{"id":25187,"date":"2026-03-14T14:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=25187"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:41:13","slug":"civil-society-calls-on-parliament-not-to-undermine-transparency-parliamentary-scrutiny-and-public-consultation-in-accelerated-procedures-for-eu-integration-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=25187&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Civil Society Calls on Parliament Not to Undermine Transparency, Parliamentary Scrutiny, and Public Consultation in Accelerated Procedures for EU Integration Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Joint Statement by Civil Society Organisations on the Draft Decision to Amend the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Albania<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tirana, 13 March 2026<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A coalition of 31\u00a0civil society organisations, including\u00a0AIS \/ Open Data Albania,\u00a0has issued a joint statement raising concerns about the Draft Decision to Amend the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Albania. The statement focuses on two issues: the design of the proposed accelerated procedure for EU integration legislation, and the absence of transparency and public consultation guarantees within that procedure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the Accelerated Procedure<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The draft introduces an automatic fast-track for all legislation related to EU integration. While such a mechanism can be justified given the volume and pace of accession negotiations, the coalition warns that the current design bypasses case-by-case parliamentary scrutiny and sets no\u00a0minimum\u00a0timeframe\u00a0for committee review &#8211; creating a risk that acceleration becomes the default rather than the exception.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On Civil Society Consultation and Transparency<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;The draft&nbsp;contains&nbsp;no provisions guaranteeing civil society consultation, expert engagement, or public transparency under the accelerated procedure. Leaving consultation to the sole discretion of parliamentary committees falls short of a structured institutional mechanism and reduces the predictability of the legislative process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommendations<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;The coalition calls on Parliament to incorporate the following safeguards before adopting the decision:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The accelerated procedure must require a reasoned parliamentary decision for each individual draft law, not apply automatically.\u00a0<\/li><li>A minimum committee review period of at least ten working days must be guaranteed even under acceleration.\u00a0<\/li><li>Structured public consultation must be mandated, including publication of draft acts on the e-Parliament platform, with dedicated mechanisms to ensure acceleration does not compromise consultation quality.\u00a0<\/li><li>Full transparency must be ensured through publication of explanatory memoranda and EU acquis concordance tables.\u00a0<\/li><li>The role and capacity of sectoral parliamentary committees in scrutinising EU integration legislation must be guaranteed and strengthened.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Statement_Civil_Society_New_Regulation_Parliament_13March2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>READ STATEMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signatory Organisations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Center&nbsp;Science and Innovation for Development (SCiDEV)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Albanian Women in Audiovisual (AWA)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Partners Albania for Change and Development&nbsp;<\/li><li>Academy of Political Studies (ASP)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Center&nbsp;for the Study of Democracy and Governance (CSDG)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Gender Alliance for Development Centre (GADC)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Albanian&nbsp;Center&nbsp;for Economic Research (ACER)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Institute for Political Studies (ISP)&nbsp;<\/li><li>LGBTI Anti-Discrimination Alliance&nbsp;<\/li><li>Children\u2019s Rights Centre Albania \u2013 CRCA \/ ECPAT Albania&nbsp;<\/li><li>Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Albania (BIRN Albania)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Association of Journalists of Albania (AJA)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Faktoje&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Center&nbsp;for&nbsp;Fact-Checking&nbsp;in Albania&nbsp;<\/li><li>Erasmus Student Network Tirana (ESN Tirana)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Together Foundation&nbsp;<\/li><li>Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Albanian Institute of Science \/&nbsp;Open Data Albania&nbsp;<\/li><li>Active Citizenship and Information Network (ACIN)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Albanian Media Council (AMC)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Center&nbsp;for Comparative and International Studies (CCIS)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Amfora&nbsp;Center&nbsp;<\/li><li>Q\u00ebndresa&nbsp;Qytetare&nbsp;(Civic Resistance)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Albanian&nbsp;Center&nbsp;for Quality Journalism (ACQJ)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Together for Life (TFL)&nbsp;<\/li><li>\u201cStreh\u00ebza&nbsp;Edlira&nbsp;Haxhiymeri\u201d&nbsp;Center&nbsp;<\/li><li>Women\u2019s Network Equality in Decision Making\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li><li>Center&nbsp;for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development \u2013 All Green Centre&nbsp;<\/li><li>European Movement in Albania (EMA)&nbsp;<\/li><li>AWEN-Albanian Women Empowerment Network&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joint Statement by Civil Society Organisations on the Draft Decision to Amend the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Albania\u00a0 Tirana, 13 March 2026\u00a0 A coalition of 31\u00a0civil society organisations, including\u00a0AIS \/ Open Data Albania,\u00a0has issued a joint statement raising concerns about the Draft Decision to Amend the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Albania. 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