Tackling environmental crime through addressing related illicit financial flows and corruption in the Western Balkans

7-8 March 2024 Tirana, Albania

A regional conference focusing on the intricate relationship between money laundering, corruption and environmental crimes in the Western Balkans took place in Tirana, Albania. Organised with the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe, the 2-days event brought together key...

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Artificial Intelligence - Bridging the Equality Gap

Secretary General 7 March 2024 Strasbourg

“More and more, AI is giving shape to the world we live in - our job prospects, our health-care outcomes, our access to benefits and services. The list of areas affected by AI is long and is growing. Unless we learn how to harness the potential of AI to bridge inequalities - including gender...

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“Introduction to Corruption Prevention” – Council of Europe HELP course launched for Albanian stakeholders

1 March 2024 Tirana

The HELP course on “Introduction to corruption prevention” adapted in Albanian for local stakeholders was launched in Tirana in a public event supported by EU and Council of Europe and organised in close co-operation with the Minister of State for Public Administration and Anti-Corruption and the...

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‘Say No to Discrimination’ week kicks off in Albania

26 February 2024 Tirana, Albania

The European Union and Council of Europe joint action on Advancing the protection from discrimination in Albania is supporting the 2024 Week against Discrimination, an initiative of the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination. Under the slogan “Say No to Discrimination!”, a series of...

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Public authorities in Albania raise their capacities on enforcing property rights and execute related Court decisions

22 - 23 February 2024 Gjiri i Lalzit, Albania

Public institutions engaged in the field of property rights in Albania took a significant step towards enhancing their expertise, during the two-day Training of Trainers on "Property rights and the execution of court decisions”. The event, organised with the support of the European Union and the...

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Sweden reconfirms co-operation for another two years in the field of democratic citizenship education

15 February 2024 Tirana, Albania

Inspiring, with positive energy and motivating examples, students from Joint Secondary School of Krrabë, in a visit at the Swedish Embassy in Tirana, introduced some of the activities conducted during the four-year journey of the Council of Europe project Strengthening Democratic Citizenship...

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CEPEJ tools for the efficiency and quality of justice introduced to Albanian court councils

9 February 2024 Tirana, Albania

Members of the first instance court councils of Albania, representatives of the High Court of Albania and of the High Judicial Council were part of the capacity building activity on CEPEJ tools on court efficiency and quality of justice, organised with the support of the European Union and the...

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Albanian authorities discuss follow up measures to the CPT report

7 February 2024 Tirana, Albania

In a high level meeting, organised with the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe, senior officials in the field of penitentiary discussed the upcoming steps in addressing the key challenges of the penitentiary system stemming from the main findings of the European Committee...

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Teachers train on the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture

17 January 2024 Albania

220 teachers from 25 schools of pre-university education were engaged in a series of trainings focusing on the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture of the Council of Europe with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Participants,...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Albania

12 january 2024 Strasbourg

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published its report on the May 2023 visit to Albania. The main objective of the CPT’s 2023 visit to Albania was to review the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held in...

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