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Newsletter “Integrity-Accountability-Partnership”  This newsletter aims to inform on the experiences and to raise awareness, promote debate and influence the policy makers for more effective policies to strengthen integrity and fight against corruption in the State Police. Our, experience so far shows that the local institutions, namely the police, the municipality …

The Albanian military should focus on building its combat readiness   By Alban Dafa, researcher on governance and security   The engagement of Albanian Armed Forces in response to domestic security crises are fostering a distorted view of the military’s core tasks. The impression one gets from such deployments is …

Monitoring Report on the Police Vetting Process 2020 IDM is monitoring the implementation of the transitional evaluation of employees of the State Police (SP), Republican Guard (RG) and the Service for Internal Affairs and Complaints (SIAC). This monitoring report comprises information and data from official documents and administrative reports, input …

The role of civil society in tackling corruption   Speech by IDM’s Executive Director Sotiraq Hroni at the 2020 Albanian OSCE Chairmanship Conference “Good Governance and the Fight against Corruption in the Digital Era: Strengthening the Principles of Transparency, Integrity and Accountability”. This speech was delivered as a part of …

COVID-19 in Albania: democratic governance put to the test   *This blog is published as part of the regional blogging initiative “Tales from the Region” on the experience of western Balkan countries with the COVID-19 Pandemic, published between 24 June 2020 and 6 July 2020. The initiative is coordinated by …

IDM and Res Publica announce “Tales from the region”   A regional blogging initiative on the experience with the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans.   For several months now, the region functions in emergency circumstances caused by COVID-19. To prevent the virus from spreading, governments in the region are …

How prepared is Albania to cope with massive migratory flows? *This is a translated version of the Op-Ed that was originally published in Albanian in Gazeta Shiptare on 18 June 2020. Author: Armela Xhaho Over the past two years, Albania has faced an increased influx of asylum seekers and irregular immigrants …

May 17, the day on which the city of Tirana was to be filled with the rainbow colours of the International LGBTQA Day, was filled with the ashes and the smoke as democratic governance was destroyed through the demolition of the National Theatre.

Public Opinion Poll: Trust in Governance 2019 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 …

Brochure “The right to information at the local government level” This brochure is prepared in the framework of the project : “CIVIC MONITORING of transparency and accountability at local self-government level” Click to download (Alb only)  Broshure – E drejta per Informim The primary aim of the project is to improve transparency and …