Constitutional Court
Erion Veliaj appeals dismissal to Constitutional Court, election date for Tirana put on hold
Former Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court challenging the September 25 decision of the Council of Ministers that dismissed him from office. Why is...
Socialists and Democrats vote to dismiss Erion Veliaj as Mayor of Tirana
The Tirana Municipal Council voted to dismiss Mayor Erion Veliaj from office, with both the Socialist Party (SP) and the Democratic Party (DP) aligning on the decision. Veliaj has been...
Judicial appointments council proposes three candidates for the Constitutional Court
The Judicial Appointments Council (KED) has submitted to the High Court the three highest-ranked candidates to replace Holta Zaçaj in the Constitutional Court. Why is this important: The High Court...
Parliament approves new structure amid opposition walkout
Albania’s parliament approved changes to its internal rules and adopted a new structure with 79 votes from the majority, after opposition MPs left the chamber in protest. Why is this...
Germany urges implementation of Kosovo Constitutional Court decision on constitutive session
Michael Reiffenstuel, Germany’s Director for the Western Balkans at the Federal Foreign Office, has called on Kosovo’s political actors to respect and implement the Constitutional Court’s decision on the constitutive...
Constitutional Court rejects Berisha’s appeal against house arrest in Partizani case
Albania’s Constitutional Court has dismissed former Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s appeal to invalidate the house arrest order issued by the Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO) a year...
Berisha attacks Constitutional Court judge amid feud with former colleague
Sali Berisha, leader of the Democratic Party (DP), has continued his campaign against Albania’s justice system, shifting his attacks from the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) to the Constitutional Court. His...
Albanian High Court initiates application process for Constitutional Court vacancy
The High Court of Albania announced today the start of the application process for a vacancy on the Constitutional Court. The move is based on the court’s interpretation that the...
Democratic Party denounces 73 Socialist MPs to SPAK for way they voted
In what looks as an act of revenge for charges filed against 23 Democrat MPs who ransacked Parliament and burned chairs two days ago, the Democratic Party (DP) has filed...
Venice Commission to review Albanian Parliament’s request regarding Constitutional Court decisions
The Venice Commission has accepted a request from the Albanian Parliament to provide an opinion on the relationship between parliamentary representative democracy and the obligation to implement decisions of the...