The activities are implemented in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility of the Western Balkans and Turkey II co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe.

An earlier phase of this programme (July 2016 - May 2019) was supported by the European Union.

May 2019 - December 2022

Objectives of the Action

The overall objective of the SEJ III Action is to continue to assist the judiciary, and in particular new institutions, in Albania with key areas of its on-going reform and improve its efficiency and quality in accordance with European standards. 

The first specific objective is to use opportunities of the reform and of new institutions to improve judicial statistics in accordance with CEPEJ standards and tools with, in particular, a sustainable and consistent process to collect and analyse reliable statistics at national and court levels including with a new case management system.

The second specific objective is to address key areas of the reform to improve the quality of its services in accordance with CEPEJ standards and tools with for example:

  • The modernization of the judiciary with an IT Strategy;
  • Improvements to court security and safety;
  • The implementation of the CEPEJ methodology for the judicial map review in Albania;
  • Additional support to implement the new scheme for the evaluation of judges;
  • Additional satisfaction surveys;
  • Court coaching projects;
  • Improvements to the relationship with the media.

The third specific objective is to assist the School of Magistrates (SOM) respond to the new legal framework resulting from the justice reform process in accordance with CEPEJ standards and tools.

Main beneficiaries and partners

Ministry of Justice, High Judicial Council, High Prosecutorial Council, Courts, School of Magistrates, Bar Associations.

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Contacts

Council of Europe - Strasbourg

Roland Gjoni
Project coordinator 
+33 (0)3 88 90 21 51 91

Council of Europe office in Tirana (Albania)

 Laurela Muca
Project officer

Sara Radovicka
Project assistant

News

Back Establishing the regular use of court user satisfaction surveys in Albania

Establishing the regular use of court user satisfaction surveys in Albania

An innovative online system to carry out court user satisfaction surveys based on CEPEJ methodology, was launched on 22 April 2022, at Tirana District Court.

Naureda Llagami, Chair of the High Judicial Council stressed the importance of such instrument administered by the High Judicial Council, the first in the region, which allows to measure the quality of various court services.

Flamur Kapllani,  Deputy Chair of the Tirana District Court focused on the importance of this assessment tool " to identify those shortcomings that the court does not see, and to be able to address these shortcomings by improving our services and the public to perceive that justice is really being done”.

Jutta Gützkow, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Tirana and Hubert Perr, Head of Co-operation at European Union Delegation in Albania recalled the role of the feedback from court users in further improving the justice service, increasing transparency and accountability and improve the image of the justice sector in Albania.

The online platform will be piloted in the district courts of Tirana and Vlora and is to be further rolled out in the remaining courts after the finalisation of the new judicial map.

This activity is developed in the framework of the joint EU/CoE Action “Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Albania”, which is part of the joint programme entitled "Horizontal Facility of the Western Balkans and Turkey II", co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.”

Tirana, Albania 22 April 2022
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