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Lithuanian and Hungarian institutions to undertake EU twinning project in Albania

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TIRANA, July 22 – The Delegation of the European Commission (EC) in Tirana said that the European Union’s twinning project “Enhancement of the Operational and Logistical Capacities of the Directorate of Witness and Special Persons Protection” will be implemented by Lithuania’s Police Department and its specialized agency – the Criminal Police Bureau in cooperation with Hungarian institutions.
The EU-funded twinning project, that will last 15 months and cost over half a million euros, aims at upgrading the activities of the Albanian Directorate of Witness and Special Persons Protection and ensuring the sustainable implementation of reforms in the Albanian internal affairs system.

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