With a budget of €8.9 million, AICS Tirana funds and implements 6 projects in Good Governance and Rule of Law sector in the Western Balkans (Albania: 2 grants and 2 EU delegated projects; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2 grants; Serbia: 1 EU delegated project).
AICS Tirana action focuses on an integrated and coherent set of lines of intervention, adapted to national specificities, including:
- Strengthening institutions and the rule of law through support to governments and relevant institutions;
- Supporting judicial systems and self-governing institutions through technical assistance and support for judicial and self-governing institutions, the judiciary, and the quality of decision-making and public trust in the justice system;
- Developing the skills of public institution staff, including judges, prosecutors, and administrative officials;
- Support for legislative and regulatory alignment processes in the key areas of the rule of law, economic governance, the internal market, competition, the fight against corruption and illicit trafficking, consumer protection, and intellectual property;
- Strengthening mechanisms for administrative and fiscal transparency, preventing and combating corruption, and promoting public integrity;
- Supporting the digitalization of administrative and judicial processes to simplify procedures, increase the efficiency of public services, improve traceability, and reduce discretion and the risk of corruption;
- Promoting coordination between institutions at the national and regional levels and supporting initiatives for dialogue, social inclusion, and reconciliation.