The Council of Mayors of the Association of Kosovo Municipalities (AKK) has decided to submit the Government’s Regulation on the Recruitment Procedure in the Civil Service to the Constitutional Court for review of its constitutionality.
According to AKK, municipalities will not allow any violation of local self-governance, stating that the right to local self-government is a constitutional category and is guaranteed by the Constitution of Kosovo, applicable laws, and the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
In this spirit, the Association of Kosovo Municipalities considers that Government Regulation No. 07/2025 on the Recruitment Procedure in the Civil Service represents a direct interference in the competencies of municipalities, centralizing procedures for recruiting municipal staff and reducing the functional autonomy of local government,” the AKK statement says, as reported by KosovaPress.
Furthermore, AKK said such an approach by the government is contrary to the Constitution of Kosovo, the principle of subsidiarity, and European standards of local governance.
