Challenges Of Public Administration In Kosovo In The Context Of European Integration

The purpose of this paper is to analyses the current situation in the field of public administration in Kosovo in the context of European Integration. This paper presents a reflection of the challenges faced by the public administration in Kosovo, in the context of the requirements for advancement and reform of public administration arising from the European integration process, respectively the requirements related to the public administration arising from the criteria Copenhagen and Madrid, on one hand, and the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) on the other. The paper is mainly based on analyses of the legislation in force, which regulates public administration issues and analyses of the way that SAA regulates public administration issues, scientific literature and other important data. Result of studies show that reformation of public administration in Kosovo in accordance with the models and standards adopted and applied by other democratic states, especially the EU member states, has been and remains a crucial challenge for our country, because in addition to positive developments, various negative phenomena have also appeared, which have hindered the advancement and development of public administration in Kosovo. The article formulates recomandation the advancement of public administration represents one of the major challenges and remains the focus of ongoing reform in order to meet the EU standards, to advance further in the other stages of membership, until full membership, as a goal of the Kosovo.