The Assembly's session for the capture of institutions after the State Council of Quality, VV also captures the Commission on Jurispondance

The Kosovo government on April 20th 2026 had made a decision, adopting the Justice Ministry's proposal for the appointment of members of the Commission for Providing the Jurisprudence Test. On Sunday, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti had held an online meeting to change one of the deputy members of the commission, Judge Gerarta Lisaj, Periscopi reports. [...]
On Sunday, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti had held an online meeting to change one of the deputy members of the commission, Judge Gerarta Lisaj, Periscopi reports.
Today, however, the deputies of the Vetevendosje Movement have voted the proposed changes to the Kosovo Assembly session.
In 63 votes for, none against and no abstention have voted for the changes.
On the other hand, the European Union Office in Kosovo had recently expressed concerns about the appointments to the Commission for the Proving of Jurisprudence, addressing Chief Parliamentary Albulen Haxhiu through chief leader Eva Palatova.
In the official letter, the EU stressed that these developments raise questions about the independence and impartiality of the justice system, as well as respect for the principles of rule of law.
According to the EU, the Government's decision to appoint new members to this commission should not halt the mandate of current members prematurely, establishing dilemmas for constitutionality and legality of this action.
Likewise, Supreme Court of Kosovo chief Fejzullah Rexhepi had voiced concern about the decision.
Rexhepi had reacted sharply following the commission's amendment to the jurisdictional exam.
“Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kosovo expressed his concern about the decision 24/11, on the 2004.26th, taken at the government's recent meeting, about forming a new Commission to give the Jurisprudence Test, justified in claims of lack of transparency, and complaints to the Commission thus far”.
“S first, as chairman of the Commission thus far, I appreciate that it is necessary for any institutional decision making to be based on verified facts, fair procedures and in full respect of the legal competencies of each institution. In this regard, we consider it unacceptable that responsibility for a completely administrative and organisational process to indirectly shift to the Commission, at a time when the Ministry of Justice itself has failed to fulfil its clear legal obligations for organising the” exam, it was said in response.
The court's president had indicated that “Tendents to the commission were initiated a year ago, the reasons given by the justice minister, to appoint the commission in its new composition, are absurd and not true, and the decision as such is illegal and anti-unconstitutional”.
The only truth in this middle is that I, as chairman of the Commission and Commission members, have not allowed interference in the Commission's work on the candidate assessment, as this is at the commission's disposal. The Commission's work is based on the provisions of the law, and for that there has been full transparency, the only complaint from the Ministry of Justice in relation to the Commission, which has been told us, has been low credibility. It has been unacceptable for us to lower the evaluation criteria and the Commission to play the role of an instrument in the hands of the Justice Ministry”, it was said away.
Feyzullahu had indicated that the new composition of this commission without completing the mandate of the past commission is the government's intervention in the justice system.
Therefore, the appointment of a Commission in its new composition, without passing the mandate on to the Commission so far, is not explained differently than interference in the work of independent institutions, and this in the continuation of the ongoing interventions the Government made even in relation to the justice system. To me personally and to members of the Commission of integrity and independence in the exercise of the profession and as a member of the Commission, they are not principles that are written only on paper, but they are principles that we need to exercise in all our actions. We remain committed to rule of law, independent functioning of institutions, and protection of public interest”, further response. /Periscopi












