Transparency

Electoral Financing Transparency to Advance the Right of Information

Journalists and civil activists have an important role in the process of transparency of Election Financing, a right clearly determined by the Constitution. Albanian Institute of Science under its project Money, Government and Power has organized the training "Right of Information on Election Financing Entities" supported by USAID/Albania through ASSIST Impact. The training session aimed to enable media representatives in increasing their legal knowledge on electoral funding. Distinguished speakers as: Viktor Gumi, AIS Director Aranita Brahaj and Olta Begu gave an overview of Political Parties and candidates financed, main sources of electoral funding and novelties of local election 2015

Civic Engagement

Keeping it Free and Fair - Civil Society Monitoring the Elections in Albania

The regional conference on Political Accountability and New Technologies, Point 4.0 under the auspices of (Zasto Ne) organization in Sarajevo has dedicated a special panel to the Monitoring Process of Election in Albania. Ivana Cvetkovic Bajrovic NED, opened the session with a brief information on the election processes the country undergoes for the past 20 years and also introduced the representatives of AIS. Besjana Hysa and Erald Hoxha presented for the attendees various activities of AIS related to election expenditures, the main impact of Za'Lart 2015 project

Engagement through ICT use, "e-Participation Day"

Albanian Institute of Science (AIS) in cooperation with Telecenter-Europe, organized in May 7, the e-Participation Day with people of high schools in Tirana. This activity was conducted under the Europe for Citizens Program in eleven European countries with the aim to educate and involve citizens in policy-making through ICT instruments. Furthermore, in the event took place the launch of My e-participation Story competition, an initiative that invites citizens to write an essay or tell a story/based in an experience faced in one of the EU countries.

Accountability

Head of Municipalities subject to Accountability

Declaration of assets of Mayors in charge of different municipalities in the country, are revealed in the section Money and Power (Open Spending Albania). Citizens own the right of information related to economic interest and linkages of current representatives of local government and those that will be elected in the elections of 21st of June, 2015.

Election Campaign Funding on Media Stories

➤ Issues of election campaign, financial income and expenses discussed in the TV program of ORA News "Ekopolitikë" (May 15, 2015)."
➤ Ambassadors and Former Ambassadors Declaration of assets (Gazeta Telegraf, May 4, 2015)