Months after the opinion of the Venice Commission was published, on September 4, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, and the Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, delivered the ‘Vetting File’ composed with the constitutional amendments, the draft law on vetting, the concept document and the explanatory documents, to the Speaker of Kosovo Assembly, Glauk Konjufca. The documents delivered and known for the public as the ‘Vetting File’ are not public. Right after the act of delivering the file to the Speaker of Kosovo Assembly the Minister of Justice in a press conference declared that the file is in compliance with the Venice Commission recommendations. She reinstated that through this reform only those with high moral and professional integrity which will be able to justify their wealth will remain in the judicial system.7 No further details on the process have been provided.
This Policy Note will discuss the recommendations of the Venice Commission and the way forward.