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 Inspectorate of Justice in Spain, and Prosecutor Maria Nievez Pujal, Head of the Barcelona Prosecution Office, with the support of EU4Justice Project, the training was based on the HJI’s working models and best practices from Spain and EU countries.

“This training is carried out within the framework of thematic inspections, but I insisted that it be conducted more as a comparison of experiences and working practices between Albania and Spain”, said the High Inspector of Justice Mr. Artur Metani in his welcoming speech, underlining the importance that the institution he leads gives to the continuous training of the staff, to strengthen capacities and update with the best working models and standards from international counterparts and experts.

During the three days of training, the role of inspections in courts and prosecution offices was addressed in detail, respecting judicial independence by finding a balance so that inspections do not interfere with judicial decision-making, ethical and procedural guarantees during inspections, the effective use of inspection instruments and selection techniques, addressing practical challenges and improving the overall quality and efficiency of inspections. The theoretical part was combined with case studies and dilemmas from European practices on thematic and institutional inspections.

EU4JUSTICE is an EU Contribution Agreement Project implemented by AICS, Expertise France, and FIIAPP.  The project’s overall objective is the improvement of the capacity of the independent justice institutions in Albania.