Balkans Group publishes a new policy report Kosovo’s ProgressBAR in 2021: An 8-dimensional assessment of key policy areas.

Balkans Group has developed a monitoring instrument consisting of 8 dimensions: Rule of Law, Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Democratisation, Economy, Sustainable Development, Education, Health and Good Neighbourly Relations, to better measure Kosovo’s progress and bring more data to surface. This structure is divided into thirteen (13) indicators and sixty-five (65) sub-indicators, which use means of assessment, means of verification, and sources of verification from a variety of local, regional and international sources. The indicators provide an empirical approach to measuring Kosovo’s advancement in critical policy areas. By comparing the data with the previous year, Balkans Group measures Kosovo’s progress in the reporting year, in form of numbers and percentages. Also, by offering simplified and easily understandable data, the Balkans Group seeks to inform citizens and policymakers regarding Kosovo’s progress in key sectors. Moreover, this report contains a section ‘Progress in numbers’ which evaluates on a scale from 0-4 the overall progress in a specific dimension, indicator, sub-indicator or means of assessment.

The report is accompanied by an in-depth methodology about the indicators and sub-indicators and the way they have been measured. In addition, 235 means of assessments, covering local and international sources, were used to measure progress. As such, this report rests on a large amount of data to measure Kosovo’s advancement in 2021 compared to the previous year. Also, if certain policy areas or dimensions have not been included in this report, it does not mean that they are not important or that Kosovo’s progress in those particular areas is not monitored by the EU. Rather, the list of indicators may be expanded in future years and they may also be modified to adapt to new circumstances arising in the future.

The full report can be found HERE.

This publication is supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy.

The views and analysis in this publication are sole of the Balkans Group and do not reflect the donor’s views.