Europe funds reform of Albania’s justice

TIRANA, June 9 – The European Commission has given 4.5 million Euros for the new European Assistance Mission to the Justice System in Albania (EURALIUS II) to assist the Albanian Ministry of Justice and judicial institutions.
The funding seeks to develop a modern justice system, thereby contributing to restoring people’s confidence in their institutions and to the consolidation of democracy and rule of law in Albania.
Over a period of 30 months, EURALIUS II will focus on the areas of justice organization and justice reform, Inter-Institutional Dialogue, Improvement of management capacities of the Judiciary and the Ministry of Justice; Improvement of the judicial budget administration and planning; Law Drafting and Legal Approximation; Penitentiary Issues; Enforcement of Rulings; Court Administration and Case Management, and Criminal Justice. EURALIUS II is also mandated to assume a coordination and observation function in the area of land administration and immovable property rights.
The project is implemented by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice along with the German Federal Ministry of Justice.