In celebration of the National Justice Day, the High Judicial Council and the High Prosecutorial Council of Albania held their annual joint meeting on 12 May 2023, supported by the CEPEJ and with participation of a CEPEJ international expert.

The members of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils exchanged on the use of relevant CEPEJ guidelines and tools for improving judicial time management, reducing backlog and improving judicial communication in the context of the new judicial map implementation.

The meeting was attended by the General Prosecutor, deputy Minister of Justice, High Inspector of Justice, President of the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime, members of the Constitutional Court, Delegation of the European Union to Albania and other partners supporting the judiciary EU4Justice and OPDAT.

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.