From the territorial division to the interpellations, what is expected to be discussed today in Parliament

The Parliament of Albania will hold its next plenary session today (8 October), with 18 items on the agenda. In focus are the interpellations with ministers, the administrative-territorial changes and the setting up of an investigative commission for the state company “KAYO”. The session starts at 10:00 and will open with the approval of the minutes of the 5 October meeting, before MPs move on to the items provided for in the agenda. One of the main items is the urgent interpellation with the Minister of the Interior, Ervin Demo, requested by a group of MPs of the Democratic Party Parliamentary Group.

Two interpellations with the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Enea Karakaçi, are also scheduled, as well as an interpellation with the Minister of Finance, Petrit Malaj. MPs are expected to examine the draft law on the administrative-territorial division of local government units. Also on the agenda are draft laws on changes to the law on banks and the payments system, environmental protection, geographical indications for artisanal and industrial products, trademarks and patents.

Parliament will also examine the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer and the Albania–North Macedonia agreement on joint border crossing points. Also included in the agenda is the draft decision on setting up an investigative commission to check the legality of the activity of the state company “KAYO”.

According to the Parliament document, the commission will focus on the company’s activity in relation to cooperation agreements, the production, import, export and trading of weapons, ammunition and military equipment.