Assembly service made fully independent as amendments to Administrative Servants Law pass

The Assembly approved amendments to the Law on Administrative Servants that, according to the text adopted today, make the Assembly's administrative service fully independent.

The parliamentary majority described the change as the long-awaited fulfilment of a 35-year demand by the service’s employees. Opposition deputies immediately criticised the move, saying the ruling side was effectively congratulating staff for a result that had already been legally adopted years earlier but never put into practice.

Opposition and SDSM raise procedural and safeguard concerns

Opposition MPs argued that the measure was being celebrated twice because a version of the law had been passed six years ago but was not implemented due to inconsistencies with the Law on the Assembly. They warned the issue underlines unresolved procedural and legal problems surrounding the Assembly's internal regulations.

SDSM did not support the amendments. The party said several provisions — notably those on reassignment, performance evaluation and disciplinary responsibility for administrative servants — risk creating room for abuses and political influence over employees.

The adopted text includes a provision stipulating that an administrative servant who receives the grade "1 – does not satisfy" for two consecutive years will have their employment terminated by operation of law.

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