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Albania's membership in the EU and the fight against corruption, the draft resolution of the SP clarifies

2024-05-07 12:44:35Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Albania's membership in the EU and the fight against corruption, the draft
Edi Rama

The SP presented today a draft resolution for the deepening of reforms for good governance, the rule of law and anti-corruption for Albania 2030 in the European Union.

Resolution:

Based on the Recommendations of the EU Report for Albania 2023, the Screening Report of the European Commission as well as the Declarations/Resolutions of the US Democracy Summit;

Aware of our responsibility, as a joint expression of the will of all voters without party differences and of all Albanians everywhere for Albania's membership in the European Union; in implementation of the principles and obligations arising from the Constitution and laws of our Republic; with complete conviction in the possibilities of politics and society to respond to the necessity of a comprehensive national approach in addressing the challenges of this decisive phase for the further modernization of the state.

I. We, the members of the Assembly of Albania

Considering a key moment of our common history, the European journey of the country through membership negotiations with the European Union, after the successful completion of the analytical review process of the legislation (screening process) and the evaluation of the Council of the European Union for Albania's achievements in all sectors, as well as underlining the country's readiness to comply with EU legislation in the political, legal, economic and social fields;

Expressing mutual appreciation for the strategic support that the European Union and the USA have given to Albania in the advancement of reforms to consolidate the rule of law, strengthen democratic institutions and respect human rights;

Valuing the Justice Reform as one of the largest state-building movements in the history of the Albanian state - the largest in the historical process of transition from dictatorship to a functional democracy - and valuing its implementation as a necessity for the implementation of the principle fundamental constitutional principle of separation and balance between the three powers as well as to guarantee an independent, responsible, accountable, transparent, efficient, professional and equal justice system for all citizens;

Evaluating the positive results of the justice reform so far, especially in the fight against corruption, through the vetting process for cleaning human resources in the justice system, as well as through the activity of the special structure against corruption and organized crime, which is contributing significantly in ending the era of impunity, while also serving as an added value of confidence for the long-awaited decision to open negotiations with the EU;

Being aware of the necessity of recognizing the country's problems at this crucial stage for membership in the European Union and the joint addressing of priorities especially in terms of good governance, the rule of law and corruption, relying mainly on the findings and recommendations expressed in The EU reports and the screening report of the European Commission, which require a common objective analysis, a common institutional response and a coordinated action between all responsible institutions;

Supporting the commitment with concrete action plans of the executive and all institutions involved, to fulfill the obligations of the negotiation process and evaluating the approval by the Albanian government of two important guidelines "For the rule of law" and "For the reform in the administration public", as the opening milestones of the First Chapter known as "Basics";

II. With the great awareness of these important responsibilities and of the comprehensive space provided to the Assembly by the Constitution and the authority given to it by the legal framework in force, with the conviction that the manifestation of the political and institutional will of Albania in the conception, approval and implementation of the Reform in Justice constitutes a good institutional experience to be developed further, as well as with the common belief that the country needs a new cycle of reform in function of good governance, rule of law and anti-corruption, as a necessity for fulfilling the national strategic objective of membership in the European Union in 2030, the Assembly commits to:

1. To encourage the spirit of constructive political and institutional dialogue within the constitutional and legal framework, between three independent powers as well as all institutional actors and political and social factors in the country in function of a new reform cycle through a new comprehensive orienting approach for the activity of the three independent powers of our Republic, that regardless of each other and in harmony with each other, they actively engage in increasing institutional awareness and strengthening the culture of co-responsibility of the institutions in the further advancement of the modernizing reforms of the state in fulfillment of the obligations of the membership negotiations in the European Union and in the framework of the Summit for Democracy of the USA;

2. To increase the focus of the Assembly of Albania, to speed up the EU membership process, to consolidate democracy and strengthen the rule of law, considering major issues of priority importance, the deepening of reforms for the further improvement of good governance, strengthening of the fight against corruption, the strengthening of law enforcement as well as the protection of basic human rights and freedoms;

3. To effectively exercise his constitutional responsibilities regarding the supervisory role of permanent and special commissions and other responsible parliamentary structures, towards the government, independent institutions and executive law-enforcement agencies, within the scope already defined by the Constitution, respecting the constitutional principle of separation and balance between powers, with a direct focus on addressing the measures of the Guidelines approved by the Government "On the rule of law" and "Reform in public administration" as well as the recommendations of the Screening Report of the European Commission;

4. To improve its legislative, monitoring and supervisory role in the function of good governance at all levels, executive and law-making, central and local, through mechanisms and rules that strengthen compliance with the law and increase transparency in decision-making, citizen access and inclusiveness of civil society in the legislative process and decision-making of the central and local government, prevention of conflict of interest and lobbying for private interests, deepening the process of digitization of public services and better control over them, improvement of accountability and transparency of image purity of elected or appointed senior officials, strengthening mechanisms for checking the integrity of officials and officials at all levels, establishing functional mechanisms for financial transparency and developing the culture and democratic approach of political parties, etc.

5. To consider the deepening of the fight against corruption and the phenomenon of impunity in a capillary manner at all levels as a vital necessity for the future of the country, placing it in the focus of Albanian society and all state institutions, through a coordinated effort by Assembly, the implementation of the objectives of the National Anti-corruption Strategy and accompanied by recommendations of concrete legal, institutional and administrative measures especially for the most vulnerable sectors to corruption (cadastre and property rights, taxes, customs, education, health, use of public funds, public procurement , public infrastructure, etc.), throughout the territory of the country;

6. To further deepen the efforts to strengthen the implementation of the law by enabling an analytical process of assessment and recommendations with concrete legal and institutional measures that aim, among other things, to reform, with the same ambition and depth as we did with the reform of justice and agencies other law enforcement agencies responsible for the fight against corruption at all levels of government and the administration of public assets, economic crime, prevention of money laundering, declaration and control of officials' assets and conflicts of interest, financial audit and inspection , internal control, informality or market surveillance, property administration registration, etc. aiming at the motivation, integrity, responsibility, accountability and better efficiency of these structures in respect and implementation of the law at all levels of government;

7. To guarantee the irreversibility of the reform in justice, its further consolidation and the increase in the efficiency of the justice system in the expectations of Albanian citizens, preserving the principles and constitutional pillars of the reform in justice approved in 2016, to strengthen independence and impartiality of judicial power as well as simultaneously promoting the quality of the self-governance of the justice system through strengthening integrity, accountability and transparency, according to the recommendations of the EU Reports and the Screening Report of the European Commission for the first group chapter as well as the measures of the guide "For the State of law" in their implementation.

8. To ensure in a transparent manner, available to this process the best domestic and international expertise (especially with strategic partners, the EU and the USA) and through the rules, procedures and parliamentary mechanisms to establish a Special Parliamentary Commission, which will address the undertaking of reforms aimed at GOOD GOVERNANCE, THE RULE OF LAW AND ANTI-CORRUPTION FOR ALBANIA 2030 IN THE EUROPEAN UNION through an assessment / analysis of the situation in these areas as well as the drafting of a National Action Plan, with a long-term timeframe, recommending measures as deemed necessary concrete for possible legal and institutional changes which must be addressed in each field by the responsible institutions. The entire process that will be undertaken and supervised by the Special Parliamentary Commission will be carried out in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws in force and will in no way affect the existing constitutional and legal framework for the establishment of independent justice institutions.

We, the deputies of the Assembly of Albania, consider the content and commitments of this resolution to be binding, despite the clear political and programmatic differences and dividing lines between us, in every aspect and for every other aspect of parliamentary life.


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