{"id":22371,"date":"2021-10-12T15:49:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=22371"},"modified":"2021-10-12T15:50:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:50:56","slug":"no-deals-with-the-opposition-to-extend-vetting-mandates-in-exchange-for-territorial-reform-said-balla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/no-deals-with-the-opposition-to-extend-vetting-mandates-in-exchange-for-territorial-reform-said-balla\/","title":{"rendered":"No deals with the opposition in exchange for territorial reform, said Balla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Head of SP\u2019s parliamentary group, Taulant Balla declared today that the government hasn\u2019t made any deals with the opposition in regards to the extension of mandates for the vetting bodies in exchange for votes for the territorial reform.<\/p>\n<p>According to Balla, vetting is an issue of technicalities \u2013 something which both the government and the opposition should stay away from so they don\u2019t risk politicizing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to guarantee everyone that we haven\u2019t agreed to any kind of deal, because it is a case that I consider to be of utter importance, where each MP should take on the responsibility they each deserve. Anything else, we have expressed our willingness to sit down in discussions with the opposition in Parliament,\u201d \u2013 said Balla.<\/p>\n<p>During his statement following the leaders\u2019 conference, Balla reiterated that the government will refuse the opposition\u2019s request to form an inquiry commission for the Becchetti trial, while adding that the inquiry commission for the April 25 electoral process will be formed this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a statement for the press, the head of DP\u2019s parliamentary group, Alfred Rushaj said that the Democrats haven\u2019t received any proposition from SP or their partners in regards to the vetting process.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rushaj, what\u2019s important for DP is to put the interests of Albanian citizens at the center of this process, instead of Edi Rama\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/01\/vetting-extension-draft-referred-to-parliament-amid-negotiations-with-the-opposition\/\">Vetting extension draft referred to Parliament, amid negotiations with the opposition<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/07\/judges-and-prosecutors-disbarred-by-the-vetting-process-rush-to-get-attorneys-license\/\">Judges and prosecutors disbarred by the vetting process rushing to get licensed as attorneys<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2021\/05\/21\/arbana-xhara-berishas-non-grata-linked-to-his-war-against-vetting-associates-will-meet-the-same-fate\/\">Arbana Xharra: Berisha\u2019s non-grata \u2013 linked to his war against vetting, associates will meet the same fate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of SP\u2019s parliamentary group, Taulant Balla declared today that the government hasn\u2019t made any deals with the opposition in regards to the extension of mandates for the vetting bodies in exchange for votes for the territorial reform. 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