Albanian judges responsible for press relations attended on 16-17 November a workshop on judicial communication, focusing on freedom of expression and means of communication of magistrates and court staff. On this occasion, the standards of the Council of Europe and in particular the relevant provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, the CEPEJ guidelines on communication with the media and the public, as well as the opinions of the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) and the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) were recalled.

Use of social networks in judicial communication and communication on some specific cases were discussed during the workshop, which allowed to underline the need for the courts to keep the public well informed and to cooperate with the media.

The event also served as an opportunity to raise awareness on the web-based platform for the court user satisfaction surveys available in the First Instance Court of Vlora, during a press conference organized by the  judge of this court responsible for relations with the press.

The activity was organized by the action Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania (SEJ IV) in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye (Horizontal Facility III), co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.