The situation is exacerbated by the underutilization of the digital systems e-Parlament and e-Cancelaria, delays in posting documents and deviations from procedures. Low predictability of meetings and late changes to agendas reduce the transparency and coherence of the legislative process.
“The high volume of amendments, often complex, introduced shortly before plenary sessions puts pressure on document preparation and translation processes. Lack of time to check them increases the risk of errors and requires additional workload, including overtime,” the Parliament Secretariat’s 2025 report says.
The document emphasizes the need to limit urgent procedures, strictly adhere to the final version of laws, improve the scheduling of meetings and clearly formulate voting questions.
It is worth noting that the work of the Secretariat plays a key role in the organization of the legislative process. The staff supports MPs at all stages, checking draft laws for compliance with the Constitution, current legislation and EU requirements.
As of December 31, 2025, the staffing level of the Parliament Secretariat was 89.5%. As noted at the presentation of the report, the Secretariat met 95% of its targets for last year.
Last year, 424 normative acts were registered in the Parliament, 34 plenary sessions and 356 meetings of standing committees were held.
