OSCE Presence, together with Albanian and Italian schools of public administration, trains municipal officials on anti-corruption and good governance

From 4 June to 11 July 2018, the OSCE Presence in Albania, together with the Albanian School of Public Administration, trained 200 public officials on issues of good governance, integrity and anti-corruption. The public officials of mid- and lower management level came from 20 municipalities from the regions of Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan, Gjirokastra and Dibra, with half of them coming from the Tirana Municipality alone.

The two-day training – tailored to the needs of the local municipality staff – was developed by the Presence, in co-operation with the Albanian and the Italian schools of public administration. It focused on the officials’ public responsibility, the need for effective oversight and enforcement of legal and sub-legal acts as a guarantee for preventing corrupt behavior, and the strengthening of the integrity of public officials.

The training sessions were part of the OSCE Presence’s project Support Anti-Corruption Measures in Albania, which is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Italian Development Co-operation Agency. The Presence’s contribution to anti-corruption efforts in Albania can be grouped under three main components: policy design and monitoring; capacity-building; and, provision of prevention, education and awareness-raising tools.