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The EU and the Western Balkans – Serving the purpose of enlargement Author: Gjergji Vurmo *This blog was originally published in www.biepag.eu on September 21, 2021. Seven years ago, BiEPAG colleagues produced an important policy paper entitled “The unfulfilled promise – Completing the Balkan enlargement”. It analysed the prospects for …

National PAR Monitor Albania 2019/2020 July 2021 – The National PAR Monitor Albania 2019/2020 report is part of the WeBER2.0 project, a regional effort to monitor the implementation of the public administration reform (PAR) in the Western Balkans. The report presents the results of monitoring work performed during February 2020 …

Anti-money laundering in Albania – What role for civil society? Topics related to money laundering and terrorist financing are not new to civil society, academia and especially the media in Albania. While the latter (media) has often reported on the phenomenon , law and economics researchers have addressed both topics, …

The Forum: "Anti-money laundering in Albania – What role for civil society?" brought greater awareness and knowledge about anti-money laundering (AML) among non-state stakeholders (media, academia and CSOs) involved in prevention and fight of grand corruption and organized crime, while simultaneously encouraging a candid discussion on the need for improvements in the AML legal and institutional framework.  

Public Opinion Poll: Trust in Governance 2020 The Opinion Poll “Trust in Governance” is an annual exercise to measure citizens’ trust in public institutions. It explores public perceptions regarding trust in institutions, transparency and accountability, corruption, citizen engagement in policy and decision-making, satisfaction with public service delivery, and enforcement of …

National Security vs. Accountability: Striking the Right Balance April 2021 – Information classification is an important mechanism that governments use to keep citizens safe and protect national interests. However, when classification regimes produce excessive secrecy, they can both interfere with democratic governance and counterproductively jeopardize national security. As such, on …

(Un) Democratic Control of the Albanian Armed Forces:  Centralisation of Defence Policy and Ineffective Oversight   May 2021 – The democratic control of the armed forces is a fundamental principle to ensure not only that the military does not interfere in domestic politics but also to prevent its misuse by …

Democracy Decline and Shrinking Civic Space – How to reverse the trends? Shrinking civic space has been a symptomatic manifestation of democratization backslide in Albania during 2015-2020, culminating in 2018-2020. The policy paper builds on the assumption that a strong civic space contributes to the consolidation of democracy and if …

Partitë politike po kërcënojnë sigurinë kombëtare dhe duhet të reformohen tërësisht Autor: Alban Dafa, Publikuar për herë të parë në www.reporter.al 26 Prill 2021- Fushata për zgjedhjet parlamentare të 25 prillit u zhvillua në mënyrë të turpshme. Blerja e votës, shantazhi dhe vrasjet elektorale duhet të dënohen fuqimisht e kurdoherë. …

Annual report 2020 This is the annual report of the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) for 2020! This annual report presents the IDM achievements and our contribution to the advancement of the democratic processes in Albania. Although it was a difficult pandemic year, IDM successfully accomplished its undertakings, which …