Albania has not managed during the years, despite many reforms, to move from a laggard position among its income and regional peers. Its moderate numbers of e-citizens and freedom of the press do not manage to create sufficient normative constraints to corruption in a country where resources for corruption, in the form of domestic and external development funds remain high. Despite many reforms on paper, progress even on simple issues like administrative simplification or fiscal transparency remain insufficient. There has been no political will so far to create a judiciary which is autonomous from political influence.
Country: Albania
Albania makes progress in tackling corruption
Agenda Institute
Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS)
Mjaft!
Transitions to Good Governance: the Case of Albania
Albania’s progress of development has been hindered by the high rates of corruption. World Bank’s Control of Corruption measurement of 2008 placed Albania in the 25-50 percentile rank and Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in the same year was 3,2 placing Albania 85th out of 180 countries ranked. In comparison to its neighbors since 2002 Albania is doing the worst it terms of control of corruption. Albania was doing quite well in 1996 after which it experienced a huge decrease in control of corruption and even though over the years steady positive progress has been made, it hasn’t recovered to the same level yet.
Transitions to Good Governance: the Case of Albania
Albania’s progress of development has been hindered by the high rates of corruption. World Bank’s Control of Corruption measurement of 2008 placed Albania in the 25-50 percentile rank and Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in the same year was 3,2 placing Albania 85th out of 180 countries ranked. In comparison to its neighbors since 2002 Albania is doing the worst it terms of control of corruption. Albania was doing quite well in 1996 after which it experienced a huge decrease in control of corruption and even though over the years steady positive progress has been made, it hasn’t recovered to the same level yet.
A Diagnosis of Corruption in Albania
How corrupt is Albania? What type of corruption? How did it evolve during the years? Was it a period when it was more corrupt and what happened to change that? How strong is the civil society in this country? What is its reputation? Are notable anticorruption projects known without research? Are there any anticorruption heroes? What are they? Who are they? This report will present the answers to all these questions and more.
A Diagnosis of Corruption in Albania
How corrupt is Albania? What type of corruption? How did it evolve during the years? Was it a period when it was more corrupt and what happened to change that? How strong is the civil society in this country? What is its reputation? Are notable anticorruption projects known without research? Are there any anticorruption heroes? What are they? Who are they? This report will present the answers to all these questions and more.
Increasing the Strength of Partnership Between Media and Cooperation with Law Enforcement Institutions in Fight Against Trafficking
To support the growth of the strength of the Media in the struggle against trafficking, reinforcement of efforts for respect of human rights, stability and construction of a new mentality of civil and human values. The project focused on five cities in Albania.
Albanian Media Institute
Investigative Reporting Training and Publishing Project
The goal: to raise the investigative capacity of 8 to 10 journalists through intensive training.
Association Horizont
Citizens’ complaints on judicial inspection: increasing transparency and accountability of the judiciary toward the public
The project aimed at promoting the accountability and transparency of the judiciary through establishing effective ways of handling citizens’ complaints and increasing the involvement of the public in judicial inspections. The project sought to influence improvement of legislation with regard to the access of individuals to the judicial inspection process. In addition, the project was expected to increase information of the public regarding the procedures and ways of following up complaints regarding judges and courts, and in particular the public participation and cooperation during the inspection of judicial cases.
Center for Parliamentary Studies
A Citizens Report Card for Citizens of Albania
The goals of the project included: To support the organized citizens
Change Center Vlora
Albania Rule of Law Project
The project supported the High Inspectorate for the Declaration and Auditing of Assets.
East West Management Institute
Moving Towards Good Governance in Shkodra City
To support improving governance through empowering citizens and enhancing their role in local government decision-making through building an innovative model of co-operation among the local authorities and community in Shkodra city.
Institute for Democracy and Mediation
Monitorimi i Gjykatave (Court Monitoring)
The project focused on cases of conflict of interest in three courts in Albania: Court of Appeals in Tirana, First Instance Court of Vlora, First Instance Court of Shkodra.
Monitorimi i Ministrive (Monitoring of Ministries)
The project monitored 15 line ministries. The main goals were: raising civic engagement in policymaking, increasing access to public information, improving government performance.
Partners Albania
Une Votoj (I Vote) – National Assembly
The main objective of the project was to inform and educate the citizens of Albania on how the National Assembly works.