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 Representatives of judiciary institutions reaffirm their commitment to strengthening the efficiency and quality of Justice in Albania

Representatives of judiciary institutions reaffirm their commitment to strengthening the efficiency and quality of Justice in Albania

On 23 September, the CEPEJ organised the Steering Committee meeting of the Action “Strengthening the quality and efficiency of justice in Albania - SEJ III » in order to  discuss on the progress of activities for the last semester and the plans ahead. Representatives of key justice institutions emphasized the need for strengthening the court administration and capacities in addressing the challenges of the justice reform.

Steering Committee members took note on the results achieved and put emphasis in their remarks on the importance to continue support with concrete measures and unique tools of the CEPEJ to priority areas such as the new judicial map, the unified methodology for the collection judicial statistics, support to the continuous training of the School of Magistrates and agreed on important actions and their implementation modalities.

In addition, they supported the innovative approaches and IT solutions under implementation by the Action notably on establishment of a court user’s satisfaction system, the piloting of the online notification platform in Tirana District Court and establishment of a Human Resource Management platform for non-judicial staff in Albanian courts.

This activity is organised as part of the second phase of the "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey" programme, co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Tirana (Albania) 23 September 2021
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