“Voting of the diaspora: Constitutional Basis, Electoral Legislation and challenges in the implementation of the Electoral Reform” was the theme that brought together diplomats, MPs, experts and representatives from […]
Improved Policy Debate
and Accountability
to Delivering
on Fundamentals First,
through
the Establishment
of Cluster One EU Negotiations
Platform – Albania (C1-EU-NPA)
accession negotiations related to Cluster One chapters
(fundamentals first) through improved policy debate
and strengthened accountability and CSOs role in the process.
Public procurement
CHAPTER 5
The acquis on public procurement includes general principles of transparency, equal treatment, free competition and non-discrimination
Statistics
Chapter 18The acquis in the field of statistics requires the existence of a statistical infrastructure based on principles such as impartiality, reliability, transparency, confidentiality of individual data and dissemination of official statistics.
Judiciary and fundamental rights
Chapter 23
EU policies in the area of judiciary and fundamental rights aim to establish an independent and efficient judiciary as of paramount importance.
Justice, Freedom and Security
Chapter 24
EU policies aim to maintain and further develop the Union as an area of freedom, security and justice. On issues such as border control, visas, external migration, asylum, police cooperation, the fight against organised crime and against terrorism, cooperation in the field of drugs, customs cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal and civil matters,
Financial control
Chapter 32The acquis under this chapter relates to the adoption internationally recognised frameworks and standards, as well as EU good practice, on public internal financial control (PIFC), based upon the principle of decentralised managerial accountability.
Criteria
- Economic criteria
- Functioning of democratic institutions
- Public administration reform
News and activities
Cluster One EU Negotiations Platform – Albania (C1-EU-NPA)
Cyber Governance Challenges for Albania: Addressing policy choice dilemmas
CSDG presented today the policy paper on cyber governance challenges in Albania. Parliament member Mr. Etjen Xhafaj and Deputy Minister Ms. Enkeleda Muçaj, as well as representatives from the […]
Need to improve the Public Procurement
As part of CI-EU-NPA “Improving the Debate on Policies and Accountability to fulfill basic rights through the creation of the Platform for Negotiations of Cluster I Albania”, AIS held […]
The prosecution service in Albania was one of the sectors that was most affected by the reform changes in the justice system, approved in 2016
The constitutional and legal changes that were undertaken aimed at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of criminal justice through the consolidation of the mission and functions of the prosecution, […]
The risk of golden passports & The financial control of public sector corporations
Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) in cooperation with AIS/Open Data Albania while implementing the initiative “Improving Policy Debate and Accountability in Meeting the Criteria of the First Group of Negotiating […]
Institutional capacities and local government decentralization as influencing factors in the process of aligning Albanian legislation with the EU acquis.
This roundtable organized by CSDG – Center for the Study of Democracy and Governance and the Institute of Political Studies aimed at presenting the findings of two political documents, […]
Activities
Cluster One EU Negotiations Platform – Albania (C1-EU-NPA)
Legal and Institutional Overview of Citizens’ Personal Data Protection Administered in State-Administered Databases and Their Compliance with the Acquis Communautaire
Fight Against Corruption and Organized Crime: On the Role of Special Prosecution (SPAK) and Special Courts in improving the country’s preparation for membership in the European Union
Public Procurement from the Perspective of European Integration
Vetting in optics of the Albanian Helsinki Committee, in the framework of the European integration process
Challenges of Albania’s approach to affectively tacking organised crime: Developing an improved legal framework in align with EU approach
The new enlargement methodology’s impact on Albania’s negotiations of Fundamentals First
Aims and activities
THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT ALBANIA’S EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS RELATED TO CLUSTER ONE CHAPTERS (FUNDAMENTALS FIRST) THROUGH IMPROVED POLICY DEBATE AND STRENGTHENED ACCOUNTABILITY AND CSOS ROLE IN THE PROCESS.
The specific objectives of the project are to:
- Support the public institutions engaged in the Cluster One EU negotiations through provision of policy expertise
- Strengthen accountability and responsiveness of the public institutions engaged in the EU negotiation process to deliver on the fundamentals first and the overall pace of
- Strengthen knowledge and involvement of the professional community, relevant stakeholders and the public on processes and outcomes pertaining to Cluster One EU
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Strengthen the overall role and visibility of Albanian CSOs in EU negotiation
Activities and Outputs
28 publications
28 publications (policy papers, policy briefs, discussion papers, position papers) that will cover relevant topics related to the negotiation process included in the Cluster One and developments in EU integration agenda of the
6 joint meetings
6 joint meetings between C1-EU-NPA and the government institutions involved in the negotiation process, including the
6 public discussion tables
6 public discussion tables on topics relevant to the Cluster One negotiation process that will be identified through the research and coordination and
10 press conferences
10 press conferences to communicate with the media on issues related to the Cluster One negotiation
3 conferences (1 each year)
3 conferences (1 each year) with the participation of the relevant stakeholders
Establishment of dedicated web based communication channels
Establishment of dedicated web based communication channels for the dissemination of project activities and
Regular dissemination through social media
Regular dissemination through social media of information on project activities and results or/and issues of
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Target group
- Public institutions involved in the overall EU negotiation process and in the negotiations of the Cluster 1 Chapters
- Research community and academia
- Civil society organisations
- Media
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