BELLS MOVEMENT IN OFFICIAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSEMBLY OF KOSOVO

17.12.2009

Representatives of the Ambassadors of the Environment Network for Kosovo, namely the Regional Environmental Movement Bells Adriana Kabashi - chairman of the Board, Afrim Berisha - spokesman of the Board and Kushtrim Kaloshi - project coordinator for Kosovo RAE, held official meeting with the Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo, Mr. Jakup Krasniqi.The purpose of the meeting was information for the regional Bells Movement objectives, requirements for initiation of action plans in the environmental field, the issue of resuming the construction of the Administrative Protocol Center in Germia etc.

Representatives of the Movement Bells asked from the President of the Assembly:
1. that in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment to accelerate the drafting of the Action Plan for climate change

2. to request from the Parliamentary Committee of the Agriculture and Environment to organize public hearings with the participation of experts and civil society,

3. to cooperate with the Assemblies of the states in the region with the aim to create joint plans of action for  environmental issues

4. to organize open debates with citizens before the start of capital investment in relation to influences that may have such investments in environment

5. to initiate the formation of an informal parliamentary group, which can be called: Green Lobby Group

6. to initiate debates in parliament about the environmental situation in Kosovo

7. not to proceed with further investment in and around the building of "Protocol Center" in Germia, before a special commission to make an assessment of its legality and then in accordance with the evaluation to continue with further procedures.

At the end of the meeting, the chairman of the Assembly representatives of the Movement Bells assured that he personally and the Kosovo Assembly will make efforts that during 2010 the issues raised by the Movement BEELLS to find solution in accordance with the possibilities and competences that the Assembly of Kosovo has.