13 minutes agoWhat's going on with the bill that revolted on veterans, Klink's got a warning for Kurt.
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)More than four months have passed since the minimum wage bill was adopted principlely in the Kosovo Assembly. This bill has not yet gone to the Assembly for second reading approval. Former Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti has confirmed that the draft bill is currently not even under consideration, while veterans' representative Faton Klinku [...]
Kosovo Liberation Army Veterans Organisation Chairman Faton Klinkaku has warned that he will block the doors of institutions if the minimum wage bill is submitted unchanged to the Kosovo Assembly for second reading approval.
Klink told Gazeta Express that they have no information about when this bill is planned to be sent to the Assembly, but said they would protest if an increase in veterans' pension is not included in this bill.
The “stand behind the decision that if they bring it to the second-reading convention, we will be put on protests”, he said. If they bring that bill, we will block the doors of institutions, and the prime minister will be able to enter the Government of the Assembly”, Klink added.
He indicated they no longer had meetings or contacts with the prime minister or other government representatives.
“I don't even want to meet the Prime Minister. If he wants to be serious, he has to withdraw that bill”, Klink said.
On June 14th, the Kosovo Assembly voted in principle the bill, which paves the way for the minimum wage increase, but from which veterans were left out. Enraged, veterans protested sharply before the Parliament and Government, while the police needed mobilization to avoid any consequences.
The bill was to be examined by the functional commission and permanent commissions and then presented with recommendations.
Former Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, a member of the Commission for Business, Work and Transfere, said that in this commission for this bill since then there has been no further “discussion”.
The procedure has been delayed. From the first review in the Assembly, there has been no discussion on the” commission, Hoti said.
The same was confirmed by the other member of this commission, Ferat Shala by the PDK.
The bill, adopted in principle, envisions the growth of the minimum wage to 264 euros gross, or 250 euros, net, from 130-170 as it currently is. Veterans seek to be included in the bill and for their pension to reach 250 euros, up from 170 are currently receiving it.
By 2017, it was determined that the veterans' pension was not less than the minimum wage in Kosovo.
