PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Cabinet renewed efforts with a new draft law on renting a prison in the south of the country to Denmark to help it cope with its overpopulated prison system, an official said Monday. The first draft of the law failed to pass at the parliament last week. But on Sunday, the Cabinet approved a draft law on 300 cells at the prison in Gjilan, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the capital Pristina, to be rented to Denmark, based on a a 10-year agreement that the two governments signed in April and May 2022, government spokesman Perparim Kryeziu said. “The Cabinet approved it (the draft law) again yesterday (Sunday) so that it passes on to the Assembly (the parliament) to be voted on again,” he said. Last week, the draft law got 75 votes, not reaching at least 80, or two-thirds of the 120-seat parliament as required to pass. |
EDITORIAL: Diet ethics panels failing to unravel the tangled LDP funding scandalChristopher Luxon tells team to factWork to begin on Nelson road badly damaged in 2022 floodsLuxon 'exploring' nonIsrael Gaza: Netanyahu vows to press ahead with Rafah offensiveTruck driver grabs schoolgirl in 'concerning' West Auckland incidentGovernment confirms leaked document was a ministry Treaty Principles bill memoPeregrine mission has 'no chance' of soft lunar landingOpen fires banned in Hawke's BayEDITORIAL: Future of sports in Japan key to JOC review of Sapporo debacle