Pristina Mayoral election
I got Google to translate the Vetevendosje! manifesto for the elections in Pristina on 24 October...
The original document in Albanian is here https://www.vetevendosje.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Prog-AV144-2021-FINAL.pdf
This is by Google Translate so isn’t perfect but you can get the idea.
I arrive in town on election day. See you then.
We co-govern
Pristina of 2025
This municipal election is about whether we decide to build a better tomorrow. It is a golden moment for Pristina to become part of the socio-ecological transformation that is taking place in european centres. Pristina must be transformed. Pristina will be a comprehensive, just, social, solidarity, safe, green city, and with equal access to public services and opportunities for all.
City providing social welfare, housing, health services, education and development. Problems with high levels of air pollution, lack of access to drinking water, lack of wastewater treatment, poor waste management and usurpation of public spaces are not topics we should talk about anymore.
All neighbourhoods will be equal in quality of life. With equal infrastructure with roads, pavements, parking, public transport, current, sewer; with parks, toy corners, sports spaces; with cultural and youth spaces, recreational centres and seniorcentres. Neighbourhoods and villages will have equality. Pristina must become a decentralized city with balanced development and mobility for neighbourhoods and villages. Integrated city with equality and well-being for residents.
A solidarity city that offers safety, residence and healthy living, with active community for all. The capital that promotes knowledge and creativity, and promotes innovation.
The capital that offers sound environment and improves people's quality of life and health. City that protects architectural heritage and invests in cultural environments. Decision-making in the municipality of Pristina must be democratic and data-based, therefore in the first year of governance the Digital Pristina strategy will be drawn up, which will include all spheres of life such as Education, Health, Business, Municipal Services, Tourism, Agriculture, Social Welfare, Art and Culture, Entrepreneurship.
All of this is accessible. With a lot of work and dedication. Without much talk. But we have to take the first step.
Let's start... let's walk Pristina.
Active mobility
The Running Paths Administration Will immediately launch the Ecim Pristina programme, with the aim of pedonalizing the city. The release and improvement of pedestrian pavements, for parents in carriages and for the movement of paraplegic and tetraplegic persons will continue. In areas where there are no sidewalks, it will be built from the beginning with width according to urban standards.
EUR 1 million will be allocated for the regulation of pavements throughout the city. In each neighborhood, running paths will be created. Marked and safe. In the District of Dardania, Ulpiana, Sunshine Coast, Centre will be completed running paths within the year, with an investment of EUR 300,000.
All local communities will be functionalized. Most municipal services including e-kiosks will be decentralized. The existing network of e-kiosks will be functionalised not only for civil status documents but also other services for citizens, where the printing of the tax bill on the property, the payment of the bill, as well as the proof for the payment of the tax on the property (in co-operation with the Ministry of Finance), the property certificates
(in co-operation with the Ministry of Space Planning and the Cadastral Agency) as well as other necessary evidence for citizens at the same price as in sports. The expansion of the e-kiosk network will begin within the first year of government, by the end of 2022.
Many neighbourhoods in Pristina are completely isolated and cut off from the city centre. Through interventions in road infrastructure, through multifunctional overtaking platforms we will integrate neighborhoods together organically and give new life to life within neighborhoods and with other neighborhoods. In this way, Thessaly and Calabria will be linked to the centre and Calabria with Thessaly. Projects for connecting platforms will take place with open competitions within 2022,
Construction will be completed by 2024. These platforms with a common area of 12,000 square meters, will integrate the city through 5 strategic points, and will have greenery and relaxation spaces. 12m euros will be allocated for this project.
New public transport lines will be implemented under the mobility plan. All pristina neighbourhoods and villages will be fully integrated through modern public transport and in the service of citizens. Within the mandate to achieve a wide network of sufficient transport buses operated by Urban Traffic and other operators, which will be integrated within Urban Traffic.
There will be interventions in restorations, façades and other aesthetic interventions in collective dwellings especially in the Neighbourhoods of Dardania, Ulpiana, Sunshine Coast, Centre and Neck. There will be regeneration, economic and aesthetic rivatilization on Ilir Konushevci Street from the Municipality building at the Llap Mosque. 2m EUROS will be allocated for the facades project. Projects will overtake platforms and link between neighbourhoods
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Pristina's historical history will be rehabilitated and revitalized for residents but also for various internal and external visitors.
