5 minutes agoUnscheduled Assembly since February
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Despite the existence of a strong parliamentary majority, Kosovo's Assembly is failing to close over time all agendas. The legislature has unfinished issues from several plenary sessions held in February, March, April and May. Civil society organisations monitoring the work of the Parliament say it [...]
A parliamentary security debate in the country, called by the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, a few days after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, after several delays, was held with about 3 months late at the 19 May session. Even so, the vote on the proposal-result by this debate did not happen in the absence of quorum. In fact, the Headship of the Assembly did not put him in line for the last session, as it did for some other points that were not completed by various sessions held since February.
The long-term non-treatment of agenda points and carrying from one session to another is a poor practice and a non-co-ordination of the chief parliament, leadership and chiefs of parliamentary groups, Ehat Miftaraj of the Kosovo Institute for Justice tells Radio Kosovo.
We like the IKD see this more as negligence, but also as irresponsible of the Parliament's deputies in relation to obligations they have as deputies and in relation to their obligations to citizens. Not rarely do MPs, rather than attach importance to the Constitution and general interest, make policy depending on the agendas they hold for the party, which they represent”, he said.
Besides the IKD, like some other organisations, the AVONET NGO network monitors the work of the Parliament. The director of this organisation, Kenan Gashi, also estimates that no long-term treatment of the agendas is a poor practice that is hindering parliamentaryism.
“The Bar of the agenda points from a session to the next session, or from month to month, is extremely disturbing and not serious. I say so because MPs have been chosen to represent and address issues involving citizens, country and state politics. Thus, the Speakership of the Parliamentary Commissions of the Parliamentary Commissions, but MPs also must address more seriously participating in the Assembly, addressing issues with greater seriousness”, he told Radio Kosova.
Despite the session's presence, as a result of voter turnout, in the absence of quorum for decision-making, the Assembly did not address even some of the agenda points at the last session, held on Thursday, May 26th.
