January 2013 Annual Review 2012 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Kosovo By Kushtrim Shaipi* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational train­ing, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * Kushtrim Shaipi, Director IQ Consulting, Prishtina © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary 2012 was an eventful year for Kosovo during which the newest country in Europe has gone through rather complex and sensitive processes. Foreign policy of the country was on the top of the agenda of policy-makers, under which category, EU integration, dialogue with Serbia, membership in international organizations and solicitation of rec­ognitions have dominated as most important processes.