Functionality of the Kosovo Competition Authority on the basis of European Union standards a guarantee for loyal economy in Kosovo

• Author: Armand Krasniqi
• Position: Faculty of Economics - University 'Hasan Prishtina' Prishtina
• Pages: 13-22

ISSN 2410-759X Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Special Issue No 1

Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania June 2015

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Functionality of the Kosovo Competition Authority on the basis of European

Union standards a guarantee for loyal economy in Kosovo

Dr.sc. Armand Krasniqi, Prof.Asoc.

Faculty of Economics - University “Hasan Prishtina” Prishtina

Abstract

Legal regulation of market mechanisms and the implementation of economic policies for a fair

competition in TEs is a challenging issue. e competition is a complex economic phenomenon

that is manifested and characterized by the strength and content that gives to the market economy.

In Kosovo specic economic entities, in one way or another, are tempted to gain as much buyers

or markets and create much more prots. e problem is that this is not done in regular way.

Such behavior and unfair actions are not only damaging the image of the country but is a serious

threat the harmonious development of the national economy and the country’s accession process

to the EU. e parliament of Kosovo year ago established the Kosovo Competition Authority as an

independent institution with special competences to control and ght this negative phenomenon.

Based to ocial data it turns out that the eectiveness of this institution not only is incomplete but

also non-functional. is is because of the “ignorance” and non-adequate treatment that is reserved

for this authority by the parliamentary and governmental institutions. All this because the members

are not elected based to regular procedures and not allocating the necessary nancial means to

operate. At least so far, to Kosovo Competition Authority was not allowed to hire professionals

with clear competences to act and investigate the negative phenomenon of unfair competition.

Certainly, this situation does not guarantee eective implementation of laws and quality protection

of competition. erefore, mobilization of parliamentary and governmental levels is to enhance

professional capacities and increase their competence in scope of the investigation including

cooperation with prosecutors and courts. ese actions should be reconsidered with the aim

of creating a competitive safe environment for all operators. To conclude, the loyal competition

policies and legislative framework should be harmonized in forms and content with the policies

and rules of the EU.

Key words: competition, competences, legislation, the regulatory authority, EU.

Introduction

e Republic of Kosovo is a country with an economy open toward the international trade

that was supposed to be characterized by dynamism and growth. During recent years the

country has a macroeconomic stability with small economic growth. Despite this, these

positive parameters are not sucient for a dynamic economic development. A particular

attention has been paid to the institutional changes including the establishment of

regulatory mechanisms, adoption of a legal framework for competition, the establishment

of institutions and development of policies that support markets. e institutional changes

regarding the enterprises and businesses, in the legal, nancial and social framework that

support the market process and enterprises constitute the essence of the transition.

In this regard, the main challenges for today and in the future is the consolidation of a

fully functioning market economy, able to withstand the competitive coercion and market

forces by powerful commercial operators, both at the regional and global level. Soon the

relevant state institutions will sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement with

EU. ese are proofs that in one hand reect the progress that the country has made in