Monitors say Kosovo Assembly, discussed very little,

Monitors say the failure of many sessions as a result of a quorum was unacceptable to them.

The Kosovo Assembly completed the work of the spring session on Thursday (August 4th), when there were 35 different points on the agenda, which, as not always, examined them all.

But MPs, so effective, were not in many plenary sessions that failed, among other things, in the absence of quorum. Despite expectations and the existence of a strong parliamentary majority, this Assembly session was not productive enough, they estimate the Legislative work monitors.

That is what Mejidie Demolli-Niman, from the FOL Movement, told Radio Kosovo.

“We are witnessing many failed sessions due to lack of quorum. We've seen that the treatment of many laws has been postponed for a period outside of normal”, says Demoli Nimani.

There's no doubt they've been able to do more because the numbers in the country have them. Vetevendosje is one of the parties that has been in need of additional parties to make Government, and as a result, they find it easier to pass more laws and do more work”, she said.

Even Ehat Miftaraj from the Kosovo Institute for Justice, an organisation that monitors the work of the Parliament, says the Government and Vetevendosje have been able to work harder, while citing some good jobs.

“One of the most positive issues that has taken place during this session is undoubtedly the adoption of the new Parliament Rule, which was reached after 12 years”, says Ehat Miftaraj.

“There has been increased activity of parliamentary group deputies, primarily of the opposition, who have also participated and voted international agreements and legal initiatives that have been in broad public interest”, he said.

Kenan Gashi, from the NGO network “AVONET” also estimates that there has been a possibility of more work to be done, which he does not think happened.

“in plenary or extraordinary sessions have dominated political discussions, but not even the interests of institutions or citizens themselves. For us, it has been and it is worrying that the issue that does not take seriously the complaints and demands of citizens or even other communities, such as youth business”, Gashi said.

Radio Kosovo has asked in the Assembly for the number of hearings held and laws and resolutions adopted during the spring session, but until the preparation of this material have returned no response. Meanwhile, based on data published on the Parliament website, 58 laws have been adopted during this session, as 40 bills were passed in the first reading.