Notwithstanding the fact that the fight against corruption has been one of Albania's top priorities, and whistleblowing is considered as one of the main tools in support of this challenge, the number of whistleblowing cases has been very low. No whistleblowing cases were registered in the security institutions, despite numerous cases of corruption and abuse of power reported by...
The Center for the Study of Democracy and Governance (CSDG) presented the main findings of the Second Monitoring Report on “The Appointment of Judges to the Special Courts Against Corruption and Organized Crime and the Selection Process of Prosecutors at the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime”.
The Roundtable was organized in cooperation with the Institute for Political...
The Center for the Study of Democracy and Governance (CSDG) organized on 17 December at Ministry of Justice’s premises, the Roundatable: “Monitoring the progress of the establishment’s process of the Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Structure and the Special Courts Against Corruption and Organized Crime”.
This roundtable was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice with the support of...
The Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection has launched the regional report: “Protecting whistleblowers in Southeast Europe: A review of policies, cases and initiatives”. The report, to which CSDG has contributed, provides the state of the art developments on whistleblowing in Albania, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia.
The report in English can be downloaded...
The Albanian Parliament has adopted the law on whistleblowing and protection of whistleblowers in June 2016. The law was adopted following the recommendation of the European Union and is considered as an important anti-corruption tool.
The implementation of the law is expected to face challenges that stem from the lack of previous institutional experience in the field, the inherent complexity of...