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SECTION I: EXTREMISM, RADICALIZATION AND CYBER THREATS AS AN IMPORTANT
SECURITY FACTORS FOR COUNTERING TERRORISM PROCESSES

law On the Prohibition of Joining Armed Conflicts Outside State Territory, and has amended
its law to prevent routing of money and terrorist financing, which is a solid base for dealing
with this issue. “The Government of Kosovo strengthened its existing counterterrorism provi-
sions and approved a new counterterrorism strategy for 2018-22. The new counterterrorism
strategy provides a comprehensive approach to preventing and combating terrorism and is
one of the government’s strategic priorities. On March 30, the Assembly passed the Law on
Critical Infrastructure, which aims to identify, preserve, and protect national and European
critical infrastructure” (US Department of State, 2019: p 97). The purpose of this law is, as
stated, to preserve and protect national and European critical infrastructure, and also to protect
the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo; to prevent incidents; to minimize potential damage
to critical infrastructure and general wealth, and to minimize economic and social losses; to
ensure government stability; and to enhance resilience.

The primary legislation in the field of Cyber Security includes:
• Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo 1
• Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo 2
• Criminal No. 04/L-123 Procedure Code 3
• Law No.03/L –166 on preventing and fighting cyber crime 4
• Law No. 06/L –014 on critical infrastructure. 5
• Law No. 04/L-145 on information society government bodies 6
• Law No. 04/L-094 on information society services 7
• Law No. 04/L-109 on electronic communications 8
• Law No. 05/L-030 on the interception of electronic communications 9
• Law No.03/L – 172 on the protection of personal data 10
• Law no. 04/L-076 on the police 11
• Law no. 03/L063 on the Kosovo Intelligence Agency 12
• Law no. 04/L-213 on international legal cooperation in criminal matters 13
• Law no. 04/L-052 on international agreements 14
15
• Law No. 04/L-064 on the Kosovo forensic agency
16
• Law No.04/L –004 on private security services
• Law No. 03/L-046 on the Kosovo security force 17
• Law No.03/L –178 on the classification of information and security clearances 18
1 http://www.kushtetutakosoves.info/repository/docs/Constitution.of.the.Republic.of.Kosovo.pdf
2 https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=18413
3 https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDocumentDetail.aspx?ActID=2861
4 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/2010-166-eng.pdf
5 https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=16313
6 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/Law%20on%20information%20society%20govern-
ment%20bodies.pdf
7 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/Law%20on%20information%20society%20services.pdf
8 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/109%20Law%20on%20Electronic%20Communications.pdf
9 https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=10968
10 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/2010-172-eng.pdf
11 http://www.kosovopolice.com/repository/docs/Law_on_Police.pdf
12 http://www.assembly-kosova.org/common/docs/ligjet/2008_03-L063_en.pdf
13 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/Law%20on%20international%20legal%20coopera-
tion%20in%20criminal%20matters.pdf
14 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/Law%20on%20international%20agreements.pdf
15 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/Law%20on%20Kosovo%20Forensic%20Agency.pdf
16 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/Law%20on%20private%20security%20services.pdf
17 http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/2008_03-L046_en.pdf
18 https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=2690

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