Five parks will be built and reorganized (through expansion) within the city of Pristina.
They end in the first part of 2023, while work will begin in early 2024.
Excavation Park parks will be added to the activities. In addition to adding walking paths, there will be investments in outdoor fitnes spaces. Lighting will be expanded and maintained continuously in deeper park spaces.
The creation of new parks in the center and in the neighborhood. Parks We will build a large park behind the Youth Palace in the city centre. We will also fix and organize the park at the UP campus, the expansion of the Taukbahqe park, build the park at the Technical Faculty and a large park in the Mati 1 neighborhood. In addition to the 5 large parks, we will also build 8 smaller parks within the city's neighbourhoods, in the Sunshine Coast, Mati 1, Calabria, New Pristina, Kumanovo, The Hill of the Brave and in the city centre. 2.4m euros will be invested in parks. The first major park in the center will be completed in 2023, the other parks will be completed by the end of 2024.
There are dozens of concreted or untapped urban pockets with the potential of their conversion. They will become green and functional spaces. Veranda and urban gardens. Increase the toy corners in every neighborhood and maintain them. Eur 600,000 will be divided for verandas, and will be among the first interventions of our mandate in the first months of 2022.
Pedestrian-only spaces
Parks The large influx of cars towards the city centre will be arranged through various measures within the city's large mobility chain. In addition to improving sidewalks and expanding the bike network, we will invest in expanding pedestrian-only spaces in the center and neighborhoods, increasing the safety, health and convenience of urban driving. Projects for pedestrian-only spaces for the historic centre and centre will be completed by early 2023. The works will be completed by the end of 2023. Pedestrian-only spaces in the center will double. Pedestrian-only spaces will be created and functionalized within 2024 and in the Tophane district of Kumanovo. These roads will also serve as catalysts for the economic revitalization of the areas. For pedestrian-only spaces (HVK) eur 900,000 will be divided.
For car drivers, we will build and reorganize the parks, providing convenience for residents and security for visitors who choose this form of transport. Reorganization to be done by Parking Pristina, in co-operation
New rings around the city's central ring and other areas, as well as the parking lot at the Philological Faculty with 700 new parking spaces for the centre, will be completed.
with the Municipality of Pristina. Over 4,200 parking spaces within the city will be maintained under the new municipal regulation. With the new parking lot at the Faculty of Philological, this number will be added for another 700 places.
Four new car parks with a total of 2,600 parking spaces, according to the mobility plan, will be built at the city entrances in the District of Lallia, New Pristina, The Hill of the Brave and The Oblast. EUR 1 million will be invested for the new parks, while their construction will begin in early 2023.
There will be no public road or space left in the Municipality of Pristina without lighting. And they'll be maintained over and over again. The city's police will be functionalized as soon as we can walk Pristina safely.
Health One of the things we have learned constantly during this time is that it was not possible to treat only an oasis-like problem. Because nothing lives on its own. We saw that health is not just medicine. Health must be very dimensional. Is it fresh air? Are there green spaces to exercise? Do we have economic development and social welfare
Within the year, over 1 million visits and over 2 million health services are offered in the Pristina KPSh. Preventive will be the focus of our approach to health. Systematic visits to schools will continue. Educational campaigns on the importance of individual and public health will be organised. Special programs for children and youth for the importance of activities that preserve health. From sports activities to preserving the environment and friendship with nature.
Strengthening the role of nurses in domestic visits and not alone. The community, especially the elderly and chronic ally, will have the right care in their homes. We'll start with promoting and educating women's and girls' health. Patronage services for leons and new mothers as well as maternity support services.
It will be invested in modern equipment by expanding the range of early disease diagnostics. Depising programs will be made for certain diseases with a particular emphasis on breast, cervical and bowel cancer.
The city hospital will be functionalized within the city hospital of mandate. More care for our citizens and less tolerated in QKUK.
Investment and education in mental health services to address the problems facing a part of society. The number of social workers, psychologists and increased co-operation with the University of Pristina will increase. In co-operation with civil society, anti-domestic violence, child safety and marginalized groups will be invested, strengthened and decentralized.
In collaboration with the primary health care centres and that hospital, each school will have to function part-time or by order the doctor and psychologist at school.
