EU Civil Society Facility and Media Programme for the Republic of Albania 2024-2025 (2024-2025CSF)

About this project

The overall objective of the action is to enhance participatory democracy in Albania and support the EU integration process through the reinforcement of the role and capacities of civil society and media organisations. The action will support a more enabling environment for civil society in general and also focus on specific priority policy areas in which meaningful and systemic consultation with civil society is of primary importance in the EU integration process and in particular in the accession negotiations. The role of civil society and media organisations is especially necessary in the accession negotiations to increase transparency and integrity through monitoring and reporting, where the civil society involvement has been weak or absent or where such involvement can bring significant gains. Six priority areas have been identified: i)Support to the National Resource Centre for CSOs (NRC) ii)Food Safety and Consumer Protection iii)Culture iv)Environment, v)Good Governancevi)Media. The action will increase the role and capacities of civil society and media organisations to be effective, transparent, accountable and independent drivers of change able to influence, monitor, and advocate on food safety and consumer protection issues, cultural issues, environmental and conservation issues, good governance principles at central and local levels. The action will contribute to the accountability and active participation of media in democratic reforms and increase their capacit…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 15Life on Land
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations · Other public sector

Countries

Albania

Sectors

Democratic participation and civil societyMedia and free flow of information

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Jan 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_NEAR-2024-ACT-62280.

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