Resource constraints • Energy shortages, which inhibit businesses’ potential to produce • Lack of renewable energy-related initiatives OUTCOMES OF THE DISCUSSION: The brainstorming discussion outlined some of the most pressing economic issues faced in Kosovo. As the country with the highest unemployment rate and the lowest labor productivity levels in Europe, Kosovo faces multiple challenges on educating and integrating the youthful labor force into the labor market. In addition, Kosovo has the lowest share of trade with the other CEFTA member countries, especially in terms of the share of the exports. Therefore, inspired by the main production-related and labor-related indicators, the discussion led by the participants in the economic development and job creation group highlighted the need of a clear economic vision and strategy to tackle some of the micro and macro related problems and opportunities. As a consequence, the participants came up with recommendations to further study the market to identify which sectors and interventions could enhance Kosovo's economic perspective. Thus, a concrete series of steps need to be taken to create a competiveness assessment study, which would assess the competitiveness of the subsectors in Kosovo, with a focus on the industries which have potential to increase the number of employees, increase sales, increase exports, and other indicators. The competitiveness assessment study would detect five subsectors and identify the main three interventions needed in each subsector. 34