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Cluster 6 – External Relations

Cluster 6 covers several important aspects of foreign policy, including Albania’s alignment with EU policies on international relations, trade, and diplomatic affairs. As part of its EU accession process, Albania must ensure its foreign policy and practices align with the EU’s principles and strategies, including the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). This includes […]

Integrated MEL Modules – Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in the context of public policies, 25 February 2025

On February 25, 2025, the second module “Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in the context of public policies” of Integrated Modules MEL, led by Mimoza Agolli, an expert on MEL. This workshop had a combination of theory and practice as well as teamwork where participants were divided in groups and encouraged to work together on a […]

Panel Discussion: Aiming Higher: Overcoming Challenges on the Road to EU Enlargement, 06 February 2025, Brussels

On 6 February 2025, in the premises of the European Parliament in Brussels, a panel discussion was organized among European Movement International, European Movement in Albania, and European Movement in Serbia. The event addressed the priorities and challenges for the next wave of enlargement and the work that the EU needs to carry out, with […]

Advocacy Meetings in Brussels for Civil Society in Albania, 5 – 6 February 2025

During a two-day visit to Brussels (February 5-6, 2025), EMA, along with colleagues and partners from civil society, held a series of meetings with Albania’s Permanent Mission to the EU, representatives of key European Union institutions, and partners from civil society organizations engaged in the EU integration process. These discussions focused on Albania’s negotiation process, […]

Book of Recommendations of National Convention for European Integration 2023-2024

This book of recommendations provides a general overview of several key chapters of Cluster 1 – Fundamentals of EU acquis in the context of Albania’s negotiation process for EU membership, with the main focus on Chapter 5 – Public Procurement; Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights; and Chapter 24 – Justice, Freedom, and Security. […]

Integrated MEL Modules – Analysis and Reporting of Monitoring and Evaluation Results, 17 December 2024

The European Movement in Albania (EMA), within the framework of the Integrated Modules for MEL – Monitoring and Evaluation of Rule of Law Policies, supported by the European Union as part of the project “Building Partnership on Fundamental Issues: Empowering CSOs for the EU Accession Process”, organized the next MEL module on December 17, 2024. […]

Integrated MEL Modules – Designing a MEL System on rule of law public policies (procurement, anticorruption, justice), 10 December 2024

The European Movement in Albania, as part of the integrated modules for MEL – Monitoring and Evaluation of the Rule of Law Policies, supported by the European Union within the action “Building Partnership on Fundamentals: Empowered CSOs in the EU Accession Process”, organized the next MEL module on December 10, 2024. This session focused on […]

Monitoring Report: Integration of PAR principles in sectoral policies – Public Financial Management and Public Procurement in the Tourism and Environment sector in Albania, November 2024.

This report, carried out by EMA researchers, analyzes the implementation of the principles of Public Administration Reform (PAR) in public procurement practices and in the field of Public Financial Management (PFM). The monitored institution is the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, focusing on the planned and implemented procurement procedures during the period from January 2023 […]

Integrated MEL Modules – Theoretical Framework for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies with a Focus on Rule of Law Reforms, 19 November 2024

On November 19, 2024, in Tirana, the next module of the Integrated Program for Monitoring and Evaluating Rule of Law Policies took place. This module brought together participants from civil society, academia, and the business sector. The module’s lecturers included Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of EMA, and Mimoza Agolli, MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) expert. […]

Albania’s Scorecard on Progress and Level of Preparation regarding EU accession, November 2024

The European Commission (EC) monitors Albania ̍s progress and level of preparation in meeting EU membership requirements on an annual basis. The country is working on the transposition of the Acquis according to the National Plan on European Integration (NPEI), which serves as a tool for fulfilling the obligations arising from the Stabilization and Association […]