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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Albania, Alastair King-Smith, visited the Constitutional Court today, where he met with its president, Holta Zaçaj.
Asked by Ambassador King-Smith about the most important challenges and achievements for 2023, President Zaçaj made a brief summary of the intense activity of the Constitutional Court throughout this year related to the large number of cases and the special importance of some of them to the public. President Zaçaj highlighted some of the most outstanding achievements, such as the drafting of the Guide for the Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court, a document produced with the support of the OSCE Presence Office in Albania.
During the meeting, she emphasized the importance of the independence and preservation of the integrity of the Constitutional Court, which should start from increasing the budget to meet the most important needs of the court and increasing the number of legal advisers, a necessity that comes from the high number of cases. and improving the quality of decisions.
Then, Mrs. Zaçaj presented the challenges for the creation of a new electronic case management system and the efforts made for an expected and successful cooperation with the Swedish Embassy for this objective. Also, she presented the initiative for the redesign of the official website of the Constitutional Court and other transparency programs through financial cooperation with the Swiss Embassy.
For his part, Ambassador King-Smith expressed his willingness to help the Constitutional Court and the justice system in Albania, focusing especially on efforts to involve the Constitutional Court in concrete cooperation projects, with the aim of deepening the exchange of experiences in various fields. expertise in order to increase capacities and improve decision-making activity.
The British embassy also reacted to the meeting, which gave a strong message about politics. " The British ambassador, Alastair King-Smith, held productive discussions with the President of the Constitutional Court, Holta Zaçaj. They discussed the positive progress achieved during 2023, as highlighted in the Court's annual report, and the perspective for Justice Reform in Albania. They emphasized the importance of the full and rapid implementation of the decisions of the Constitutional Court, to support the rule of law and the aspirations of Albanian citizens. They agreed to intensify the cooperation between the Judiciary of Albania and the United Kingdom ", says the post of the embassy of the United Kingdom.
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