{"id":573540,"date":"2025-07-12T15:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/?p=573540"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:23:13","slug":"regional-experience-exchange-and-discussion-on-electoral-financing-ais-albania-and-kdi-kosovo-host-masterclass-in-tirana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/regional-experience-exchange-and-discussion-on-electoral-financing-ais-albania-and-kdi-kosovo-host-masterclass-in-tirana\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Experience Exchange and Discussion on Electoral Financing AIS Albania and KDI Kosovo Host MasterClass in Tirana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tirana, Albania <\/strong>– AIS Albania, in collaboration with KDI Kosovo, organized a Masterclass focused on electoral financing, bringing together civil society representatives from across Albania for a regional exchange of experience and discussion.<\/p>\n

Kosovo stands out in the region for having adopted a dedicated Law on the Financing of Electoral Campaigns and Political Parties<\/strong>. As a result of persistent civil society advocacy, this legal framework has enabled the creation of independent institutions<\/strong> with clear mandates to monitor, investigate<\/strong>, and sanction<\/strong> abuses in electoral financing.<\/p>\n

By contrast, the legal and institutional framework in Albania<\/strong> remains limited. The country does not have a specific law<\/strong> on electoral finance, and the Central Election Commission<\/strong> has very limited powers<\/strong> when it comes to administrative investigations. Moreover, there are no specific sanctions<\/strong> for violations related to campaign financing. The administrative penalties<\/strong> foreseen in Albania\u2019s Electoral Code are symbolic and largely ineffective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

During the event, Eugen Cakolli<\/strong>, an expert from KDI\/Transparency International Kosovo, shared Kosovo\u2019s legal and institutional practices with his Albanian counterparts, shedding light on challenges, successes, and key principles behind their reform process.<\/p>\n

You may refer to the attached <\/a>presentation for further information.<\/p>\n

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A central theme of the discussion was the urgent need for Albania to adopt a dedicated legal framework on political finance<\/strong> and to establish independent oversight institutions<\/strong> capable of ensuring transparency, accountability, and enforcement in the electoral financing process.<\/p>\n

The expert\u2019s biography is attached <\/a>for your reference.<\/p>\n

Below you can find the photos of the event:<\/p>\n

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    The Master Class took place on December 13, 2024<\/strong>, in Tirana, and brought together representatives from civil society organizations<\/strong>, transparency advocates<\/strong>, and policy researchers<\/strong> from across Albania. The event served as a platform for constructive dialogue and cross-border learning on electoral finance reform.<\/p>\n

    The event was attended by representatives from the following national and international organizations:<\/p>\n

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    • Jorgen Kosta – Komiteti Shqiptar i Helsinkit (KSHSH)<\/li>\n
    • Zef Pre\u00e7i – Qendra Shqiptare p\u00ebr K\u00ebrkime Ekonomike (ACER)<\/li>\n
    • Gerta Meta – Shoqata p\u00ebr Kultur\u00eb Demokratike (SHKD)<\/li>\n
    • Doralda Tanellari – Instituti i Studimeve Politike (ISP)<\/li>\n
    • Endri Deda – Qendra Shqiptare p\u00ebr K\u00ebrkime Ekonomike (ACER)<\/li>\n
    • Arjan Dyrmishi – Qendra p\u00ebr Studimin e Demokracis\u00eb dhe Qeverisjes (CSDG)<\/li>\n
    • Edlira \u00c7epani – Rrjeti “Barazi ne Vendimmarrje”<\/li>\n
    • Vildan Plepi – National Democratic Institute (NDI)<\/li>\n
    • Endrid Islami – United States Agency for International Development (USAID)<\/li>\n
    • Ejona Kalldremxhiu – International Republican Institute (IRI)<\/li>\n
    • Ana Kovacevic Kadovic – National Democratic Institute (NDI)<\/li>\n
    • Orjada Tare – Westminster Foundation for Democracy-Albania (WFD)<\/li>\n
    • Suzana Frash\u00ebri – The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Tirana, Albania – AIS Albania, in collaboration with KDI Kosovo, organized a Masterclass focused on electoral financing, bringing together civil society representatives from across Albania for a regional exchange of experience and discussion. Kosovo stands out in the region for having adopted a dedicated Law on the Financing of Electoral Campaigns and Political Parties. As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":573541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573540"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":573544,"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573540\/revisions\/573544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}