AIS addresses the Strasbourg Court. Albania does not guarantee trial within a reasonable time (Article 6 of the ECHR)

On 9 June 2015, the Albanian Institute of Science sent an official request to the three main electoral subjects, i.e. the Socialist Party (SP), the Democratic Party (DP), and the Socialist Movement for Integration (SMI) asking them for the following information:

  1. list of donors of non-public funds, from whom they had benefitted since 21 May 2015 amounts above 100 000 (one hundred thousand) Lekë or the equivalent value in services or goods;
  2. list of every expense made since 21 May 2015 using the annual funds benefitted from the state budget in 2015.

The above quoted electoral subjects received the request on 10 or 11 June 2015 as confirmed by the postal service.

The above electoral subjects did not respond to our request. Therefore, pursuant to Article 24 of Law no. 119/2014 “On the right (access)  to information”, the Albanian Institute of Science AIS filed a complaint with the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Protection of Personal Data on 7 July 2015.

The Commissioner for the Right to Information and Protection of Personal Data informed us on 25 July 2015 of its decision no. 44, dated 22.07.2015 on “Rejection of complaint”. The Commissioner rejected our request no. 675, dated 9.07.2015, arguing that “the requested information is to be administered by the organizations foreseen by this law and it’s Article 2, which are not defined as public authorities in terms of how they are organized, how they operate, and their regulatory legal framework”.

Pursuant to Article 25 of Law no. 119/2014 “On the right to information”, the Albanian Institute of Science filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court of First Instance of Tirana.

Upon completion of the court hearings, the Administrative Court of First Instance of Tirana issued decision no. 5687, dated 10.11.2015 (fundamental register no. 5714 310004-05334-80-2015, according to which: “The court rejects the lawsuit of the Albanian Institute of Science against the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Protection of Personal Data, the Socialist Party of Albania, the Democratic Party of Albania, and the Socialist Movement for Integration of Albania, which claims the “Abrogation of decision no. 44, dated 22.07.2015  of the Commissioner of the Right to Information and Protection of Personal Data as a lawsuit not based on evidence or law. The court forces the political parties (electoral subjects), i.e. the Socialist Party, the Democratic Party, and the Socialist Movement for Integration to provide the Albanian Institute of Science with the information requested about the financing of their electoral campaigns as per its (AIS’) request dated 9 June 2015.”

The Albanian Institute of Science complained against the decision of the Administrative Court of First Instance by addressing the Administrative Court of Appeal on 25 November 2015.On 10 February 2016, AIS filed its request with the Administrative Court of Appeal asking for  “a faster judicial adjudication of the “.  The nature of the lawsuit and its importance for the public interest makes it indispensable for this case to be adjudicated as fast as possible, and not in the course of several years, which would make both the complaint and its adjudication irrelevant.The Administrative Court of Appeal did not respond to such request On 31 March 2016, the Albanian Institute of Science submitted a second request for a faster adjudication, but to this date, the Administrative Court of Appeal has not given any response, whatsoever.

Although a final decision is not yet taken by the Albanian Court (the case is not with the High Court yet), following its procrastination and given the lack of clear provisions in the Albanian legislation that would enable an effective remedy, AIS addressed the Strasbourg Court on 18 May 2016, asking this court to express itself on this adjudication process, and whether they constitute a violation of Articles 6 and 13, respectively, of the European Convention of Human Rights.

AIS Request to Strasbourg Court (PDF)

Kërkohen bashkëpuntorë: Data Analist për të dhëna mbi shoqëritë tregtare

Data Analist për të dhëna mbi shoqëritë tregtare

Kush mund të aplikojë: Student Master për Drejtësi, preferohet e Drejtë Biznesi, ose student Shkolla e Avokatisë.

Kritere: mesatare mbi 9. Nota në lëndët e Drejtë Tregtare dhe e Drejtë Shoqëri Tregtare të jetë 10. Aftësi për të analizuar dhe ekstraktuar të dhëna të regjistrit tregtar. Njohuri mbi Kodin Tregtar dhe Ligjin për Shoqëritë Tregtare.

Preferohen individ të trajnuar në auditim ligjor të shoqërive të biznesit. Preferohen individ që janë të aftë të rriten profesionalisht duke mësuar gjatë punës.

Dërgoni një CV dhe një paragraf motivimi (jo më shumë se 250 fjalë) në adresën [email protected] titulli i emailit CV Data Analist për të dhëna mbi shoqëritë tregtare.

Kërkohen bashkëpuntorë me kohë të pjesshme : Data Analist për të dhëna mbi kriminalitetit, vëllimi, trendi dinamika.

Data Analist për të dhëna mbi kriminalitetit, vëllimi, trendi dinamika.

Kush mund të aplikojë:  Student Maste për Drejtësi, Profili e Drejtë Penale ose student në Shkollën e Avokatisë.

Kritere: Mesatare fakulteti mbi 9. Nota e tre viteve shkollë e mesme për lëndën matematikë duhet të jetë 10. Njohuri shumë të mira mbi të drejtën penale, aftësi për të artikuluar, aftësi në analizë, të ketë formuluar të paktën një ese apo detyrë kursi bazuar në analiza sasiore/statistikore mbi fenomene kriminale.

Preferohen student të fakultetit publik. Preferohen individ që janë të aftë të rriten profesionalisht duke mësuar gjatë punës. Dërgoni një CV dhe një paragraf motivimi (jo më shumë se 250 fjalë) në adresën [email protected] titulli i emalit CV Data Analist për të dhëna mbi kriminalitetit, vëllimi, trendi dinamika.

Training on the use of ICT tools to increase transparency over the budgets and expenditures of the local government units.

The training took place on 13 September, at Doro City Hotel. It aimed at enhancing the capacities of the local government unit employees in independently using transparency instruments over their budgets and expenses: Budget by the Economic Classification of the Actual Expenses (Money Map); Monitoring of Transactions for Local Government (Monitoring Treasury).

10 organizations meet in Tirana on the Perspective of Open Contracting Standards in the Regio

Open Data against abuse and corruption using public money. Ten regional organizations met in Tirana on 28-29 July at a workshop organized by AIS: Civil Monitoring of Public Procurement. The participants analyzed how transparent the data from different phases of public contracting are and presented some CSO initiatives for citizens’ monitoring of public procurement in Albania, BiH, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Rumania, and Serbia.  Considering Public Contracts as the number one risk of corruption, representatives of ACER/SELDI, Alternativa, Riinvest, TI for BiH, Initiativa Romania, Open Data Kosovo, Metamorfoza, ANTTARC, KDI, and AIS emphasized the need for applying Open Contracting Standards in the Region. There was also a presentation of  Open Contracting Partnership as an effort for  Brighter Government Deal-making: save money and time, improve service delivery, boost integrity, and create a fair business environment. The presentations of the workshop are all published on AIS website.

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Speed Geeking, Civil Monitoring of Public Procurement Workshop.

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CSOs Presentation, ACER Albania.Civil Monitoring of Public Procurement Workshop.

Workshop, Disucssions

Working Groups,Civil Monitoring of Public Procurement Workshop.

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