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 the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) within the project: “Increasing Government Accountability through a More Responsive […]

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 in Southeast Europe was conducted. SELDI’s partner, the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER) undertook a […]

ACER held a workshop on Friday 29 September about Current Problems in the Governance of SOEs. The workshop is held on the framework of the project: “Improving Governance Transparency in the Public Sector in Albania” and brought together representatives from state-owned enterprises (SOEs), civil society organisations, independent experts, etc. During this activity, views and experiences […]

ACER, in cooperation with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), held a roundtable discussion on 11.07.2023 about Increasing the oversight role of the Parliament in corruption proofing.   The roundtable was held in the framework of the project: “Increased government accountability through a more responsive parliament”, which is funded by British Embassy in Tirana. The table […]

The Albanian Center for Economic Research in cooperation with two other actors of civil society in the Western Balkans: KARYEJA (Pančevo, Serbia) and COHU (Kosovo) completed the project “Promotion to civil society regional actions in the Western Balkans”. The main topics of the survey were adapted from similar surveys on corruption at the local level […]

Regional Good Governance Public-Private Partnership Platform (R2G4P) project, where ACER is a local partner, organised the summer school: “Follow the Money: Tracking Illicit Financial Flows and Countering of Sanctions’ Evasion Schemes” in Belgrade on the 29th of May 2023. The event presented good practices and promoted: Risk assessment and prevention of corruption, political patronage and […]

On April 22, 2023 SELDI joins the global community in celebrating Earth Day and raising awareness about the importance of protecting our planet. Governments, businesses, and individuals are urged to invest in a better future for the globe in accordance with this year’s theme, “Invest in our planet.” It is an appeal for immediate action [...]

On February 2nd, 2023, a regional round-table was held in Prishtina, Kosovo. The  meeting was organized in the framework of the project: “Promoting Collaboration Between Civil Society Actors in the Fight Against Corruption” implemented by ACER, as the leader partner covering Albania in close collaboration with COHU! Organisation in Kosovo and KAPEYA Organization in Serbia. […]

The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) on November 2022 held the launching event of the research papers prepared within the scope of the CSO – Private Sector engagement research, supported by the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness. Albanian Center for Economic Research, as research partner,  presented their research findings, methodologies, and recommendations on enhancing […]

On July 29, 2021, ACER in cooperation with IDM Albania within the SELDI Project through the online platform Zoom, organized the Workshop on "Increasing the Role of Civil Society in the Fight against Corruption." Invited to this workshop were civil society actors , the public sector and various institutions in the field of good governance [...]

SELDI’s annual anti-corruption forum, held on 8 April 2021, discussed the anti-corruption agenda of the Western Balkans for the next decade. During the event, the SELDI initiative presented its latest Regional Anticorruption Report, which provides a bi-annual multifactor assessment of the corruption vulnerabilities and anti-corruption capacity of the region. SELDI’s Regional Anti-corruption Report presents the civil society’s […]

Webinar “Hidden Economy in the Western Balkans: Challenges and Lessons for Economic Recovery and Convergence” organized by SELDI, was held on 20 November 2020 According to SELDI’s Hidden Employment Index between 2016 and 2019, hidden employment has increased in five out of the six Western Balkans countries. Serbia is the only country which shows a […]

On 30 October 2020, SELDI held the webinar “State Capture: Bridging the Gap between Diagnostics and Practical Solutions in the Western Balkans”. In 2020, the SELDI anti-corruption initiative piloted a comprehensive methodology for monitoring and exposing state capture vulnerabilities in the Western Balkans – the State Capture Assessment Diagnostics (SCAD) tool. The pilot SCAD data on the […]

CBC Albania-Kosovo, Clean Water Project in Gjakova and Kukes ACER held an informative meeting on 23 October 2020, 11:00, regarding the “Clean Water Project in Gjakova and Kukes” with representatives of non-profit organizations of Kukes Region, via Google Meet Platform. This project is part of the Cross Border Cooperation (CBC) programme between Albania-Kosovo and is […]

Presentation of final report: “Study on services and assistance provided to returnees at the local level, in 13 municipalities of Albania!

On 12 May 2016 SELDI’s partners, the Albanian Centre for Economic Research (ACER) and House of Europe, in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia presented the results of the SELDI Corruption Monitoring System in Albania 2016, in a policy conference, dedicated to the issue of anticorruption and good governance in South-Eastern Europe. […]

On 24 October 2014 the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER) in collaboration with the House of Europe (HoE), organized a round-table to present the Albanian Corruption Assessment Report, prepared under the SLEDI project and to further validate the findings and recommendations of this report. The discussion focused on the main findings of the Albanian Corruption Assessment [...]

On 13 – 14 November 2014 in Tirana, Albania, the Southeast Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI) network, in cooperation with the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI), the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the Ministry of State on Local Issues of Albania co-organized the Regional Conference on Good Governance and Anti-corruption Policy Challenges. The first day was dedicated […]