As 2024 draws to an end, the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER) looks back on a year shaped by progress, challenges, and impactful initiatives. United by a shared commitment to promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance, we have worked...
On December 13, 2024, the Albanian Institute of Sciences (AIS), with the support of the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER) and the Society for Democratic Culture (SDC), organized an important roundtable discussion titled: “State Budget and Public Finances...
Corruption Proofing of the Draft Law “On the Review of Foreign Direct Investments in the Republic of Albania” On December 10, 2024, Albania Center for Economic Research (ACER), in partnership with Westminster for Democracy Foundation (WFD) in Albania organized...
The publication discusses Albania’s progress in EU accession negotiations, particularly the opening of Cluster 1, which focuses on reforms in governance and anti-corruption. The European Commission acknowledged Albania’s advancements, including judicial vetting and the work of SPAK in prosecuting...
A study visit to Serbia is being organized as part of the regional project Implementing Good Governance Principles in PPP Projects (GO PPP), with representatives from Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia participating. The goal of the project, supported...
On November 5, 2024, the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER), in collaboration with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), organized the Workshop on Parliament Openness Roadmap. This workshop provided an opportunity to exchange insights, best practices and recommendations on...
SELDI’s Regional Anti-Corruption Report highlights that a disrupted anticorruption agenda in the Western Balkans has been one of the casualties of the geopolitical storm stirred up by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Domestic kleptocratic elites are actively seeking to stall...
This policy brief examines the abuse of state resources and its deep implications for the democratic governance and electoral integrity. It provides data-driven insights to uncover the critical factors and causes behind the exploitation of state resources during elections...
No Real Democracy Without Strong Institutional Checks and Balances It is well-known that corruption thrives in environments with weak or ineffective institutional checks and balances. Power holders often exploit the weak accountability frameworks to abuse office with impunity. Therefore,...
This report analyses the risks entailed by the misuse of fiscal transfers from central to local governments in nine SEE countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). Such transfers are typically a...
Tirana Policy Forum Conclusion: Countering Corruption and State Capture – Advancing EU Accession of Western Balkan Countries On October 3, 2024, the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER), in collaboration with the Southeast European Leadership for Development and Integrity...
ACER, in cooperation with Westminster Foundation for Democracy, held a roundtable discussion on Thursday, July 4th at the Grand Hotel Tirana on “Good Practices for Addressing Corruption and Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Public Administration.” The event...
We are excited to announce an upcoming information session for the Call for Proposals for the SELDI Small Grants Programme “Financial Support for Grassroots and Youth CSOs with Outreach to Citizens”. This session will provide detailed insights and answer...
ACER, as part of the the Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI) and on behalf of the main partner The Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC), is promoting the regional Call for Proposals for the SELDI Small Grants...
ACER held a forum on 27th of February 2024, titled: “Strengthening the Oversight Role of the Legislature in the Evaluation of Corruption Opportunities of the Draft Law on Protected Areas”. This forum was held by ACER in collaboration with...
ACER held a workshop on December 4th 2023 where the findings of Corruption Monitoring System, a methodology designed and implemented in the framework of the SELDI project, were presented. In 2023, the seventh round of the Corruption Monitoring System...
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