TIRANA, June 21 /ATA/ – A revolutionary and courageous breakthrough, this is how European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Vera Jourova, has described justice reform in Albania.
The meeting that Minister of Justice, Etilda Gjonaj, held in Brussels with Commissioner Vera Jourova focused on justice reform, its progress and enforcement.
Commissioner Jourova described the efforts put into reforming the judiciary as impressive, expressing her confidence that justice reform will be a milestone in development of Albania. She assured minister Gjonaj of EC support in implementation of reform as well as encouraged her to keep the momentum in this direction.
Minister Gjonaj informed the Commissioner that the new institutions of justice will be independent of politics due to mechanisms in place that guarantee independence of new bodies.
Minister Gjonaj said it was a great honour for her to host Commissioner Jurova at the meeting of
Justice and Interior Ministers of EU and regional countries slated for October 4-5 this year in Tirana. Albania will be the host country in recognition of the progress made by Albania so far and importance of strengthening the rule of law in the Western Balkan region.
The meeting of ministers in October and the visit of Commissioner Jurova will be a great opportunity for signing the cooperation agreement with EUROJUST, with the aim of stepping up the efforts of Albanian authorities in the fight against international organized crime.
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