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Events by Year

Training on Corruption Proofing of Albanian Legislation

March 2, 2016

On March, 2nd, 2016, at the Doro City Hotel in Tirana, the first session on the training on â€œCorruption Proofing Legislation in Albaniaâ€ took place. At the beginning of the first training session, Mr. Auron Pashaj, Executive Director at IDRA, introduced the participants with the details and objectives of the instituteâ€™s project, in terms of setti

Impunity: Perceptions and Experience of Albanian Citizens 2015

April 30, 2015
Governance and Democratization
Rule of Law
Anti-Corruption Strategies

On April 30th, 2015, IDRA organized a roundtable for the purpose of introducing the findings from the study on "Impunity-Perceptions and experience of Albanian citizens". IDRA's executive director, Mr. Auron Pasha introduced the participants to the findings of the study,as well as answered questions and provided additional explanations on the methodology used for the research. The roundtable was also attended by Mr. Andi Dobrushi, Director of the Open Society Foundation for Albania, and Mrs.Eridana Cano, chief of cabinet of the Minister for Local Government and the National Anti-Corruption Coordinator. The roundtable was attended by representatives of the civil society, academia, students and the media.

Corruption Proofing in Albania-A critical ingredient in the fight against corruption

January 15, 1970
Governance and Democratization
Anti-Corruption Strategies
Civil Society and Public Advocacy

The Institute for Development, Research and Alternatives (IDRA) , with the financial support of the Dutch Embassy in Albania, is currently conducting a 1.5 year project aimed at establishing a system for corruption proofing of legislation in Albania.â€¢ The corruption proofing system will look into draft laws and secondary legislation and will spot existing or missing features in those normative acts which can contribute to corruption (regardless whether there was an intention or not, in drafting the specific act).

Media Monitoring of General Elections 2013

January 1, 1970
Governance and Democratization
Civil Society and Public Advocacy

Institute for Development and Research Alternatives, the development partner of IDRA Research & Consulting, issued the preliminary findings on media monitoring project during the electoral campaign. The findings were presented in a Press Conference on June 20th in Tirana. This project has sought to evaluate the mass mediaâ€™s performance in providing objective and balanced coverage of contestants and their platforms so the citizens of Albania can make well-informed choices at the ballot box for June 23rd General Elections.

Freedom of Vote and Family Voting 2014

January 1, 1970

The latest study on freedom of vote and family voting was introduced to the public from â€œHotel Tirana Internationalâ€ on May 27th, 2014. The â€œFreedom of Vote and Family Votingâ€ 2014 study, conducted by the Institute for Development Research and Alternatives (IDRA) with the technical and financial assistance of the UN Women, is based on a national survey of 2000 respondents, ofage18 + years old. The main objective of this study is to elicit citizensâ€™ opinion on different practices that might intervene with the freedom of voting, evaluate the occurrence of the â€œFamily Votingâ€ phenomenon, as well as understand and identify the current flaws behind such practices.