Civil society hosts more intensive jobs from Parliament, sees election campaign a hurdle

Political affairs acquaintance Shemshi Jashari said the Parliament would be more difficult to work because of the electoral campaign for local elections. However, he expects MPs to be more responsible for their official duty.

And if we look at the Spring session, we have only seven passed laws and over 100 bills waiting to be adopted, and I think it's a good way for the Assembly to get back to work. I should have cut off the holidays because of the pandemic. I think the Assembly is tasked with being more efficient and concrete or the realisation of the Annual session. It will be a little difficult as we enter the election campaign, and the discussion in the Assembly may be a folklore in order to win any vote from each party. This is going to get the Assembly out of its” agenda.

On the other hand, Jashari says he hopes that in the procedural way there will be no obstacles in the Assembly.

I think he's under far more serious obligation, if we refer to the statistics of monitoring organisations that we have over 440 deputies' absences for the spring session and that's irresponsible... It is imperative that each single MP be focused on the realisation of his mandate, on conveying the general situation, on amending the many laws that they expect, at least in a procedural way, that there be no obstacles to”.

And through a written answer, the Kusari butterfly, activist, said the Assembly awaits an extremely busy agenda, with a large number of laws waiting to proceed. Kusari also said MPs should work intensively to complete their obligations.

Kosovo's “Assembly expects an extremely tight agenda, with a large number of international laws and agreements expected to proceed. MPs must work intensively and professionally in order to adopt laws that are in public interest, easily applicable and in accordance with European standards. I hope the MPs will not turn the plenary sessions into theaters that offer entertainment performances for the public, as it often happens, but that will treat the Assembly as the most important institution in the country representing the people of”, EO.

She said the Assembly will also develop many recruiting procedures as the selection of members of the Kosovo Radio Television Board, Independent Commission for Media etc, and these processes should be done more transparent and professionally, so that positions can get those who deserve it. The Kosovo Assembly will start operating over the next week. On Monday, the head of the Assembly will hold meetings to set up the next plenary session.