Press release

The President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, Arta Rama-Hajrizi, welcomed in a meeting the new Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to our country, Ms. Marija Kapitanović, on Wednesday, 10 February 2016.

President Rama-Hajrizi initially wished success to Ambassador Kapitanović in her new duty, and informed her of the Court composition, up-to-date work, and decisions of higher importance for the political reality in the country.

After mentioning some of the challenges that the Constitutional Court of Kosovo is facing, she considered the appointment of two new judges and having a fully functional panel of nine judges in the institution as a very positive development.

Afterwards, President Rama-Hajrizi expressed her gratitude for the contribution that the Republic of Croatia and other international donors have given so far for the rule of law in Kosovo and particularly expressed her acknowledgment for the support that the Constitutional Court of Croatia has provided to the Constitutional Court of Kosovo in becoming a member of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts.

Ambassador Kapitanović committed to further strengthen the support that Croatia has provided to the Kosovo institutions in becoming member of various international organizations, whereupon she considered the role of the Constitutional Court in the European integration process of our country as highly important, whilst emphasizing the importance of its institutional and decision-making independence.