CEPEJ experts conducted on 21-22 November 2023 a first needs assessment visit to identify potential areas of support to the prosecution system in Albania, specifically following the implementation of the new legislative framework, in particular, new responsibilities and obligations of the institutions, such as performance evaluation and use of data, and the creation of a new position of the prosecutor responsible for press relations, and re-organization linked to the new judicial map.
The experts met with the representatives of the General Prosecution Office, Legal Advisor of the General Prosecutor and Judicial Officer of the Institutional Coordination Department, Head of the Commission for the Performance Evaluation of Prosecutors in the High Prosecutorial Council as well as with Chief Prosecutors of Tirana and Elbasan. Aspects related to statistical data collection and use of these statistics for performance evaluation of prosecutors and prosecution services, and also communication between prosecution services and with the public and media were discussed.
Following the findings of the initial assessment visit, a set of recommendations will be developed and made available to the national authorities, and relevant CEPEJ tools will be suggested to support the Albanian prosecution services.
The activity was organized by the action Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania (SEJ IV) in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye (Horizontal Facility III), co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.