Was Andrew Shala's decision against law for reciprocal measures against Northern Macedonia?

The decision, made by the incumbent minister, Andrew Shala, was made with the reasoning that Northern Macedonia has placed a tax barrier against Kosovo's upcoming fish rasad, and that despite complaints and warnings this issue was not regulated.

Shala's decision comes despite the incumbent prime minister, Ramush Haradinaj, had ordered the ministers not to make decisions until a Constitutional Court verdict.

Similarly, Haradinaj at a meeting held without media presence had ordered ministries' secretariats not to submit any decision on signing ministers.

Meanwhile, Constitution connoisseur Riza Smaka shows whether Shala's decision can be considered illegal.

He says that at the moment a prime minister resigns, the government is seen as falling.

However, Smaka points out, the ministers are currently as equally responsible for their posts.

This is not indicated by the Constitution. In the case of the prime minister's resignation, however, the government is seen as falling. In this form the ministers in this case are kind of a task seeker, and they can make urgent decisions. Emergency decisions can also be considered reciprocal measures against various states”, explains Smaka for news.net.

Minister Shala in an interview yesterday confirmed that he would not back down from the decision to move Macedonia.

According to him, for the return of that decision, the Republic of Northern Macedonia must also reflect.

We remember, that Kosovo had previously imposed a 100 per cent tax on Serbian goods, which is still standing in force.

The tax had later become a trigger for blocking dialogue between the two countries.