The PDK will submit to Constitutional Law for KPM) and for KPKA

These two laws were passed at today's session.

“The repeated efforts of this power to apprehend and subdue independent justice institutions, as well as control of media and free speech, took the form of the decision with the adoption of two laws at today's session. Therefore, we will certainly use constitutional mechanisms to send the Law to the Constitutional Court for the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council and the Law for Independent Media Commission in order to make sure that the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo is respected” is written by Tahiri.

There have been many reactions to the Law's approval of the KPM. The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has said they are concerned with some aspects of the law that has been adopted today.

O The SEU has said that despite recommendations given by international experts on behalf of the Council of Europe, EU and O The SEU's approach to law by standards, unfortunately, most are taken into account.

The main recommendations of experts who have not been taken into account have reflected concerns about new provisions that will impact the composition, role and responsibilities of the KPM, as well as procedures for selecting new members and service conditions for the electees. The recommendations for the KPM's role and responsibilities during election campaigns have also not been taken into account at”, said in response.

Germany's Ambassador Jorn Rohde has said that if Kosovo is to speed up its path towards the EU, then every new law should make it fully in line with EU standards. According to Rohde, international institutions' recommendations have been ignored.

“Kosovars want to be part of the European family and if the Kosovo government wants to accelerate its path towards the EU, any new law should be fully in line with EU standards. EU, KiE and O The SB has given their opinions on the laws, but they have been ignored...”, he wrote.

Ricardo Gutierrez, secretary general of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), has called it a black day for media freedom this Thursday, after Kosovo's Assembly adopted this law, which, among other things, envisions internet media licensing, monitoring and fines of up to 40 thousand euros.

“Kosovo: Parliament just adopted the Media Law (Law for Independent Media Commission) despite advice from the KiE, the EU, the OSCE and the EFJ not to do so. Today is a black day for freedom of Media and Democracy in Kosovo. Opposition political parties boycotted the session”, Gutierrez wrote in “X”.