TIRANA, Nov 18 /ATA/ The Albanian Customs Administration and the Agency for European Integration and Economic Development (AEI) successfully completed the twinning project which focused on increasing operational capacities in the field of counterfeit goods.
The project is funded by the EU.
The Director General of Customs, Genti Gazheli, underlined the importance of this project in the fight against counterfeit goods by sharing EU best practices.
Hubert Perr, Head of Cooperation Unit at the EU Delegation in Albania assessed that the project is an example of a European team, a partnership with EU member states and Albania.
This project is in followup to the support given over the years to the Albanian Customs Administration by the Delegation of the European Union, and has a value of 400 thousand euros.
In the framework of the IPA funds, in the last 8 years, the Albanian Customs has benefited about 12 million euros in various projects for its modernization.
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