TIRANA, April 26 /ATA/ The General Director of Customs Administration, Genti Gazheli, participated in the meeting of the PEN-CP project, with the participation of representatives of 14 European customs administrations from member countries and non-member countries of the European Union.
This meeting, organized by the Albanian Customs Administration, was funded by the EU in the framework of Horizon 2020 with the aim of creating a new network for the promotion of customs innovation and an online platform that offers valuable innovation mediation services.
In his remarks, the director of Customs Administration Gazheli said that the Albanian Customs Administration sees this project as an opportunity to achieve the objectives for digitization and standardization of customs services in relation to customs security, customs laboratory, risk management, etc.
“We are committed to embracing innovations and new technologies related to customs security from the customs of EU member countries. We see the PEN-CP project as an opportunity to create a network of customs practitioners, which facilitates the translation of research and innovative ideas and requirements for customs security into solutions, technologies and practical improvements of the process,” Gazheli emphasized.
Gazheli informed that digital customs was the accomplished mission of 2022, with 100% of services provided online by adding 4 new applications and significantly cutting costs and time for beneficiary businesses and citizens.
Regarding the cooperation and exchange of information between customs administrations and other law enforcement agencies, Gazheli confirmed that they are at their best thanks to the work and commitment of the customs administration to be open and cooperative in law enforcement.
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