Opposition warns it will send the Law for Strategic Investment to Constitutional

The law for strategic investments passed first reading in the Kosovo Assembly. However, the opposition is opposing this law, calling it flawed and unconstitutional.

The opposition is warning that it will send the same to the Constitutional Court. The Kosovo Assembly, days ago, adopted the Law for Strategic Investment on First Reading. However, opposition came from the opposition. MP from PDK ranks Ferat Shala, calls this law unconstitutional.

It's unusual with the way it's written, the way and the approach it's been treated, as well as with the competencies it gives to the specific sectors, or the specific groups, and in this case, the political committees or councils. In this case given that it deals with essential thematics, strategic priorities and resources, we have made clear that if it doesn't change between two readings, as it is -- it is unconstitutional and economic anti-values, against the country's developmental perspective”, Shala told Kosovo 1.

He warns most in the Assembly that if they approve of this Law in second reading, then The PDK will submit it to the Constitutional Court. If the worries didn't rise and the worries didn't improve, we'd definitely complain. We've raised concerns, we've given the recommendations below for Article, he has no sense of even a law, because it allows the minister to act on law”, Shala says. That this Law can be challenged for its constitutionality, says AAK MP Albana Bytyqi.

They are mixing all foreign investments with strategic ones and decision-making has been carried by a minister assigned to that college. There's a first-read horse and we'll see whether by the second reading there will be changes, if there are no changes, we'll see that there are still shortcomings, and we'll definitely present our complaints”, she said. Despite complaints and criticism from the opposition, the majority party in the Assembly expects the same law to be passed on second reading.