HIGH PROSECUTORIAL COUNCIL RETREAT ON INSTITUTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, EQUITY, AND RESILIENCE

The High Prosecutorial Council (HPC), with the support of the EU4Justice Project, organized a capacity building retreat on 30 and 31 October 2025 to enhance institutional integrity, collaboration, and effectiveness. The two-day event brought together members of the HPC and its Administration in a setting that encouraged reflection, shared learning, and strategic alignment. It served […]
TRAINING/WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITIES OF THE HIJ IN DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTIONS

On 20-21 of October 2025, the EU4Justice Project conducted a two-day workshop on disciplinary investigation and inspections with concrete stages of the proceedings, with the practices of counterparts from Italy and Spain, based on the models of the HIJ’s previous inspection work with Inspectors Unit and the Assistant Inspectors Unit of the Office of the […]
Training workshop on the Guidelines on Ethical Dilemmas and the Code of Ethics

On 19–20 October 2025, the EU4Justice project, in cooperation with the High Judicial Council (HJC) and the School of Magistrates (SoM), organised a training workshop on the Guidelines on Ethical Dilemmas and the Code of Ethics for judges and prosecutors from the southern judicial districts of Albania. The workshop aimed to strengthen understanding of judicial ethics, promote reflection on […]
Roundtable to Improve Modalities and Skills when Interpreting Career Development Rules and to Improve Efficiency and Quality of Decision Making on Career Development of Prosecutors

On 7 October 2025, the EU4Justice project supported an activity aimed at assisting the High Prosecutorial Council (HPC) in refining its methodologies through structured roundtable discussions with project magistrate experts. The initiative focused on strengthening both the technical competencies and the essential soft skills required for cohesive, transparent, and effective governance. The activity sought to […]
ROUNDTABLE WITH HIGH JUSTICE INSPECTOR OFFICE ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE FUNCTION OF INSPECTIONS

On 30th of September 2025, the EU4Justice project organized a Roundtable on “Judicial Independence and the Function of Inspections”, with participation of the HJI staff members. High Inspector of Justice, Mr. Artur Metani, accompanied by the unit of Inspectors and the unit of Assistant Inspectors of the Office of the High Inspector of Justice, took […]
High Justice Inspector – Working Meeting with Civil Society

The High Inspector of Justice, Mr. Artur Metani, held a working meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), which focus on justice and human rights in their work, to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Office of the High Inspector of Justice and priorities for the future, based on the institution’s activity report for 2024 […]
HPC Workshop ‘Ethical Dilemmas and Disciplinary Misconduct of Magistrates, Based on EU Standards and Best Practices, and the Role of the Ethics Advisor’

On 17 July 2025, the High Prosecutorial Council (HPC), in collaboration with the EU4Justice project, successfully hosted a workshop titled ‘Ethical Dilemmas and Disciplinary Misconduct of Magistrates, Based on EU Standards and Best Practices, and the Role of the Ethics Advisor’. This significant event gathered an esteemed assembly of participants, including members and legal advisors […]
The second annual joint meeting between the High Judicial Council (HJC) and the High Prosecutorial Council (HPC)

On July 10th, 2025, the second annual joint meeting between the High Judicial Council (HJC) and the High Prosecutorial Council (HPC) was held. The meeting aimed to present two common regulations: on the conduct of re-evaluation procedure for assessments by the High Judicial Council and the High Prosecutorial Council and on governing joint meetings and […]
Training Workshop on Judicial Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas

On 2 July 2025, the EU4Justice project, in cooperation with the High Judicial Council (HJC) and the School of Magistrates (SoM), organised a dedicated training workshop on the Guidelines on Ethical Dilemmas and the Code of Ethics for newly graduated candidate judges and prosecutors from the School of Magistrates. The objective of the training was […]
CONTINUOUS TRAINING AS A WORKING PHILOSOPHY TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE INSPECTION UNITS IN THE HIJ

On 18 – 20 June 2025, the Unit of Inspectors and the Unit of Assistant Inspectors of the High Justice Inspector participated in a three-day training on the specific stages of carrying out thematic and institutional inspections. Conducted by two international short-term experts, Prosecutor María del Carmen de la Fuente Méndez, Inspector at the General […]