The city hospital will be functionalized within the mandate. More care for our citizens and less tolerated in QKUK. — Vitia
Healthy food in gardens and schools
Sport and health Healthy food in gardens and schools. This is done by the Public Enterprise "Central Kitchen" and will be achieved with healthy food by local producers with the aim of stimulating the development of the local economy. The project will initially be piloted at 10 city schools, to expand to all schools within the term.
We will increase the budget for social welfare subsidies to 1m euros.
Sport is health. Kosovo's capital continues to lack support
for sportsmen, including shortages in sports infrastructure.
The Palace of Youth and Sport will be renovated. The renovation together with MKRS will complete the Youth and Sport And Renovation Palace project. Works will begin within 2023. The municipality will share EUR 8 million for this project, funding the remainder from MKRS and donors. In addition to the renovation of the Palace of Youth and Sport, a new modern athletics path way will be built, with all the transport infrastructure.
Olympic pool
New stadiums
The city's indoor Olympic pool will be built in co-operation with the central level. A second swimming pool will also be built, thus completing part of the sports community's requirements, but also providing recreation for residents. The Olympic pool will also be built in co-operation with MKRS, and about EUR 8 million investment will be planned for it. After the location is defined, and the project is completed, construction will begin in 2024.
In addition to completing the stadium in the Hajvalia neighborhood, we will look at the possibilities for a stage-
the new um in the district of Kukes that will serve for the Club of The Oblast, with special paths for athletics and with all contemporary football infrastructure but also other Olympic sports disciplines. Eur 4 million will be allocated to the new stadium. The project for the new stadium will be completed in early 2023, while work will begin at the end of 2023.
Sportshalls will be maintained and renovated, as part of the reform made by Sportmarketing. Training camps for elementary and high schools with the aim of creating leagues for young people. Through camps and leagues for young people it will be easier to find talent, their training, as well as create new environments that will help develop and physically engage young people. Support in the establishment of clubs and non-professional sports leagues providing sports spaces for public institutions.
Air quality is a very important issue for human health that affects the quality of its life.
About 12% of greenhouse gas emissions occur due to road transport in Kosovo. Through the mobility plan and the creation of footpaths, cyclists and with the increase in green spaces will decrease the necessity of using cars within the city. Within the mandate, car use is intended to be reduced by 30% by being replaced with active forms of mobility. Installing pollution measurements in many corners of Pristina to see the level of pollution.
Stimulation of alternative forms of warming during winter, to mainly replace coal. Financial insentia for families warming with coal by providing you with other options including subsidies for families with social problems. This will begin in the second year of the term. The continuation of the extension of the Thermokos heating network, especially in neighbourhoods where the residential density is high.
Energy efficiency starting with public buildings, including insulation and façade, as well as changing roofs. This project will begin immediately in 2022 in co-operation with the Government of Kosovo, while the works will be completed within 2024.
Immediate measures to make the division of atmospheric waters from the sewer network, cleaning up the rivers and streams of the city Environment and clean air
Termokosi
Clearing rivers
It will become the continuation of the extension of the Thermokos heating network, especially in neighbourhoods where the residential density is high.
Waste that until now was integrated into the polluted water system. Works will begin in 2023.
Urgent treatment of the collector in the Calabria neighborhood, as part of the A Street project. The works will begin at the end of 2022, and will be completed in the first part of 2025.
Pristina will be clean. Pristina now and how many years it faces the problem of waste collection. Within the first two years, the waste collection system will be radically reformed, through the digitalization and adequacy monitoring of the entire process. All-
You, along with the central level, will immediately start procedures for opening recycling centres.
Pristina will no longer have problems with wandering dogs. 500,000 euros will be invested in this direction. In addition to KSVL, in collaboration with the central level and with the community, effective identification and registration of dogs with owners will take place, including the use of chips, then contracting veterinarians with experience in medical treatment of small animals. There will be proactive access to the registration and treatment of dogs with owners in deep rural areas.
Contracting veterinary centers for medical treatment of street dogs. In addition, within two years, identification and registration of street dogs is done. The reason for building a new shelter for the city and region's wandering dogs will also be assessed.
We will also work with the Kosovo Government to implement the programme for social and affordable housing. This will begin in the second year of the term. Priority will be given to young couples and caring mothers.
