{"id":70811,"date":"2024-08-28T15:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=70811"},"modified":"2024-08-28T15:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:05:49","slug":"pm-kurti-shares-news-about-minimum-wage-in-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/pm-kurti-shares-news-about-minimum-wage-in-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Kurti shares news about minimum wage in Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has stated that the final preparations are being made for the opening of the Ibri Bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;We are doing all the necessary consultations and our homework, such as handling the preliminary draft for the stability of the bridge, while we wait for the final report and up to the preparations for the adjustment of the appearance and the surrounding environment. The opening of the bridge is freedom of movement and freedom of movement is a fundamental right both in the Republic of Kosovo and in the EU&#8221;, stated Kurti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At the government meeting, Kurti gave the news to the citizens that the minimum wage will be increased to 350 euros.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new minimum wage will affect about 150,000 employees, who work with wages lower than 350 euros, mainly in the private sector, according to the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Kosovo, Hekuran Murati.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;This action is just another step within the many measures that we have taken as the Government to improve the well-being of the citizens&#8221;, said Kurti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Murati said that the decision to increase the minimum wage will come into effect on October 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;We will make sure that the law and the decision to increase the minimum wage will be implemented&#8221;, declared Murati.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new decision on the minimum wage also puts an end to the discrimination of workers based on age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Until the enactment of the new Law, the minimum wage in Kosovo was 130 euros for workers under 35 years old and 170 euros for workers up to 65 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Until now, Kosovo has had the lowest minimum wage in Europe, 170 euros, while Luxembourg has the highest, 2,571 euros. 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