The MPs approved three laws and never came back from the break

Three draft laws were approved in Thursday's session of the Assembly, which was then interrupted because the deputies did not return from the break. During the session, the opposition expressed criticism regarding the Progress Report for Kosovo drawn up by the European Commission. The government has boasted about it, saying that it reflects the Government's achievements

For an hour and 10 minutes, the deputy speaker of the Assembly, Saranda Bogujevci, failed to establish the quorum to start the plenary session, even though there were more than 80 deputies in the hall. This was not possible, since the government did not have 61 deputies and the opposition did not declare its presence through electronic voting. 

This impasse was overcome by the Speaker of the Assembly, Glauk Konjufca, who appeared briefly in the hall, only with the mission to open the session and leave its direction to Bogujevci. He justified the start of the works, despite the lack of electronic proof of the presence of the deputies.

"Article 54, Mr. Tahiri, of the Regulation, says that the chairman of the session opens the session when most of the deputies of the Assembly are present", Konjufca said.

After starting the session, Konjufca also gave some instructions.

"Fjolla Ujkani speaks from the majority and then the parliamentary groups in order", he said before leaving the hall.

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The session discussed the Progress Report for Kosovo drawn up by the European Commission, which, according to the authorities, reflected Kosovo's progress in several areas.

"This report highlights Kosovo's progress in various fields, including institutional reforms, rule of law, economic development and regional integration. After summarizing this report, we see that there are no areas marked by regression as in previous years", said the MP from Vetëvendosje, Fjolla Ujkani.

But in the opposition, the EC Report was read differently.

"The report of the US Department of State spoke of a serious threat to the Government while the European Commission talks about the centralization of power, then this means that Kosovo, the only path it has chosen is isolation, authoritarianism and the attempt to end democracy", he stated deputy Driton Selmanaj from the ranks of the LDK.

In the session, concern was also raised for the cleaning workers of the Assembly, who have been on strike for almost two months with the demand for a salary increase, which is currently lower than the minimum wage. 

LDK MP Hykmete Bajrami has criticized the Assembly and the Government for not taking action.

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"We have a private company that is not respecting the Government's decision, but the other is that this company has a contract with the Assembly, with the legislators with us... The least that should have been done is to break the contract. You must take care to implement the laws in force", said Bajrami.

The opposition parties also had numerous remarks against the minister Liburn Aliu regarding the infrastructural projects, which, according to the minister, are going with a normal trend.

"About the Dollc - Gjakovë road, I believe that some of the remarks are correct. It is a legacy project. The part of Badovci is going in the normal trend now", said Aliu.

The opposition did not help Vetëvendosje with votes to make the replacement in commissions of its three deputies, now removed from the party, Eman Rrahmani, Visar Korenica and Drita Millak. In LDK ironically they showed the reason why they abstained from voting. 

"A bad precedent was set earlier in the last legislature by the Vetëvendosje Movement, where we as LDK wanted to replace a deputy and you did not allow us. Anyway, I think it's up to you, it's your right, but since we've taken a deputy from you, we don't want to interfere in your internal affairs and it's up to you to decide", said the head of the LDK deputies of, Arben Gashi. 

However, this was approved without them. The replacements that were made in the Budget Committee will make it easier for the government to handle and approve the changes in the next year's Draft Budget that is expected to be sent to the Assembly. In the session, three laws were also approved, the one on consumer protection, the Law on crypto-assets and the Law on the register of beneficial owners. After their treatment, the MPs went on a break from which they never returned. 

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The speaker together with a LVV deputy, one from the LDK and 6 from the PDK waited 20 minutes and then interrupted the session to continue on Monday. 

20 items that were on the agenda remained without treatment.