February 21, 2020. 19:21
In the wake of the international donors’
conference held in Brussels on February 17 with the purpose of aiding
reconstruction efforts after the earthquake that struck Albania in November
2019, concerns were raised regarding the transparency with which the
government would manage the more than €1 billion received in international aid.
US Ambassador
Yuri Kim has attempted to calm such concerns yesterday in a tweet predicting
the establishment of “a new US-Albanian Transparency Academy to support
transparent governance, citizen-responsive governance, anti-corruption training
& judicial reform,” funded at least in part by “US
Such an institution was also mentioned by United
States special representative for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, in
his remarks at the donors’ conference, who also stated that this
establishment came “at the direct request of the Prime Minister.” However, no further information
regarding the concrete structure and functions of this institution has been
made public so far.
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