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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Kosovo* 2020 Report

6 Oct 2020

Some progress was achieved with the partial implementation of rule of law related legislation including the Law on the disciplinary liability of judges and prosecutors and the Law on mediation, and with the advancement of the roll out of an electronic case management system and central criminal record registry. [...] The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) won 24 seats (21.23%), the pre-electoral coalition of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) won 13 seats (11.52%) and the pre-electoral coalition of the Social Democratic Initiative (Nisma), the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) and the Justice Party (PD) won 6 seats (5.00%), just passing the parliamentary threshold. [...] As the central institution in charge of the legal approximation process with the EU acquis, the Ministry of European Integration coordinated the implementation of the SAA and the fulfilment of ERA priorities and actions and prepared regular reports on ERA implementation. [...] The merger of the Ministry of Public Administration into the Interior Ministry has delayed the development of organisational capacities to manage the new system of public officials as set out in the Law on public officials. [...] Management bodies The Kosovo Judicial and the Prosecutorial Council are the key bodies in charge of ensuring the independence and impartiality of the judiciary and managing the judicial system and careers of judges and prosecutors.
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119
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Italy