A discussion on book policies with the publishers in Kosovo

27.01.2016

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Kujtim Shala, today at the National Library of Kosovo, together with the heads of publishing houses of Kosovo and the director of the library, Fazli Gajraku, discussed book policies, the challenges of publishing activities, the need to intensify promotion of books and cultural diplomacy outside Kosovo and creating facilities that published book in Kosovo have the opportunity to be published and promoted in the outside world, through subsidies from MCYS.

Minister Shala was directly informed by the Kosovo editors about specific challenges and difficulties, faced by the book and publishing activity in general.

He said that the policies of the book and its financing remain a priority of MCYS and therefore the budget has significantly been increased for publishing books and buying it, in function of helping publishers and authors.

Minister Shala also said that it is being worked on the revision of the "Law on Publishing Activities", which will create facilities and better conditions for practicing the publishing activity, as well as for the book promotion and Albanian culture in Kosovo and abroad.

At the meeting was also discussed copyright and abuse made by the irresponsible activities. Minister Shala encouraged publishers to inform the law enforcement authorities and the relevant department of the MCYS about anything, in order to combat this terrible phenomenon of the abuse of copyright.

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