The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) or the Kuvendi,[f] is the unicamerallegislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly elected by the people every four years. It was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001[8] to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'. On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo[9] unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.
Members
The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is regulated by the Constitution of Kosovo and has 120 directly elected members; 20 are reserved for national minorities as follows:
Albanian is the official language of the majority, but all languages of minorities such as Serbian, Turkish and Bosnian are used, with simultaneous interpretation.
Committees
The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in this legislature has a total of fourteen committees,[6] the number of committees varies depending on the legislature.
Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
Committee for Budget, Labor and Transfers
Committee for Economy, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade
Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, Youth and Sports
Committee for European Integration
Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
Committee for Health and Social Welfare
Committee for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons, Victims of War Sexual Violence and Petitions
Committee for Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency
Committee for Public Administration, Local Government, Media and Regional Development
Committee for Security and Defense
Committee for the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns
The Assembly Building is located at Ibrahim Rugova Square in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo.[11] The building, which dates from the 1950s, underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2004 which included the complete redesign of the plenary chamber.[12]
^ abThe date of establishment coincides with the date of the assembly first session.
^As the parliamentary leader of the multiethnic group.
^ abAt the moment when the government was voted, even though they were part of it, they voted against it.[1] On 7 November 2022, during 2022 North Kosovo crisis, all Serb List MPs resigned,[2] but ten days after resignation they decided to return to the Assembly with other new MPs.[3]
^Vetëvendosje MPs, Fatmir Humolli,[4] and later Eman Rrahmani and Visar Korenica have left Vetëvendosje due to dissatisfaction with their party.[5]
^Romani Initiative MP is recognized by the assembly as MP without parliamentary group, since a minimum of six MPs is needed to create a parliamentary group.
