News on Sustaining Public Administration Reform at Local Level in Albania
Public Administration Reform in Albania: Reflecting on progress, looking ahead
Launched in December 2022, the project Sustaining Public Administration Reform at Local Level in Albania, implemented by the Council of Europe and funded by the German government, officially concluded on 30 June 2025. It worked closely with key partners including the Minister of State for Public...
Successful completion of the pilot of the Training Needs Assessment instrument in 13 local self-government units
With the support of the Council of Europe, the pilot phase of the Training Needs Assessment instrument was successfully conducted in 13 selected municipalities across Albania. This pilot represents an important step towards enhancing evidence-based planning of capacity development at the local...
Council of Europe supports Public Administration Week in Albania for the second consecutive year
On the occasion of the Public Administration Week in Albania, the Council of Europe co-organised, together with the Minister of State for Public Administration and Anti-Corruption, a roundtable with international partners and national actors on Public Administration Reform. The event offered a...
The Council of Europe supports the digitalisation of the Training Needs Assessment in the Albanian public administration
A significant step was taken today in advancing the modernisation of Albania’s public administration through the improved digital tool for Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for public institutions at the central level, including line ministries and independent institutions. This digital tool, now...
Citizen participation and engagement at local level in Albania: focus groups with Local Government Units
Citizen participation and engagement at local level in Albania was at the centre of two focus groups organised today by the Council of Europe with representatives of 15 Local Government Units (LGUs). With the support of international and local experts, LGU representatives had the opportunity to...
From local to central: aligning human resource practices in the Albanian public administration through human resources management systems
Together with the Department of Public Administration and Human Resources representatives at the central and local level, in a fifth and wrap-up session, we discussed two of the key systems of Human Resources Management in the Albanian public administration – the Human Resources Management...
Enhancing Human Resource Management tools at local level in Albania
The Council of Europe, in partnership with the Department of Public Administration (DoPA), has successfully concluded a series of regional workshops aimed at enhancing human resources management tools in the Albanian public administration. The workshops focused on two crucial digital tools: the...
Empowering local governance with modern human resources management systems
The Council of Europe joined the Minister of State for Public Administration and Anticorruption, the Minister of State for Local Government, and the Department of Public Administration at the presentation of two key systems for Albania’s public administration: the Human Resources Management...
Strengthening public administration reform in Albania through improved training needs assessment tools
In collaboration with human resources professionals from both central and local levels, we engaged in a fruitful discussion about the results of the Training Needs Assessment (TNA) exercise conducted by the Albanian School of Public Administration (ASPA). Carried out on the eve of the...
Advancing the public administration reform in Albania through modernisation of human resources management
The rollout of an upgraded collaboration platform for human resource management, the digitalization of Training Needs Assessments, and the integration of real-time data systems were at the center of discussions during the third Steering Committee meeting of the Council of Europe’s project...