{"id":48907,"date":"2025-02-03T13:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/?p=48907"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:31:27","slug":"dimosiefsi-algree-i-dikastiki-metarrythmisi-stin-alvania-proodos-en-meso-pollaplon-prokliseon-blentar-feta-kai-tselik-roupli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/algree-the-journey-of-albanias-justice-reform-progress-amidst-ongoing-implementation-challenges-bledar-feta-celik-rruplli\/","title":{"rendered":"ALGREE: The Journey of Albania’s Justice Reform: Progress Amidst Ongoing Implementation Challenges \u2013 Bledar Feta & \u00c7elik Rruplli"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ALGREE project announces the publication of its first thematic paper entitled \u201cThe Journey of Albania’s Justice Reform: Progress Amidst Ongoing Implementation Challenges<\/em>\u201d authored by Bledar Feta<\/strong> and \u00c7elik Rruplli<\/strong>. This publication puts under the microscope the judicial reform in Albania, which is one of the prerequisites for the country to advance its EU membership.<\/p>\n

The report provides an in-depth examination of Albania’s judicial reform, consisting of four distinct thematic elements. The first part highlights the needs and shortcomings that necessitated the reform, providing an overview of the most critical stages of the process. The second part analyzes the outcomes of the reform, with a special emphasis on its two main pillars. The third part addresses the problematic aspects of the implementation phase, assessing the vetting process and the work of SPAK – the Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Structure. The fourth and final part offers an overview of the findings from the European Commission\u2019s progress reports on Albania for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, providing an assessment of its performance with regard to Chapter 23 through a year-over-year comparison.<\/p>\n

You can read the full paper here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The video below presents the findings of this research as broadcasted on Greek public television. In his interview on Kallis Zaralis\u2019s show \u201cSYNORA\u201d (ERT3), Bledar Feta emphasized the progress made since 2016 in Albania, when the specific reform that led to the creation of SPAK, the special judicial body for fighting organized crime and corruption, began. \u201cBefore 2016, no one imagined that high-ranking officials would pass through the door of justice,\u201d Feta remarked, highlighting SPAK\u2019s achievements while also noting the attempts to discredit it by both government and opposition members who are currently under investigation by the judiciary. Feta pointed out that SPAK is the only institution that enjoys the trust of Albanians, which stems from the international community\u2019s involvement in its formation and operation, rather than the restoration of citizens\u2019 trust in the judicial system, which still faces significant challenges.<\/p>\n