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Supporting the role of local government on the treatment of property registration processes
A series of three outreach monitoring activities were held at the municipalities of Librazhd (28 March) , Berat (3 April), and Malësi e Madhe (9 April), to collect data on the involvement of local government institutions in handling remaining key issues in property registration. Representatives...
Michael O'Flaherty takes up office as Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
The Council of Europe's new Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, begins his six-year mandate today with a pledge to put human rights at the heart of member states’ agendas. "I intend to inject a human rights perspective into the greatest challenges facing our societies," said...
The regional platform of equality bodies continues the work to address hate speech in Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans
An online event was held focusing on fostering collaboration and exchange knowledge, common challenges and good practices between Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions, to address hate speech. This event, is a continuation to the equality bodies platform...
Albanian prison directors enhance their leadership and prison management skills
On 18-20 March, 20 prison Directors representing all the Albanian penitentiary institutions, attended a leadership and prison management training delivered by two Council of Europe international consultants and the Head of the Albanian Training Centre for prison staff. The training combined...
Advancing regional co-operation to bring forward equality reforms for the protection of LGBTI community
A regional peer exchange on tackling equality reforms and focusing on the protection of LGBTI persons, took place in Podgorica, Montenegro. Following the regional LGBTI conference on “Addressing the rising anti-gender movement” organised in Pristina“ in November 2023, the two-day event organised...
Tackling environmental crime through addressing related illicit financial flows and corruption in the Western Balkans
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...
Artificial Intelligence - Bridging the Equality Gap
“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...
“Introduction to Corruption Prevention” – Council of Europe HELP course launched for Albanian stakeholders
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...
‘Say No to Discrimination’ week kicks off in 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...
Public authorities in Albania raise their capacities on enforcing property rights and execute related Court decisions
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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