SP-PD agree/ Amendments to the Assembly Rules of Procedure will be made by consensus

2026-05-20 20:26:00, Aktualitet CNA

SP-PD agree/ Amendments to the Assembly Rules of Procedure will be made by

The Socialist Party and the Democratic Party have reached agreement on a joint draft of amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, which is expected to be approved tomorrow at 09:00 at the meeting of the Rules of Procedure Council.

The rapporteurs of both parties have concluded negotiations, while the final draft includes the withdrawal of several proposals from the majority and the acceptance of several opposition demands.

1. Points where the PS withdrew

a) The SP withdrew from the proposal that any draft law requested by the EU be reviewed within one week through an accelerated procedure.

b) The SP withdrew from halving the discussion time in the plenary session.

c) The SP withdrew from the proposal that constitutional institutions not report to the plenary session, accepting the DP's position that reporting to the Assembly should be done by every institution that has a constitutional obligation to report.

d) The SP also withdrew from the proposal that all institutions report only to the Xhafaj Commission, accepting the DP's position that annual reports be made to the responsible committees according to the field.

2. Points that were accepted by the DP:

a) The DP proposal that strengthens parliamentary control through the intervention of the Speaker of the Assembly in cases where institutions do not respond to MPs' requests for information was accepted. According to the accepted amendment:

– The President of the Assembly is obliged to request a response from the institution within 5 days of the deadline;

– in case of failure to respond, the head of the institution is required to take disciplinary measures up to and including dismissal.

b) The DP's proposal was accepted that committee chairs, when requested by the parliamentary minority, be obliged to call committee meetings or hearings with heads of institutions within two days of submitting the request.

c) The DP's proposal that, at the request of a parliamentary group leader, the plenary session be adjourned at 10:00 PM and resumed the following day was accepted.

d) The proposal was accepted that disciplinary measures be automatically suspended if appealed to the Bureau of the Assembly. Disciplinary measures will no longer be counted in working days, but in calendar days. Ethics Secretariat with an equal number of members.