EUROPEAN PRINCIPLES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF KOSOVO

The administration system of the states that make up the EU is characterized by the respect of a number of principles that complement the values of the European Administrative Space, this space which must be respected for the states that intend to become part of the EU. The lack of respect for European principles is also considered one of the factors that can prevent the state from fulfilling this standard, which by respecting the values of building a good administration, the quality of the provision of administrative services will be raised. The lack of sufficient knowledge of European principles is an obstacle for the reform of the Public Administration of Kosovo. In compliance with the European administrative principles, we would have an increase in the professionalism of the administration officials and an easier possibility of development and modernization of the administration. Politicization and nepotism in the administration makes this administrative activity go outside the European administrative principles. As a consequence of this, the public administration of Kosovo is still overloaded with staff who in many cases lack professionalism in the relevant activity. In the absence of a genuine strategy for reforming the administration and in the absence of proper training, unprofessionalism in administrative activity has deepened. In the research of the topic in the treatment, the following methods have been applied: historical, causal analysis and interpretive methods. The paper brings a series of recommendations for the relevant institutions and the law, including the application of an integrated approach with adequate strategy which will serve for the countries of the Western Balkans as an additional standard in the easier alignment with the EU countries.