The work of the Albanian Parliamentary Committee of European Integration (PCEI) and Committee of National Security (PCNS) in 2011 have been in the focus of an IDM monitoring initiative, aiming to contribute towards greater accountability, transparency and effectiveness of parliamentary scrutiny. The monitoring has analyzed the performance of both parliamentary committees by focusing particularly on the comprehensiveness of parliamentary review, formal procedures, cooperation with the Executive and involvement of civil society and other non-state interest groups in hearings. IDM presented the findings and recommendations of the annual monitoring for both parliamentary committees in a Panel Debate “Challenges to Improve Parliamentary Review” on January 23rd 2012 gathering senior representatives of PCEI and PCNS, MPs, civil society experts, media, governmental and representatives from international institutions in the country.  The studies and the report can be found here in Albanian and English.

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