Following the refusal of justice institutions to take part in a roundtable convened by Prime Minister Edi Rama to discuss magistrates’ salaries, the Prime Minister’s Office has issued an official response, expressing its willingness to continue dialogue.
The Supreme Court, the Special Court against Corruption and Organised Crime (GJKKO), and judges’ associations argued that the Constitutional Court’s ruling should be awaited first, as the new law on salaries has been challenged before the court.
In a response signed by the Secretary General of the Prime Minister’s Office, Elsonida Rama, the request to postpone the meeting is acknowledged, while stressing that inter-institutional dialogue remains important.
“We understand this request, although we believe that inter-institutional dialogue and cooperation between the various actors within the justice system remain important and, in principle, independent of other processes that may be taking place in parallel,” the response states.
The Prime Minister’s Office also said it remains open to setting a new date for the meeting.
Meanwhile, the government said work on drafting the new law on salaries will continue from tomorrow. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, a general presentation of the draft had been prepared for discussion at the planned roundtable.
“Starting tomorrow, we will continue work on drafting the new law on salaries, for which a general presentation had also been prepared, with the aim of presenting it as part of the joint discussion and dialogue during the meeting,” the letter states.
Therefore, despite the postponement of the roundtable, the Prime Minister’s Office has indicated that the process of drafting the new legal framework governing magistrates’ salaries will continue, while a new date for consultations with justice institutions remains to be agreed.
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