The law known as the “Mountain Package” has entered the Constitutional Court’s filter, after the complaint against it was sent for review in a plenary session. The development takes the case into a more important procedural phase, while at its core the compatibility of this law with the Constitution is being called into question.
What the Constitutional Court has decided
According to the decision published by the Constitutional Court, the case concerns the review of Law No. 20, dated 13.03.2025, “On the Mountain Package,” on the claim that it is incompatible with the Constitution of the Republic of Albania.
The request also includes the suspension of the implementation of this law until the review of the case is concluded.
At the center, the constitutionality of the law
Sending the case to a plenary session does not provide a final answer on the fate of the law, but it shows that the claims raised will be examined by the bench at a fuller decision-making stage.
In essence, the legal debate is expected to focus on the question of whether or not the “Mountain Package” violates constitutional standards, a test that often pits political arguments against the limits set by the Constitution.
A temporary halt to implementation is also being sought
One of the key points of the request is the suspension of the law until the Constitutional Court delivers its final decision. This means that, in addition to scrutiny of the substance of the law, the issue on the table is also whether its implementation should be temporarily halted.
In such cases, decision-making on suspension is seen as a weighty element, as it directly affects the effects the law may produce while the constitutional process remains open.
So far, the published decision shows that the subject of the review remains limited to the constitutionality of Law No. 20, dated 13.03.2025, and the request for its suspension.
The decision to send the case to a plenary session places the “Mountain Package” before an institutional test that will determine whether the law will remain in force as it is, be temporarily suspended, or face intervention by the Constitutional Court.