Why were MPs not asked to travel outside Kosovo these days

This decision of headship is being assessed by MPs in various ways.

The MP, Naser Osmani from the Democratic League of Kosovo, told Radio Free Europe that he did not understand the headship requirement and that no one, according to him, can force MPs to stay at a plenary session or not.

He stresses that such a decision only makes sense if it is made to save the Parliament's budget.

“Deputet cannot force anything to attend the session. It may be in Kosovo and not attend the session. Similarly, there may not be any quorum if there is any parliamentary group stance, so that it does not participate in the session, regardless of whether it is the MP in Kosovo or abroad. Thus, there is no such decision on this matter”, Osmani said.

Kosovo Assembly MPs currently stand before two important issues, which they must pass with their votes or not.

The first issue is the Kosovo border demarcation agreement with Montenegro, while the second is abolishing the Law for Specialised Chambers, respectively.

MP Osmani says that if the decision of the Parliament's Headship is made to create quorum in the Assembly on specific issues, it is meaningless.

That decision for me is meaningless, if it is made for that purpose”, Ousman points out.

While MP Ali Lajci from the Vetevendosje Movement has understood this decision of the Parliament's Headship as a requirement that MPs not miss hearings, as well as that the quorum be made for the adoption of laws.

This is probably about creating a quorum in the Assembly, because often MPs are missing. In this respect I understand. We need to be regular and each should be regular no matter what. We should be regular in the Assembly, on all questions”, Lajci said

On the other hand, Albert Krasniqi, from the Kosovo Democratic Institute, which monitors the work of the Parliament, told Radio Free Europe, that this new decision of the Assembly could also be linked to two important decisions this institution must take, with Demarkation, respectively, and the abolition of the Law for Specialised Chambers.

The Kosovo Parliament's decision for the next 30 days, by February 20th, to stop all MPs' trips, can link it to these two issues [Demarkation and Special Court] and with the need to have all MPs to secure the quorum and to have the necessary” votes, Krasniqi said. The issue of the demarcation agreement with Montenegro and the abolition of the Specialised Chambers Law are the two topics that are dominate the political scene in Kosovo.

Albert Krasniqi says laws and many other important issues have been sidelined, and, as he says, the Assembly of Kosovo will not be able to take step in adopting many laws, which he has on the agenda.

Currently, there are 5 laws in the procedure for approval, while 75 are expected.