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Another message from Washington about widespread corruption in Albanian institutions...
Corruption continues to be the "Achilles' heel" for Albania. Although the justice reform was approved and the government claims to be fighting this phenomenon, in fact, for internationals, corruption is a very worrying problem.
This has also been established in a report drawn up by the OSCE presence in Tirana. The report was presented today by Ambassador Michel Tarran at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting.
But what has attracted attention is the position of the US envoy to the OSCE, Katherine Brucker. She appreciated the report, as she also found that corruption is quite a problem in our country. According to her, the two areas where this phenomenon occurs are tenders and taxes. She has sent a message to justice to fight this phenomenon by hitting at the highest levels.
" Albania faces a great challenge from corruption, which is an obstacle to Albania's economic development and contributes to high emigration. We welcome the government's strategy to fight corruption in high-risk sectors such as public procurement and tax administration. Field mission support for judicial sector reforms will lead to sustainable cooperation between law enforcement, prosecutors and judges to tackle high-level corruption. The training of your team for the Court against Corruption and Organized Crime and the assistance for the Constitutional Court of Albania are improving decision-making and increasing transparency ", says the American ambassador's position.
According to her, the programming of the field mission with the Central Election Commission to strengthen the electoral administration of Albania is also vital. But according to her, even this mission has its own problems.
" Unfortunately, the OSCE Presence in Albania - like all other field missions - faces significant operational difficulties due to severe financial constraints. The inability of participating states to adopt a unified budget has put undue pressure on the ability of all field missions to effectively carry out their mandates, affecting everything from staffing and resources to program implementation ," he said. Katherine Brucker.
Her position comes in the wake of many positions coming from the US. For them, corruption is a phenomenon that must end and for this reason they are investing heavily in justice reform. / Pamphlet
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