IDM activities

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 …

Developing tools to increase Local Government Public Integrity and Ethics March 2019 – IDM has kicked off the implementation of the project on “Increasing local government public ethics and integrity”. The aim of the project is to build institutional capacities of Albanian municipalities to put in place a coherent and …

IDM STATEMENT ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN ALBANIA IDM calls for a one year political moratorium 21 March 2019 – In view of the unprecedented political crisis in Albania, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) is highly concerned with its consequences for the country. The institute acknowledges the lack …

Public debate on national agricultural and rural development policies   IDM organized on February 12th at the premises of the EU House the “National Roundtable on Governance of Agriculture and Rural Development” with the participation of  80 participants from all over the country, representatives of central institutions and local authorities, civil society, …

Consultation Forums: Human Resource Management and Financial Management in the State Police Better police force planning to renew the “old” police force in Albania Tirana, 27 December 2018 – Although the implementation of the police vetting process that has not yet started, it will affect the human resources of the police personnel. …

IDM recommends the establishment of an efficient and legitimate National Anti-corruption authority Tirana, 14 December 2018 – IDM jointly with the Supreme State Audit (SAI) organized the conference “Towards an efficient and legitimate National Anti-corruption authority”.  This activity was based on the performance audit report on the “Anti-Corruption Strategy” (SAI) …

Meaningful public consultations and external accountability are the critical challenges to PAR in Albania As shown by the regional project WeBER civil society actors, with local knowledge of an administration’s functioning, can lead domestic advocacy efforts aimed at better administration. Moreover, an independent PAR monitoring and evidence-based dialogue with the …

Consultation Forums: Internal control and external oversight mechanisms in the State Police Effective internal control mechanisms remain hostage to fragile independence Critical amendments to the law on Service on Internal Affairs and Complaints will contribute to strengthen the independence of the internal control of State Police in Albania Tirana, 11 December …