What changed
Adds a paragraph on political deadlock after the 2025 elections, urging parties to resolve it. #2 Revises the description of judicial reform consultations, now noting the government submitted draft legislation and received a Venice Commission opinion. #3 The other changes are formal or wording: a typo fix and an updated directive citation. #1#4
2 changes of substance, plus 1 formaland1 wording-only. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.
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Change #2 Substance
Adds a paragraph expressing concern about political deadlock after the February 2025 elections and encouraging parties to overcome the stalemate.
14. Notes with concern the political deadlock caused by the fragmented political landscape and failure so far to elect a speaker of the Parliament, hindering the formation of a government following the legislative elections of 9 February 2025 and delaying the parliamentary reading of several budgetary texts; encourages the political parties to work together to overcome this stalemate as soon as possible;
Change #3 Substance
Changes the description of government consultation with the Venice Commission: now notes that the government submitted draft legislation in December 2024 and that the first opinion was issued on 18 March 2025, instead of failing to consult.
17.18. Expresses serious concern about systemic vulnerabilities in Kosovo’s judiciary, particularly regarding the independence of the justice system and respect for separation of powers; reiterates its concern about delays to trials and continued criticism by government officials of judicial decisions in individual cases; noteswelcomes withthe concernfact that despitein EUDecember advice,2024, the government failedsubmitted toits consultdraft legislation on judicial reforms to the Venice Commission onand judicialthat reforms,the negativelyfirst affectingopinion theirwas qualityissued andby alignmentthe withlatter Europeanon standards;18 March 2025; calls on Kosovo to ensure that legislation governing the integrity and accountability of the judiciary is consistent with European standards and Venice Commission recommendations; calls on the Government of Kosovo to allocate adequate budget for the judicial system; welcomes the establishment of the Commercial Court, progress in the recruitment of new judges and prosecutors in a merit-based and transparent process, and an overall increase of transparency;