Together with the central level, 300 residential units with the affordable housing programme are planned, at a total cost of EUR 10 million.
The goal of city management as a common good is the inclusion of all citizens interested in planning for better and sustainable management of the city.
Project Komunitetkomunë Manifesta 2022
The historic centre Pristina is a dynamic city, with many projects coming out and initiated by the community itself and local talent. With the governance of the VETEVENDOSJE Movement! The municipality will function as a catalyst for the development and promotion of projects in the municipality, through combined models of community-municipality co-operation. Museums, cultural centres, youth centres will be developed with this model.
Pristina has already been selected as the nicoqire of the European biennial Manifesto 2022. All possibilities will be created for the inhabitants of the capital to make the most of this great cultural event. Pristina tourism alone has about 20m euros in benefits and over 200,000 visitors.
Mega project to revive the historic city centre, preserving the cultural heritage of the city, valorizing it. In this way we will increase jobs and increase residents' property values and tourism development. 800,000 euros will be allocated for this project. The works will be completed in the first part of 2025.
The capital is more than just a common city. There are impacts throughout the Republic, especially in the region. Drafting joint projects with the government and neighbouring municipalities that will facilitate the lives and interaction of citizens. But also the establishment of regional economic development, trade and the creation of new jobs. In agriculture with villages from the municipality
of Podujeva, in rural tourism with the Municipality of Artana, with Lipjan and Field Kosovo in terms of infrastructure and businesses.
At the entrance of the Kosovo Field to the industrial area there will be a new lock on the highway. With the municipality of Theologian and with the central level the Green Belt
Planting 2 million trees as a green belt that separates Pristina and Theologians with thermal power plants. The municipality will share EUR 1m for the project, while the rest will be invested by the Kosovo Government, and other donors.
Creative center of the city's former brickwork
Together with the central level, the creation of a green generation between Theologians and Pristina with 2 million trees is planned.
Large creative and innovative centre in the city's brickwork as part of the rehabilitation of the West Axis. With adequate conditions for the development of makerspace, incubators for business and innovation, and all infrastructure for the development of science and technology. New funding for science, innovation and technology, with youth focus. In co-operation with international donors, 3m euros will be invested in the project with the central level. The innovation centre will open in 2024.
Together with the central level, the park of information technology businesses in Brnica, which is also done in co-operation with StIKK, will also be functionalized within the mandate.
With a budget of 3m euros from municipal funds, three new youth centres will be built in the District of Kumanovo, Central and Dodona. Their functionalization will take place in the first part of 2024. Within the mandate, four new cultural centres will be built in the Hill of the Brave slum, the Sun Coast, Tophane and Kumanovo with 4m euros from the municipal budget, manifestos and other donors. Two of these centres will start work immediately in October 2022, while three more will be completed in 2024 and 2025.
The creation of 5 high-speed Wi-Fi hubs in high-frequency areas in the city. The recommended areas are at the City Stadium, the National Library, Mother Teresa Square, the Green Market and the Ulpian Market. These areas will be with free internet 24/7 from the beginning of 2023. For the construction of the collection centre in service of 1,000 Pristina farmers will be allocated EUR 2 million.
Coffee culture and nightlife are a characteristic part of the city's breathing, which make the city attraction not only for young people and city dwellers, but also for growing visitors from abroad. Through co-operation with the relevant community and organisations we will enable the valorization and expansion of this segment of life in the city, using economic regeneration mechanisms and subsidies.
Within the mandate will become the involvement of farmers in educational and training programmes and the support of farmers' associations. Increasing mechanisms for international networking and investment in infrastructure for agriculture and agriculture. Building a collection and
storage centre for use by small farmers guaranteeing you the market. For the construction of the collection centre in service of 1,000 Pristina farmers will be divided 2 m EUR. Construction of the collection centre will take place within 16 months and will be functionalized in the second part of 2023.
Amenities for local businesses using their products.
New markets
Investments in agricultural technology In addition to the Green Market in the centre, and the UlpianMarket, we will create other smaller markets in the Sunshine Coast district, Dardania, Taslixhe, Mati 1, on C Street, Kumanovo, Kumanovo, Calabria and The Hill of the Brave. 1m euros will be invested in the creation of new markets.
