TIRANA, MAY 12, 2011 Today, USAID and the Albanian Chamber of Advocates signed a cooperation agreement to establish a Continuous Legal Education (CLE) program in Albania. USAID/Albania’s Mission Director, Mr. Joseph Williams, and the Chairman of the Albanian National Chamber of Advocates (NCA), Mr. Maksim Haxhia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding that outlines USAID and NCA activities to establish the program over the coming years. The CLE program is an important pillar of justice sector reform in Albania and will help strengthen Albania’s legal profession.
TIRANA, APRIL 29, 2011 Today, USAID’s Rritje Albania Program, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports, and the Albanian Tourism Association (ATA), launched a new program to support Albania’s growing tourism industry. The Authentic Albania quality mark awards program supports enterprises in Albania’s tourism industry by establishing quality hotel standards and building opportunities for tourism businesses. The program will be the country’s first system that rates accommodation facilities in Albania.
TIRANA, APRIL 28, 2011 Today, the Center for Development and Democratization of Institutions (CDDI) presented its findings from recent activities monitoring the work of the Procurement Advocate (PA) in Albania.
TIRANA, APRIL 22, 2011 Today, USAID’s Albanian Justice Sector Strengthening Project (JuST) signed an agreement with the Durres District Court and the Albanian Foundation for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation of Disputes (AFCR) to support and expand its mediation program in Durres as an alternative to the resolution of disputes by the courts.
TIRANA, APRIL 14, 2011 The Ministry of Tourism and the Foreign Investors Association of Albania (FIAA) are sponsoring the second annual conference and exhibition on tourism and real estate development in Albania, the “TREALBEXPO 2011.” The objective of the event is to highlight the importance of tourism to Albania’s economy and to attract more foreign investment into Albania’s tourism sector. Participants included foreign investment companies, Albanian businesses, government agency representatives, and donors involved in tourism and real estate development.
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