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From agreements with Italy to changes in the Criminal Code and the decriminalization of defamation, the Parliament convenes today!
2026-01-27 08:37:46 / POLITIKË
The Assembly meets today in plenary session, where the agenda includes reviewing and voting on amendments to the Criminal Code to decriminalize defamation.
During the review of the draft law in the permanent committees of the Assembly, the head of the Socialist Party parliamentary group, Taulant Balla, stated that "the changes proposed by the majority aim to decriminalize defamation for professional journalists, but not for defamation professionals."
The Assembly is also considering changes to the status of judges and prosecutors, an initiative of Socialist MP Olsi Komici.
Also, today the Parliament is also considering amendments to the Criminal Code.
The Assembly has also included on its agenda several agreements with Italy on healthcare, energy, and the environment.
1. Approval of the minutes of the plenary session of 19.1.2026.
3. Normative Act No. 11, dated 19.12.2025 “On some amendments and additions to Law No. 115/2024, “On
the 2025 budget", as amended.
4. Draft law “On the ratification of the agreement, between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the government of the Republic of Italy, on strategic cooperation in healthcare, energy, environment, security and defense industry, migration management, education, innovation, diaspora, economic transformation and smart growth”.
5. Draft law “On the accession of the Republic of Albania to the Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Associated Therewith, done in Geneva, on May 24
6. Draft law “On the ratification of decision no. 5/2024 of the Joint Committee of the Central European Free Trade Agreement “On commercial aspects of property rights
7. Draft law “On the ratification of decision no. 6/2024 of the Joint Committee of the Central European Free Trade Agreement “On facilitating trade in services provided by travel agencies and tour operators””.
8. Draft law “On the accession of the Republic of Albania to the protocol to prohibit illicit trade in tobacco products”.
9. Draft law “On some additions and amendments to law no. 7895, dated 27.1.1995, “Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania”, as amended.
10. Draft law “On some amendments and additions to law no. 7895, dated 27.1.1995, “Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania”, as amended.
11. Draft law “On some amendments to Law No. 96/2016 “On the status of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania”, as amended.
12. Draft law “On some amendments to law no. 115/2016 “On the governing bodies of the justice system”, as amended.
13. Draft law “On some additions and amendments to law no. 8874, dated 29.3.2002, “On the control of substances used for the illegal manufacture of narcotic and psychotropic substances””.
14. Draft law “On some additions to law no. 7975, dated 26.7.1995, “On narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances”, as amended.
15. Draft law "On prevention and protection from violence against women and domestic violence".
16. Draft law “On lobbying in the Republic of Albania”.
17. Draft law “On the import, export and transit of firearms, their main components and ammunition”.
18. Draft law "On the prevention of conflict of interest in the exercise of public functions".
19. Draft law “On some additions and amendments to law 10221, dated 04.02.2010 “On protection against discrimination”.
20. Draft law “On some additions and amendments to law no. 8891, dated 02.05.2002 “On the organization and functioning of the Investigative Committees of the Assembly”.
21. Draft law “On some additions and amendments to law no. 97/2013 “On Audiovisual Media in the Republic of Albania”, as amended.
22. Discussions on matters outside the agenda.
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