Investments in infrastructure in rural areas as well as in more modern agriculture technology. Pristina as a region is challenged with major droughts and lack of water for water, for this reason it will become increasing the watery area for at least 30% by the end of 2026.
In the first year of government, the increase in subsidies and grants in support of farmers per 100%. Increasing the number of programmes to promote rural tourism by 50%.
The number of walking and cycling paths will be added by the end of 2025. The new paths to be marked will also have educational components for all with dedicated spaces for information about nature, flora and fauna, but also all signs of cultural heritage and history, including those of the last war.
Subsidies in rural tourism
The inner and central rings are among the first projects to be addressed in the upcoming mandate.
Inner ring
The central ring is Pristina's absolute inner ring priority, with a length of 26 km, which carries a cost of about 100m euros. Work on this important capital project for the capital will begin at the end of 2023. While the outcome of at least the first two segments is aimed within the mandate.
In co-operation with the central level, the project will be carried out within the West Axis. Tirana Street adjustment and its connection to the cabbage rotation. The works will be completed by the end of 2023, with an investment of around EUR 2 million.
The solution of the knot at the Llap Mosque, which connects the Hill of the Brave neighborhoods with Tophane, Kumanovo and Kumanovo. The works are completed within the mandate. This issue, which has never been addressed so far, will be dealt with priority, completing the final project in early 2023, to start work at the end of 2023. Within the mandate will be solved this major communication problem in Pristina.
The continuation of Route B and the construction of Road A, which is 5.5 km long with construction costs of approximately 15m euros, will be completed. After expropriation agreements, which will be dealt with priority since the first months of the mandate, road construction works begin at the end of 2022 and will be completed within 2025.
Five new nurseries will be built, while tests will be carried out for
Schools and three more based on need.
Nursery and school for all children will be built. Within the mandate, the number of nurseries in the city will double and new nurseries will be built in each village with over 100 children by the age of 6. Together with the central level we will work to make sure that within the mandate each child has room in the city's nursery.
We will draw up specific innovative practices to support the educational integration of children of socially endangered families, children with developing difficulties, as well as children of national minorities. Of the individual measures, the criteria for registration in nursery will be re-looked at so that every child without regard to social status enjoys the right to nursery.
We will also increase the number of scholars and monitor the process of selection of scholars. Continuous training for teachers and the employment of assistants for children with special needs.
The number of nursery in the city will double. While nursery will be built in villages with over 100 children under the age of 6.
Infrastructure reform in education will take place. The econoPoles Our students will learn in environments with friends will all conditions of time through investments elicit the lives of neighbourhoods. equal in educational infrastructure. Class with computers, laboratories for physics and chemistry, musical instruments for music classes, as well as with the supply of books of school libraries-
lore. An investment of EUR 1.3 million will be made to supply all classes with a computer, and each school with at least one information technology cabinet. Classes will also have Smart TVs for better access to digital technology.
With hardware such as Arduino, 3D printers, and software through various computers and programs, they will enable children through the game, but also didactic materials to discover their talent for engineering, programming and informationtechnology.
During the first term, construction of a Vocational High School in Pristina, specializing in IT profiles, will be built, which will help promote Pristina for IT – Nearshoring (investor attraction and youth employment).
After the construction of five new schools within the term, we will analyze the construction of three more schools. Our goal is to have 25 students per class within the term.
Subsidies for science and scientific research will be reorganized and standardized, providing more opportunities for new scientific research.
The internet in the first two years of government allschool lat schools of the Municipality of Pristina will be connected to optical threads. All Kosovo schools in urban and rural areas will have internal computer network with generational internet access
dedicated 20–100 MB depending on the needs of the school. The project will be launched in 2023 and eur 100,000 will be invested for it. Any parallel of each Pristina school will be equipped with at
least one computer connected to the internet for the Teacher so that reporting from each parallel is in real time.
Initiating the dual education process and co-operating closely with local businesses with vocational schools. This will also be done under the support of MASHT. Local businesses of active sectors in the municipality will also become interconnected with vocational schools.
The particular centre for innovation, along with innovation grants will be additional mechanisms for the economy of the future. Manufacturing businesses with job creation potential will be supported, with special treatment of businesses owned by women.
Citizens' participation in budget planning for democratizing decision-making and prioritising investments that need to be made in the city and subur