TIRANA, Nov 27 /ATA/ Today, the Special Committee on Administrative-Territorial Reform convened its second meeting to address committee organization, appoint a secretary, review the draft work plan, and determine the number of supporting experts.
This was the committee’s second meeting, following the first session about a month ago, which was boycotted by Democratic Party MPs.
At the opening, the committee co-chair from the Socialist Party, Arbjan Mazniku, emphasized that all parties have expressed willingness to cooperate and engage with citizens, mayors, municipal council members, and regional representatives to design the most effective local governance structure that serves the public interest.
Meanwhile, the committee co-chair from the Democratic Party, Luçiano Boçi, stated: ‘We have full will and determination to move ahead with this reform, which builds upon previous reforms. Our goal is to achieve concrete results vis a vis what citizens need today, as well as the municipalities and local authorities themselves, given the situation in which they currently work.”
Boçi also stressed that this reform is essential in light of the ‘spectacular shortcomings of the 2015 reform.
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