European Union Integration at the Local Level Report • Amidst measures of preventing the illegal woodcutting and quarry activities, there is still some confusion due to the lack competence division between the local and central authorities, namely the Kosovo Forestry Agency. • Following the approval of relevant legislation at the central level, Peja Municipality has put in place its waste management plan, which is currently being implemented. • The monitoring of equal access to public services for all communities, and breaking down of ethnic and gender background data for the users of these services is being carried out. This will assure that the public services are present in all official languages, that all communities have equal access in all state institutions and are trained equally, as well as that correspondence is given to them in their mother tongue. • All communities have equal access to health care and social services and receive professional treatment, while the shelter cannot be provided for the repatriated persons as the municipality does not have collective residential buildings. • Amidst awareness raising efforts primarily foreseen for the vulnerable groups of returnees and non-majority communities on how they should get the best access to social assistance, the Municipal Assembly of Peja embarked on numerous activities aimed both at the majority and non-majority communities that were chiefly explaining the criteria for social assistance eligibility. • The Municipal Assembly of Peja hired teaching and academic staff for Bosniac language, and the teaching process is underway. Moreover, there are attempts to organize catch-up classes in Roma language, too. Klina – procedural problems with returnees In the meeting with Municipal Integration Officer of the Municipal Assembly of Klina, Mrs. Have Thaqi, she reported on the implementation of actions stemming from EPAP 2011. Regulation No. 02/2010 of the Republic of Kosovo Government has been fully implemented. In addition, the Decision on reappointment and organization of ORC was also implemented. The Civil Service of Klina Municipality employs(5) civil servants from amongst the minority communities. Municipal Regulation on the Use of Official Languages in Institutions(01-07-72/07) was adopted on 27 April 2007. The Law on Use of Languages prescribes conditions for equal use of languages and alphabets and ensures for their equal implementation in municipal institutions. 27