“Serbs were invited in all meetings on Trepca, but they didn’t attend” (Kosovapress)
The Kosovo Assembly’s Committee for Economic Development adopted today in the first reading the draft law on the Trepca mining complex, which will be discussed at the plenary assembly session on Friday. Serbian List representative, Sasa Milosavljevic, said Serb MPs would not vote in favour of the draft law in its current content. He also criticised the government for not inviting Serb representatives to attend discussions on the draft law. Kosovo’s Minister for Economic Development, Blerand Stavileci, however, said that Serb representatives were invited to all meetings and that he has the written invitations sent by the government and the Privatisation Agency of Kosovo, but that Serb representatives never replied. Vetevendosje leader, Visar Ymeri, did not say what his party’s position on the draft law is. He presented several remarks, saying that the Assembly was kept outside of the decision-making process on Trepca and that the government will own 80 percent of the shares. He argued that the Assembly should have its say on the process. Rrustem Berisha, member of the parliamentary committee from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), said his party supports the draft law in principle but that they also have several remarks that they will present during the public discussions.