The conference, which was part of the Albanian Government’s programme of activities during its Chairmanship of the Council of Europe, was held on 8 November 2012 in Tirana.
In the last three years PACA has been the leading large scale project assisting anti-corruption reforms in the country, and has had a significant impact on the fight against corruption – notably in recent constitutional changes to reform the system of immunities of high-level officials. Apart from promoting Albanian Government-CoE-EU cooperation, the conference aimed to further encourage reforms in other areas related to anti-corruption where certain deficiencies have been noticed and technical assistance provided.
The keynote speeches were delivered by Mr Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Mr Ettore Sequi, the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Albania.