Parliament
Administrative Court reverses decision to expel Democratic Party MPs from Parliament
The Administrative Court has annulled the decision to expel Democratic Party MPs from Parliament following the unrest during the September 30th plenary session, when opposition representatives burned chairs outside the...
Head of Democrat parliamentary group threatens opposition will react in unpredictable ways following clashes in Parliament
Gazment Bardhi, head of the Democratic Party’s (DP) parliamentary group, declared that the opposition will act in unpredictable ways after 24 DP MPs were suspended for disrupting a parliamentary session....
Albanian Democratic Party MPs disciplined, opposition fails to block Parliament
The Secretariat for Procedures, Voting, and Ethics of the Albanian Parliament imposed disciplinary measures on 24 Democratic Party (DP) MPs. This decision followed Monday’s chaotic parliamentary session, where opposition members...
Tirana Police files charges against opposition MPs following violent parliamentary session
The Tirana Police have officially filed a complaint with the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) against 23 opposition MPs following their involvement in acts of violence and...
EU accession roadmap outlines 118 reform measures for democratic institutions
The draft roadmap “For the Functioning of Democratic Institutions,” presented by the EU accession negotiating team to the Committee on European Affairs, proposes 118 reform measures to improve democracy and...
Parliament approves law requiring medical students required to work in health system before graduation
Medical students in Albania must now work in the national health system before obtaining their diplomas. The Constitutional Court ruled in July against certain provisions of the law on special...
Parliament fails to refer case on mandate of Socialist MP to Constitutional Court
Following the abstention of Socialist MPs, Parliament decides not to send the mandate of Socialist MP and former Foreign Minister Olta Xhaçka to the Constitutional Court for review. The vote,...