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Kosovo aims to establish a Gendarmerie

2026-05-19 13:58:37, Kosova & Bota CNA

Kosovo aims to establish a Gendarmerie

The acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, announced that the first steps have been taken towards the establishment of the Kosovo Gendarmerie.

Sveçla wrote on social media that he has signed the establishment of the working group, which, according to him, will analyze and propose modalities for the functioning of the Gendarmerie as an Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"The Gendarmerie represents an important step in consolidating our security architecture, with a clear mission to guarantee a strong state presence in order to preserve our borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty, protect against terrorism, manage high-risk riots, and protect critical infrastructure," he wrote on Facebook.

According to Sveçla, the creation of the Gendarmerie will strengthen state capacities to prevent, manage and neutralize threats "that threaten the security of citizens and the territorial integrity of our country."

The gendarmerie is a security force of a military nature that performs police duties. In some countries it may be part of the Ministry of Interior, in others part of the armed forces.

Many countries have their own gendarmerie, including Kosovo's northern neighbor, Serbia, whose gendarmerie operates within the police.

Other countries also have gendarmerie, such as France, a NATO member state.

For example, the French Gendarmerie is a military force tasked with upholding the rule of law, has full jurisdiction over the civilian population, and is responsible for public safety and order, and interacts with police and military forces at home and abroad. It plays a role in crisis management and participates in both peacekeeping missions abroad and combat operations.

In NATO, gendarmerie-type forces are mentioned within what is known as stability police./REL





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