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The ASPS participants organised a roundtable on anticorruption strategy
The roundtable on the “The strategy of reduction and prevention of corruption in the Albanian Customs Administration”, was organised on 28 October 2014, at the EU Info Centre premises in Tirana.
Strasbourg World Forum for Democracy 2014 / 3-6 November 2014
On 3 - 6 November 2014, the participants of the Albanian School of Political Studies will attend the Strasbourg World Forum of Democracy a major event organised by the Council of Europe on an annual basis. The WFD’s central topic "From participation to influence: can youth revitalise democracy"
ASPS opens the call for applications 2015
The Academy of Political Studies opens the call for applications for the program "Albanian School of Political Studies" 2015. The deadline for submitting the application is on 17 November 2014 at 14:00. The information is outlined in more details here below.
Seminar on sustainable development of energy and environment
The seminar “Sustainable development, energy and environment” took place on 26 September 2014 and the keynote speaker was Mr. Ismail Beka, deputy director GIZ Albania. The aim of the seminar was to study the connection between energy, environment and sustainable development
ASPS participants encourage the debate on PWD employment policies
“Strengthening the employment policies for people with disabilities, in line with the European standards” was the topic of the open public meeting organised at the EU Info Centre premises by the participants of the Albanian School of Political Studies programme.
School of Political Studies graduates new generation of aspiring political leaders 2013-2014
During a graduation ceremony today the Albanian School of Political Studies(ASPS) handed over diplomas to a new group of students. All 22 students were issued diplomas upon successful completion of a one-year period of study.
The ASPS participants organised a roundtable on the efficiency of the judicial system
The roundtable on the ‘The efficiency of the Judicial System in relation to the judicial proceedings within a reasonable time period’, was organised on 12 June 2014, at the EU Info Centre premises in Tirana. The event was part of the public initiatives organised by the participants of the “Albanian School of Political Studies”
ASPS seminar on "Albania and the European Court of Human Rights"
The ASPS third seminar on the "European justice - Albania and the European Court of Human Rights" was held in Tirana on 17 May 2014. The keynote speaker was Mr. Xhezair Zaganjori, chairman of the Supreme Court of Albania and lecturer of international public and human rights law in the Public University of Tirana.
A new School of Political Studies opens its doors in Turkey
On 3 April 2014, in the margins of the annual spring meeting of Schools’ Directors, the Council of Europe and Mr Osman Kavala, Director of Anadolu Kültür in Istanbul, signed a Partnership Agreement officially establishing a European School of Politics in Turkey and thereby becoming the 20th member of the Council of Europe Schools of Political Studies Network.
Third national course “Albania and the trends of European integration” – Durres, May 2014
The third national course of ASPS on “Albania and the trends of European integration” was held in Durres from 2– 4 May 2014. The course objective was to provide the participants with substantial knowledge on the EU and the European integration process, in order to help them better understand Albania’s challenges in its path towards the EU. The key speakers were lecturers and experts as the Deputy Minister of Integration Mr. Gentian Elezi ; Mr . Adrian Civici , president of the EUT and Mr . Gledis Gjipali , executive director of the EMA. The internal organization of the European Union and its diplomatic service was presented by the French diplomat and an ex-member of EU delegation mission staff in Tirana, Mr. Hubert Petit.
