IDM activities

We are proud to inform you that the WeBER Project has received financial support from the European Commission for its continuation and that in the next three years we will continue our work toward reformed public administrations in the Western Balkans.

Project kick-off: School as community Center – Going beyond the school framework Tirana, 19 December 2019 – After months of preparation, the first action plans for the Schools of Community Centers in Durres, Vora, Peqin were approved, marking the start of the implementation of the project “Building community resilience against …

Policy Forum: Reforming EU enlargement – Tirana’s perspective   Tirana, 12 December 2019 – The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) organized a policy forum “Reforming EU enlargement – Tirana’s perspective” to discuss preferred and realistic scenarios for EU accession of the Western Balkans. The event generated a discussion among policy and political …

Presentation of the CSOSI 2018 Report for Albania  The overall sustainability of the civil society sector did not change significantly in 2018, although slight improvements were noted in both the advocacy and financial viability dimensions.  Tirana, November 22, 2019 – The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) organized the launching …

Kick-off of School as Community Center in Kamza The first Steering Committee meeting and signing a Memorandum of Understanding, marked the start of the new project ‘School as Community Center’ in Kamza Tirana, 25 July 2019 – Today IDM organised the first meeting of the newly established Project Steering Committee …

Discussion on State Police Integrity Dilemmas The presentation of the ‘Assessment report on State Police Ethics and Integrity’ based on the hypothetical scenarios survey Tirana, July 2019 – Following our engagement on fostering of police integrity through evidence based policy-making and capacity building of state police staff in institutional corruption …

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST  IDM Albania is looking to engage one  National Consultant for the preparation of Monitoring Report on National Plan to European Integration, Chapter 11 – Agriculture and Rural Development Deadline for applications is July 20th 2019. Terms of Reference Background Information ‘Consolidating the role of Albanian Network …

The first regional conference on the Role of Religion in Western Balkans Societies A unique opportunity for religious leaders, policymakers, academia, and civil society of the Western Balkan to discuss challenges and opportunities of religion in multi-religious societies.   Tirana, 11 – 12 June 2019 – This regional conference brought together …

EU and Albanian think tanks exchange perspectives on Albania’s Europeanization process Tirana, 30 April 2019 – Last week, IDM hosted the first event of the Policy Forum “Europeanization beyond process” series that aims to drive the exchange of ideas and perspectives covering important issues in the process of Europeanization. The …

IDM discussing progress and enlargement with stakeholders in Berlin | 10-12 April 2019 A three day visit of IDM senior representatives took place last week 10 – 12 April 16, 2019 in Berlin with the purpose to discuss Albania’s reforms and prospects for accession negotiations with German decision makers and …