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

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Training on reliable judicial statistics as a tool for measuring court performance in Albania

On 4 and 5 November 2021, in Vlorë (Albania), the CEPEJ started a series of trainings to improve the judicial statistical data collection system, based on the CEPEJ methodology, in a uniformed way, in particular concerning court registers.

The regional workshops provided an opportunity for the national courts to better understand their role in the implementation of new methodology for the improvement of the court performance and the justice services.

The training was attended by the staff of the Albanian courts, chancellors and administrative staff in charge of the collection of statistics and manual registers of the courts. Managers  of the court organiasation and standards and IT Department in High Judicial Council also participated, which contributed to an interactive session and important clarifications about the unification of court registers, which will be the next step of the Action’s support to complete the new methodology for data collection.

The regional training workshops have been organised as part of the second phase of the "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey - Phase II" programme, co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

More information about the cooperation programme in Albania

Vlorë (Albania) 04 and 05 November 2021
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