Kocijancic reacts to DP: Burning EU Integration Terms

“Calls for several members of opposition parties in Albania to boycott Parliament and MPs to give up their current mandate are against productive and go against the country's EU reform efforts”.

EC spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic has reacted to the Albanian opposition's decision to burn mandates.

The right of citizens to engage in peaceful demonstrations is an essential element and a fundamental value of any mature democracy and must be guaranteed. However, the use of violent acts and damage to public property as seen last Saturday in central Tirana are not acceptable. Parliament is the basis of any European democracy. It is a country where the debates on reforms and relevant developments should be discussed and taken forward, not boycotted. Parliament is the basis of any European democracy. It is a country where the debates on reforms and relevant developments should be discussed and taken forward, not boycotted. Calls by some opposition parties to boycott parliament and MPs to give up their current mandate are counterproductive and go against the country's EU reform efforts. We expect the government and opposition to engage in constructive discussions aimed at overcoming the current political situation”, Kocijancic stressed. / A OVR