Assembly of Kosovo

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo ( _sq. Kuvendi i Kosovës, _sr. Скупштина Косова, "Skupština Kosova") is an institution within the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) established by the United Nations administration in Kosovo to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government' in advance of a decision on the final status of Kosovo. On February 17, 2008, the Assembly declared Kosovo to be independent from Serbia." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7249034.stm Kosovo MPs proclaim independence] ", BBC News Online, 17 February 2008]

The Assembly is the legislative arm of the PISG and is the most senior of the institutions. It is regulated by the Constitutional Framework for the Provisional Self-Government of Kosovo and has 120 members; of these, 100 are directly voted into the Assembly whilst the rest are reserved as follows:

* 10 seats for the representatives of the Serbs.
* 4 seats for the representatives of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians.
* 3 seats for the Bosniaks.
* 2 seats for the Turks.
* 1 seat for the Gorans.

Committees

The Kosovo Assembly has 19 committees:-
* Budget Committee
* Committee for Finance and Economy
* Committee for Education, Science and Technology
* Committee for Health
* Committee for Labour and Social Welfare
* Committee for Public Services
* Committee on International Co-operation
* Committee on Judicial, Legislative and Constitutional Framework Matters
* Committee on Missing Persons - it is a relatively unique committee that deals with the issue of large number of missing persons and prisoners of war as a result of the Kosovo War.
* Committee on Media
* Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities
* Committee for Trade and Industry
* Committee for Culture, Youth and Sports
* Committee for Environment and Spatial Planning
* Committee for Transport and Communications
* Committee for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
* Committee on Emergency Preparedness
* Committee on Public Petitions and Claims
* Committee on Gender Equality

peakers of the Assembly of Kosovo

* Nexhat Daci 2001-2006
* Kole Berisha 2006-2008
* Jakup Krasniqi 2008-

Election results

Most of the Serbs boycotted the elections, resulting in a less than 1% turnout of the Serbian population. It is still unclear whether the seats reserved for the Serbian ethnic group will be taken.

References

External links

* [http://www.assembly-kosova.org/ Official site in English, Albanian and Serbian]
* [http://www.unmikonline.org/constframework.htm Constitutional Framework]