cultural centers of Kosovo for the diaspora
• In coordination and cooperation with Kosovo’s cultural centers for diaspora prepares reports to the Government regarding on the state of the diaspora
• Prepares, coordinates and supervises the implementation of the strategy for the diaspora
• Collaborates and coordinates activities with other municipal and state institutions, civil society and with organizations and associations inside and outside Kosovo, to improve the position of the diaspora