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The Integrity Plan: A new perspective in the fight against corruption In December 2019, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) developed the Integrity Risk Assessment Methodology for the Central Government[1]. This is a mandatory anti-corruption instrument which is implemented by central institutions aiming to draft an integrity plan. A …

Results from PAR Monitor 2019/2020 Public perceptions of service delivery in the Western Balkans are on the rise October 2020- Results from the public perception survey on service delivery suggest that governments in the Western Balkans are striving towards digitalisation and citizen-oriented services.[1] This year’s surveys show that all of …

IDM Annual Report 2019 This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Institute for Democracy and Mediation. Starting as a relatively small organisation, IDM has grown to one of Albania’s leading think tanks focusing on governance, security, civil society development, and EU integration. This year, we look back at the 20 years during …

Established Advisory Groups for the “School as Community Center”    During September 2020, a series of meetings were held in the cities where the project “School as Community Center” (SCC) is implemented, aiming to set up Advisory Groups for the School as a Community Center. Representatives from the Municipality, the …

Does the Albanian political leadership value a professional and competent military?   By Alban Dafa, researcher on governance and security   There is a worrying trend in the Albanian defence establishment whereby professional competency is becoming increasingly irrelevant for top leadership positions in the Albanian military. On 29 July 2020, …

Press Release WBF Assists Capacity Building of Regional NGOs the Fight Against Organized Crime Contemporary organized crime is one of the most striking forms of endangering the security of states and ordinary citizens. In addition to negatively affecting political and economic processes within a society and the global economy as …

Widening the Democratic Space through Citizens Engagement in Decision-Making Phase I: 15 July 2020 – 31 January 2022 SUMMARY The current level of activism and citizens’ participation in Albania remains weak, while the actual political development indicate a strong need for citizens’ participation and engagement in political realm as a …

CALL FOR PROPOSALS – Small Grant Facility Supporting Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform (PAR) WeBER 2.0 – Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public Administration is seeking project proposals for the implementation of the Small Grant Facility for support to civil society monitoring of public administration …

Results from PAR Monitor 2019/2020: Providers of administrative services need to regularly reveal the content of feedback by citizens Brand-new public perception survey results indicate fewer citizen-friendly options for providing opinions on administrative services, compared to PAR Monitor 2017/2018. At the same time, public opinion regarding the involvement of citizens …

Together or alone? The need for increased Albanian-Dutch cooperation to fight transnational organised crime   Authors: Alban Dafa, Researcher governance and security at IDM and Wouter Zweers, Research Fellow at Clingendael   In recent years the Netherlands has voiced security-related concerns about the involvement of Albanian nationals in organised crime …