Civil Society Calls on Parliament Not to Undermine Transparency, Parliamentary Scrutiny, and Public Consultation in Accelerated Procedures for EU Integration Legislation

Through a joint statement, 31 civil society organizations call for transparency, proper parliamentary scrutiny, and public consultation in legislation related to the European integration process. The organizations express concern regarding the draft decision on amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, which foresees the use of an accelerated procedure for draft laws related to the process of integration into the European Union. According to them, such an approach may limit the space for parliamentary debate and public participation if implemented without clear standards for transparency and public consultation.

Through the statement, the organizations call for:

• The accelerated procedure not to be applied automatically to every draft law related to European integration;
• A minimum review period to be guaranteed in parliamentary committees;
• Structured public consultation and transparency for draft laws related to the integration process;
• Strengthening the role of parliamentary committees in reviewing this legislation.

The statement has also been officially submitted to the Parliament of Albania.

 Read the full statement here 

Signatory Organisations:

Center for Science and Innovation for Development (SCiDEV)
Albanian Women in Audiovisual (AWA)
Partners Albania for Change and Development
Academy of Political Studies (ASP)
Center for the Study of Democracy and Governance (CSDG)
Gender Alliance for Development Centre (GADC)
Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC)
Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER)
Institute for Political Studies (ISP)
LGBTI Anti-Discrimination Alliance
Children’s Rights Centre Albania — CRCA / ECPAT Albania
BIRN Albania
Association of Journalists of Albania (AJA)
Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM)
Faktoje — Center for Fact-Checking in Albania
Erasmus Student Network Tirana (ESN Tirana)
Together Foundation
Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI)
Albanian Institute of Science / Open Data Albania
Active Citizenship and Information Network (ACIN)
Albanian Media Council (AMC)
Center for Comparative and International Studies (CCIS)
Amfora Center
Qëndresa Qytetare (Civic Resistance)
Albanian Center for Quality Journalism (ACQJ)
Together for Life (TFL)
“Strehëza Edlira Haxhiymeri” Center
Women’s Network — Equality in Decision-Making
All Green Centre
European Movement in Albania (EMA)
AWEN — Albanian Women Empowerment Network