IDM activities

Working Group Meeting – 26 October 2012 – Vlora The 2nd meeting of the Working Group in the frame of GARD Project was held in Vlora on October 26th , 2012.  The aim of the meeting was to introduce in details the GARD Project, to identify the proper methodology and the coordinating mechanisms …

 23 October 2012 – European University of Tirana Centre for European and Security Affairs (Institute for Democracy and Mediation) and Institute for Strategic and Security Studies (European University of Tirana) organized in the premises of EUT the panel discussion “My kind of NATO: Perceptions from Albania”. The event gathered around …

Training – 17 October2012 – Peshkopi Institute for Democracy and Mediation organised the workshop “Quality policy – registration of agricultural and food products” in Peshkopi on 17 October 2012. Taking into consideration that branding of local products consitutes one of the essential factors for the economic and rural empowerement of the local …

12 October 2012 – Tiranë The 1st meeting of the Working Group in the frame of GARD Project was held in Tirana on October 12th, 2012, at 9.00 – 11.00. The aim of the meeting was to introduce in details the GARD Project, to identify the proper methodology and the coordinating mechanisms as …

Hotel Rogner – 12 October 2012 The Institute for Democracy and Mediation presented today at a Press-conference the findings of the monitoring of Parliamentary Committees of European Integration (PCEI) and of National Security (PCNS) covering January – July 2012 period. The findings of the Monitoring Brief suggest that despite certain …

 07-10 October 2012 – Wageningen, Netherlands  Representatives of Local Governance and Integrated Development within IDM, Mr. Enea Hoti and Ms. Orsiola Kurti participated in the study trip on extension education and rural development curriculum in Wageningen, Netherlands during 07-10 October. This study trip was organized by Wageningen University as one of …

Security Forum – 20-20 September 2012 – Belgrade, Serbia.  The Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and European Movement in Serbia, in partnership with the UN Women, UNDP SEEAC, Balkan Trust for Democracy and Slovak Atlantic Commission, will organize the second Belgrade Security Forum on  September 20-22, 2012 …

 Belgrade: 20-22 September 2012  At the opening session of this year BSF Academic Session, academics talked about the reasons of absence of Security Community in the Western Balkans and potential steps for its formation. The panel discussion focused on the practical aspects of building the security community in the Western …

Publication of findings  IDM published the findings of the study “Foretold Insecurity” – Crime Trends in Albania 2008-2011. The increase of the crime rate in Albania, particularly its fatal consequences during 2012, was in fact a “warning signal” blinking at least two years ago. The analysis of IDM’s research report on …

13 July 2012 – Tirana International Hotel Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from rural and remote areas from Lezha, Elbasan, Berat and Gjirokastra qarks presented their ideas and initiatives empowering civil society in rural and remote areas at the Fair of Ideas “Good Governance and active citizenry”. The event is organized …