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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 […]

Lëvizja Europiane në Shqipëri është gjithmonë në kërkim të personave të kualifikuar, të motivuar, proaktivë dhe inovatorë të cilët mund të kontribuojnë me përvojën e tyre, profesionalizmin dhe njohuritë për të çuar më tej perspektivën europiane të Shqipërisë. EMA fton të gjithë ata që mbështesin vlerat europiane dhe që janë të gatshëm  të bëhen pjesë […]

Working Group for Chapter 23 – Presentation of Sectoral Strategy on Justice, 02 October 2024

On October 2, 2024, at the Tirana International Hotel, the Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the European Movement in Albania (EMA), organized a consultative meeting as part of the National Convention on European Integration and the Partnership Platform for European Integration under Chapter 23. This activity resulted from a significant and positive development, namely […]

Working Group for Chapter 23 – The Law on Volunteering in Albania: A priority for the development of an enabling environment for civil society, 09 July 2024

On July 9, 2024, the roundtable regarding the Law on Volunteering as a priority for the development of an enabling environment for civil society within the framework of the National Convention for European Integration was held in Tirana. The roundtable was organised by the European Movement in Albania in close cooperation with the Minister of […]