3 hours agoConspiracy: EU letters itself for corruption concerns
Periskopi(2 months ago)
(2 months ago)Kosovo's Assembly has twice adopted the No.10/L-027 Bill for the Mediterranean Games XXI Pristina 2030 with 64 votes per, none and no abstention has been adopted on second reading the draft bill for the XXI Pristina 2030 opposition has not participated in the vote. The European Union, however, has expressed deep concerns in [...]
With 64 votes for, none against and no abstention has been adopted on second reading Bill for the Mediterranean Games XXI Pristina 2030
The opposition has not participated in the vote.
The European Union, on the other hand, has expressed deep concern over the draft bill XXI Mediterranean Games Pristina 2030%, which is expected to be adopted in second reading in the Parliament today.
The EU office in Pristina yesterday has sent a letter to Parliament Speaker Albulen Haxhiu, where they have expressed their concerns about the bill.
In this letter, it is estimated that the current bill poses significant risks for managing public finances (MFP), transparency and accountability.
According to the EU, this bill would have significant budgetary implications of around 254m euros.
Of the main concerns of the EU is the bypassing of existing public procurement legislation.
“Applicating specific rules allowing the bypassing of existing public procurement legislation, as well as their priority in conflict with any other law”, it says in the EU letter, pointing to second concern.
“Role and the scope of the Special Monitoring Unit mandated to be created by the Government pose risks due to its unclear legal statute in the bill, independence and reporting structure, which could conflict with existing bodies for oversight of”, is said on paper. /Periscopi/
