Struga – Following the adoption of the Plan for Finalization of MARRI’s Basic Documents in April 2019 in Ohrid, MARRI RC under the Presidency-in-Office of Kosovo* with support of GIZ Office Skopje, organized the second meeting according to the Plan, dedicated to further revision of MARRI basic documents. The newly proposed documents which were the subject for discussion of the meeting, were drafted by the Integrated Expert Mr. Christoph von Hardsdorf who also moderated the event.
In a course of 2.5 days, the Working Group composed of MARRI Committee Members, MARRI Coordinators, legal and financial experts from the Participants as well as MARRI Participants Representatives discussed MARRI’s most important documents working in two subgroups, according to their thematic expertise. The parallel meetings resulted in great progress on few basic documents, including the Statute of MARRI, Statute of MARRI RC and Financial Rules and Regulations, to be finalized on the next meeting of the group, planned for November 2019.
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
11-13 September 2019 – MARRI Legal Framework Reform Meeting