The organization of the Prishtina 2030 Mediterranean Games became a subject of debate between Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP Avdullah Hoti and Finance Minister Hekuran Murati during a meeting of the Budget Committee.
Hoti accused the government of failing to assume sufficient responsibility for preparing the sporting event. He called on the executive to secure full funding for the necessary projects if the Municipality of Prishtina fails to complete them, while the activities are also expected to take place in other municipalities.
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Hoti calls on the government to take over the organization
“Regarding the Olympic (Mediterranean) Games, you and the Municipality of Prishtina have been going back and forth, pushing the responsibility onto each other. You need to take ownership; you are the government. You need to take ownership of all of it, of the entire budget required for the Olympic Games, and include it in the budget if the Municipality of Prishtina does not do so, as well as the other municipalities, because the events will be spread everywhere. You need to take ownership. They will take place in 2030; everything should have been fully completed by 2027 or 2028,” Hoti stressed.
Minister Hekuran Murati said that funding for the Mediterranean Games had been included in the budget of the Ministry of Sport. According to him, however, not all the locations where the sports will be held and where sports facilities are expected to be built have yet been determined.
Murati: Funding has been planned in the Ministry of Sport’s budget
“Regarding the Mediterranean Games, here too we have a similar situation, since the locations for all the sports where construction is planned have not yet been specified. The idea was to have a consolidated plan, and once there is clarity, the Ministry of Sport can proceed with implementing the project. As for the budgeting, we have tried to accommodate the entire amount in the budget of the Ministry of Sport,” Murati said.
The clash between them comes as preparations continue for the Prishtina 2030 Mediterranean Games. Organizing the event requires coordination among institutions and the timely completion of infrastructure projects.
