Within the framework of the International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia the Centre for European Perspective (CEP) finished a two day workshop on »Strengthening the Independence of Election Bodies«. The workshop was jointly opened by His Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia Mr. Bojan Bertoncelj and President of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, His Excellency Mr. Ilir Meta.
Strengthening of democratic institutions is for Albania as a candidate for EU membership of utmost importance. This also includes the electoral system, which is one of the cornerstones of a democratic rule of law. The aim of the workshop was to contribute to the exchange of experiences and best practices between Albania and Slovenia in light of the upcoming local elections in Albania.
On the first day of the workshop, discussions through comparative analysis were focused on: guiding principles, independence, transparency, professionalism, internal rules and procedures of election management bodies. Special attention was given also to non-governmental organizations, the role of women and new technologies. On the second day of the workshop conclusions and recommendations, which will hereafter serve the Central Electoral Commission of Albania to implement management models of elections, were drawn. Further, these recommendations will be used by the Central Election Commission to increase the independence, impartiality of management, professionalism and independence of the Electoral Commission.
The workshop was conducted by Lefterije Luzi, president of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Albania; Mr. Dusan Vučko, director of the National Electoral Commission of Republic of Slovenia; dr. Alenka Verbole, election expert and dr. Igor Gaon, election expert.
The workshop participants were staff members of the Central Electoral Commission of Albania, electoral experts with experience in the region, representatives of non-governmental organizations working in the field of elections and electoral processes, Members of Parliament, representatives of the Albanian political parties and legal experts. The workshop was also attended by Valdete Sala, president of the Central Election Commission of Kosovo.
CEP prepared the training in cooperation with the Central Election Commission and the Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Tirana. The project is funded with support from the International Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Slovenia.
Speech H.E. Bertoncelj / Govor VP Bertoncelj
CEP je zaključil z dvodnevno delavnico »Krepitev neodvisnosti volilnih organov« (Tirana, 2-3 marec 2015)
V okviru Mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja Republike Slovenije je Center za evropsko prihodnost (CEP) med 2-3 marcem v Tirani izvedel prvo delavnico usposabljanja na temo krepitve neodvisnosti organov upravljanja z volitvami. Delavnico sta skupaj odprla Njegova ekselenca veleposlanik Republike Slovenije g. Bojan Bertoncelj in predsednik parlamenta Republike Albanije Njegova ekselenca gospod Ilir Meta.
Krepitev demokratičnih institucij je za Albanijo kot kandidatko za članstvo v EU izjemnega pomena. V ta okvir spada tudi volilni sistem, ki predstavlja enega od temeljev demokratične in pravne države. Namen delavnice je bil prispevati k izmenjavi izkušenj in najboljših praks med Albanijo in Slovenijo v luči bližajočih se lokalnih volitev v Albaniji.
V prvem dnevu delavnice so bile diskusije s primerjavo pravnih sistemov usmerjene predvsem v analizo: vodilnih načel, neodvisnosti, preglednosti, strokovnosti, internih pravil in procedur organov upravljanja z volitvami. Posebna pozornost je bila namenjena nevladnim organizacijam, vlogi žensk in novim tehnologijam. V drugem dnevu delavnice so bili pripravljeni konkretni zaključki in priporočila, ki bodo v nadaljevanju služili centralni volilni komisiji Albanije za izvajanje modelov upravljanja z volitvami, ki lahko povečajo neodvisnost, nepristranost upravljanja, strokovnost in neodvisnost volilne komisije.
Delavnico so izvedli ga. Lefterije Luzi, predsednica Centralne volilne komisije Republike Albanije; g. Dušan Vučko, direktor Državne volilne komisije Slovenije; dr. Alenka Verbole, strokovnjaknija za volitve, OSCE; dr. Igor Gaon, strokovnjak za volitve.
Udeleženci delavnice so bili člani osebja centralne volilne komisije Albanije, strokovnjaki za volitve z izkušnjami v regiji, predstavniki nevladnih organizacij, ki delujejo na področju volitev in volilnih postopkih, člani parlamenta, predstavniki albanskih političnih strank in pravnih strokovnjakov. Delavnice se je udeležila tudi ga. Valdete Sala predsednica Centralne volilne komisije Kosova.
CEP je pripravil usposabljanje v sodelovanju z Centralno volilno komisijo Albanije in Veleposlaništvom RS v Tirani. Projekt je financiran iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve.
