EU4Justice Project (Improve the Capacity of Independent Justice Institutions in Albania) is an EU Contribution Agreement aiming at supporting the judiciary governance institutions in Albania to implement justice reform by strengthening their independence, transparency, efficiency, accountability, improving inter-institutional coordination, and building public trust in the justice system in line with European standards and best practices
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2023
To support capacity building of the HJC and consolidation of the process of career development system for judges based on meritocracy and transparent proceedings in line with the European standards and the best practices as well as the strengthening of the functional and organisational independence, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness of the courts in accordance with the law.
To support capacity building of the HPC and consolidation of the process of career development system for prosecutors based on meritocracy and transparent proceedings in line with the European standards.
To support capacity building of the HJI and consolidation of the disciplinary investigation based on meritocracy and transparent proceedings in line with the European standards and the best practices.
To support the governance institutions in building their co-ordination and cooperation capacities in line with the European standards and the best practices.
The justice system governance institutions established in 2018 include the new HJC and the HPC, with the HJI being established in 2020. These institutions are fully functional and have now been functioning for almost 5 years. The self-governance institutions have continued to fully perform their functions. The HJC and HPC have partially renewed their membership to include both magistrates and lay members. Notwithstanding this fact, the priorities of the two Councils in exercising their respective constitutional competences are different for several reason
The EU Report on Albania 2022, recommends: “further advance the process of re-evaluating judges and prosecutors (vetting) and, where possible, increase the pace of procedures with due regards to the quality of the process; consolidate efforts to enhance the efficiency and transparency of all courts and prosecution offices, including through fast and decisive action to set up a modern Integrated Case Management System and with the rollout of a solid implementation plan for the new judicial map; continue to consolidate the capacity of the judicial system and its self-governing institutions, while making quality and efficiency improvements at the School of Magistrates”.
The implementation of the project has been entrusted to a team of professionals consisting of 10 members, under the direct responsibility of the Team Leader. The project has in its structure 4 Components which are led by a Key International Expert and each of them is assisted by a Senior national legal expert. Components 1, 2, and 3 respectively support one of the beneficiaries of the project, and Component 4 deals with all coordination and administrative issues of the project. Team Leader, in addition to the responsibilities related to the management of the entire project, also leads Component 2. The Key International Expert of Component 4 is also the Project Coordinator, who assists TL in the project implementation and all cross-cutting topics. Finance and Reporting Expert, Project Assistant, and the Driver are also an important integral part of the Project.