Prepared by AIS – Promoter of Open Data Albania This document presents a series of concerns related to the integrity of the electoral process and the right to vote in the context of May 11th, 2025, Parliamentary Elections, as identified by AIS. The observations stem from AIS’s long-term monitoring of public expenditures and procurement through its three transparency platforms: Open Procurement Albania Open Spending Albania…
Over the past ten years, 41 municipalities in the country have auctioned or leased 6 350 hectares of public land, pastures and forests for use by private businesses. These auctions have been conducted by passing off the transparent competitive procedures, without being carried out through the Electronic Procurement System of the Public Procurement Agency. Approximately 750 public properties have been transferred for private use through…
The AIS organization (promoter of Open Data Albania) has added, published this week new annual asset declarations to the Spending Data Albania database. This is an important step in the process of promoting transparency and monitoring the wealth and economic interests of high-ranking state officials MP, Members of our Government, High level Prosecutors and Judges. Accessibility of Asset Declarations: In this database, asset declarations of…
On March 17, AIS organized a discussion meeting titled ‘Briefing Report on Workshops Series of Civil Society Organizations (CSO), Media Representatives, and Parliamentary Staff‘, aimed at sharing the key findings and outcomes of the workshops held in the framework of the project. This event was held within the framework of the project “Increasing Parliament’s Responsiveness to Citizens’ Concerns”, supported by the British Embassy in Tirana…
OpenDataFellowship – Youth Empowerment Against Corruption 2025 AIS, the organization promoting Open Data Albania, invites students and activists who wish to participate in an Internship and Training Program on Open Data usage to apply for the OpenDataFellowship – Youth Empowerment Against Corruption 2025. The internship is open to university students from the fields of Economics, Journalism, Law, and Social Sciences. Additionally, we welcome non-student youth…
On February 27–28, AIS organized a workshop with representatives from the Parliament Administration, focusing on citizen participation, monitoring, and dialogue during the drafting and reporting of public finances. The workshop also served as a follow-up to a previous event held in 2024, titled “Oversight of Public Finances: The Role of Parliament, Institutions, and Civil Society.“ This event was held within the framework of the project…
On January 31st, AIS organized a Conference entitled “Oversight of Public Finances – The Role of Parliament in the Fiscal Autonomy of the Local Government Units in Albania“. This event was held within the framework of the project “Increasing Parliament’s Responsiveness to Citizens’ Concerns”, supported by the British Embassy in Tirana and implemented by a consortium led by IDM in partnership with Citizens Channel and…
AIS, the promoter of Open Data Albania, is actively working to enhance transparency in Beneficial Ownership and the Public Access Registry. Recognizing the crucial role investigative journalists play in uncovering and tracking cases of money laundering, corruption, conflict of interest, and undue influence, AIS’s team of experts and data analysts has worked to increase capacities and knowledge. Participants: Investigative Journalists, Activists, and Representatives from Non-Governmental…
The Prime Minister has proposed an Anti-Corruption Reform introducing the use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Procurement. The Parliamentary opposition, through Jorida Tabaku, MP and Chairwoman of the Incinerator Investigative Committee, suggested that the Government should, instead, use the platform Open Procurement Albania, a technological tool created by the organization AIS, aiming to identify corruption cases in tendering. MP Tabaku’s statements were made to Balkan Insight in an…
Title: Reconstruction ended up in the hands of people who have problems with the law Published: October 25, 2024
The Prime Minister has proposed an Anti-Corruption Reform introducing the use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Procurement. The Parliamentary opposition, represented by Jorida Tabaku, MP and Chairwoman of the Incinerator Investigative Committee, suggested that the Government should, instead, use the platform Open Procurement Albania, a technological tool created by the organization AIS, aiming to identify corruption cases in tendering. The MP Tabaku shared her statement…
Title: The pickaxe is put on the 1.8 million euro promenade of Urban Renaissance in Peshkopi, the municipality requests refinancing Published: December 8, 2024
Title: The Reconstruction Scandal: 2.5 million Euros for Building Renovation – How the Tender Was Won and Why SPAK Should Investigate Published: October 17, 2024
Title: Tirana (municipality) lacks millions of Lek and trees Published: October 26, 2024
Title: Asphalt before the Elections, Hajdari (Mayor of Kuçova) signs 234 million Albanian Lek for Arben Avduli in a tender without competition Published: October 25, 2024
