TIRANA, April 11/ATA/-The government of Albania focused during 2017 on depoliticization of the public administration and improvement of its performance bringing it up to the required standards.
Deputy Prime Minister Senida Mesi attended on Wednesday the hearing session at the Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights of the Assembly of Albania to report on the reform of the public administration, achievements and challenges during 2017 and plans for 2018.
Attending the session was also Head of Department of Public Administration Albana Koçiu.
Mesi emphasized that during 2017 the government worked for a reliable and depoliticized public administration and that it has been fully committed to transform the administration and bring it up to the standards for every citizen and business. In this context, she highlighted the fact that Albania’s administration has many employees of integrity, professionalism and responsibility.
Mesi highlighted among the achievements of 2017 a better performance of the public administration thanks to rigorous implementation of the civil servants law, improvement of recruitment system, building capacities of the Department of Public Administration and putting into operation of the Register on Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS). The salaries have also increased by 10%, said Mesi.
Mesi spoke even about the reform of restructuring of the ministries and affiliated institutions emphasizing that the reform is in line with the government’s vision of governance focused on the citizen.
The opposition lawmakers didn’t attend the proceedings of the Committee except for the MP of the Socialist Movement for Integration Nasip Naço./af/ /a.g/p.s./
