| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S10S20S30S40S50 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 0 (none)
No dedicated SE strategy or action plan, adopted or in preparation, was found for Kosovo*: 'none'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 0 (SE absent from adopted national strategies)
Neither the National Development Strategy 2030 (parts read) nor the Employment Strategy 2024-2028 Action Plan 2024-25 mentions social enterprises, social entrepreneurship or the social economy (no SE grant scheme or measure); no other adopted strategy with SE content was found for Kosovo*: 'SE absent from adopted national strategies'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 0 (no adopted instrument)
No SE strategy: 'no adopted instrument'. · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 0 (none)
No SE strategy to monitor: 'none'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 0 (no evidence)
No SE strategy, hence 'no evidence'. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I1100I267I30I40 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 100 (a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE)
Applications for SE status go to the 'Division for Social Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers', set up under Law No. 06/L-022 (an SE Unit was prepared within the then Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare with IPA support): 'a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 67 (several types (e.g. cooperatives and mutuals))
The status covers two categories: Category A (services to vulnerable groups: health, residential, psycho-social, vocational training) and Category B (at least 30% of staff from vulnerable groups): 'several types (... WISE and social cooperatives)'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 0 (none, or only in a draft)
The only body found is the ministerial 'Commission for the Evaluation of the Status of Social Enterprise', which certifies status and is not a consultative body with SE organisations; none other found: 'none'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
The status procedure launched on 20 Nov 2023 runs through the MFPT Division for Social Enterprises and its evaluation commission; no inter-ministerial coordination mechanism on SE is mentioned there or elsewhere: 'none'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P133P20P30P40 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 33 (social considerations allowed in general (criteria, conditions))
The procurement law allows social and gender-related conditions 'activated during the contract execution phase' (D+ brief, Dec 2025), and Law 06/L-022 Art. 26(1) only allows authorities to contract social enterprises through the ordinary procedure; no reserved contracts, SE preference or Art. 77-type reservation: 'social considerations allowed in general'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 0 (none)
No national guidance exists: D+ recommends that the Procurement Regulatory Commission 'should initiate the development of a detailed guideline for contracting authorities' on social and gender clauses: 'none'. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 0 (none)
'To date, social and gender-related clauses have not been applied', and the regulator's annual report carries no such indicators: 'none'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 0 (none)
The regulator's regular training programmes have no module on social or gender clauses (D+ recommends adding one); no training on reserved contracts exists: 'none'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D1100D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 100 (in law)
Law No. 06/L-022 on Social Enterprises (published 26 Nov 2018) defines social enterprises and their categories: 'in law'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
Law 06/L-022 requires social objectives in the founding act (Art. 3(1.1)), sets 'pjesëmarrja e punonjësve dhe përfituesve' in governance as a principle (Art. 4(1.8), 16(2)) and limits profit distribution ('kufizimi i shpërndarjes së përfitimit', Art. 4(1.2); 'Nuk lejohet shpërndarja e çfarëdo fitimi', Art. 18(2)): 'all three'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 2 of 3Law No. 06/L-022 on Social Enterprises (Official Gazette No. 20, 26 Nov 2018) · sources 1 2 3L1100L2100L350L40L5100 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 100 (in force)
- L2 · Scope: 100 (general: SE broadly, including a status open to several legal forms or any purpose)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 50 (some adopted)
Art. 30 requires secondary acts within six months on registration procedures (Art. 9(5)), granting/refusal/revocation of status and the commission's composition (Art. 11(6)), reporting (Art. 19(3)) and fines (Art. 29(6)). Four administrative instructions were drafted and put to consultation in 2019 (EU4K project); the status procedure was launched only on 20 Nov 2023. Which acts are in force could not be confirmed; coded some_adopted. - L4 · Status or register: 0 (foreseen with no entity recognised, or law not in force)
Electronic public register kept by the Ministry (Art. 15); applications to the Division for Social Enterprises at the Ministry of Finance, Labour and Transfers since 20 Nov 2023 (Category A social services; Category B with at least 30% employees from vulnerable groups). No published count of enterprises with status; coded operating on the basis of the launch and continuing application materials (low confidence). - L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 100 (set up)
Commission for the Evaluation of the Status of Social Enterprise (Art. 11) assesses applications and issues certificates (referred to at the Nov 2023 launch). Meetings in 2024-2025 not verified. No council foreseen.
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E467E567 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
No government SE support programme operated in 2021-2025: the November 2023 launch names no support programme or training, the Employment Strategy action plan 2024-25 has none, and support came from the IPA II project (ended Nov 2021) and donor-backed incubators: 'project-based only'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
Support providers are based in Prishtina and Mitrovica, without a national network of centres: 'several regions'. · low confidence - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
Support is funded by the EU (IPA II) and other donors: 'mainly donor or EU funded'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
The IPA project ran 42 months to 21 Nov 2021 and donor incubators continue, but an uninterrupted dated programme to 2025 is not documented: 'two to four years'. · source 1 · low confidence - E5 · Range of services: 67 (two)
Documented services: registration and status advice (handbook for organisations wishing to register) and finance (support to potential beneficiaries of the SE grant scheme): 'two'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F167F233F367F467 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 67 (SE an explicit priority or target group in the national programme(s), or in the EU country programme)
The IPA II action 'Support to MLSW for Efficient and Effective Implementation of Active Labour Market Measures' included SE secondary legislation, capacity building and the 'design of a new Social Enterprise grant scheme': 'SE an explicit priority or target group in the national programme(s)'; no allocated SE budget was found. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 33 (general calls whose themes name social economy or social entrepreneurship, or documented SE grantees in general calls)
The EU-funded call 'Improving labour market access of disadvantaged groups through social enterprises and active labour market measures' (EUR 3.5m, three lots, Lot 2 EUR 500,000 for new social enterprises) closed on 11 Nov 2019, before the period; its grantees were monitored in 2021 (14 new grantees, April 2021 newsletter), and no SE-dedicated call in 2021-2025 was found: 'documented SE grantees in general calls'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 67 (government as co-partner)
Grants were monitored by 40 officers of the Employment Agency and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the IPA project's beneficiary: 'government as co-partner'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 67 (number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported)
The project reports 14 new grantees (the share that are SEs is not stated): 'number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N133N20N30N40 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 33 (only general SME/employment programmes open to SE)
Law 06/L-022 only enables support (funds 'mund të sigurohen nga Buxheti i Kosovës', Art. 24; wage-subsidy programmes, Art. 25; ministries and municipalities 'mund të ofrojnë subvencione dhe grante', Art. 26(2); profit-tax exemption and zero-rate VAT on imports, Art. 27); no budget line or call for SEs in 2021-2025 was found: 'only general SME/employment programmes open to SE'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 ≤ 33'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 ≤ 33'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 0 (no evidence)
N1 at 33: 'no evidence, or N1 ≤ 33'. · source 1
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