Transparency Programme

Authority

Procedures and mechanisms for submitting requests and complaints related to the actions or inactions of the P.A (including the postal/email address for submitting requests and complaints – the deadlines and the method of response).

Legal and Regulatory Framework

Law No. 96/2017 “On the Protection of National Minorities in the Republic of Albania”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 726, dated 12.12.2018 “On the Organization and Functioning of the Committee of National Minorities.”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 286, dated 10.05.2019 “On the Approval of the Procedures for the Election of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members of the Committee of National Minorities.”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 769, dated 15.12.2021 “On the Criteria for Supporting Initiatives and Projects Aimed at Protecting the Rights of National Minorities, Preserving and Promoting Their Distinct Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic, Traditional, and Religious Identity, and the Criteria for Selection, Financing, and Management of the ‘Fund for National Minorities.’”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 561, dated 29.09.2018 “On Providing School Textbooks to Students, Initial Training, Further Professional Development of Teachers, as well as the Establishment and Functioning of Classes in the Language of National Minorities.”|

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 562, dated 29.09.2018 “On Appropriate Measures to Promote the Recognition of the Culture, History, Language, and Religious Beliefs of National Minorities in the Educational and Scientific Activities of Higher Education Institutions.”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 227, dated 17.04.2019 “On the Preparation, Printing, Publishing, and Distribution of Basic Education Textbooks for Students in Public Pre-University Educational Institutions Where Students from National Minorities Study.”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 462, dated 03.07.2019 “On the Approval of Measures and Policies Necessary to Ensure the Participation of Persons Belonging to National Minorities in Public, Cultural, Social, and Economic Life in the Republic of Albania.”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 463, dated 03.07.2019 “On Defining the Directions for the Approval of Strategies, Programs, and Action Plans to Promote and Create the Necessary Conditions for Persons Belonging to National Minorities to Use and Develop the Fundamental Elements of Their Identity, Including Their Language.”

Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 1155, dated 24.12.2020, “On the Criteria for Determining the Local Self-Government Unit, the Essential Number, and the Sufficient Demand of Persons from National Minorities to Be Educated in the Language of the National Minority.”

Strategy

Regulation on the Internal Working Methods and Conduct of the Staff of the Committee for National Minorities

Annual Report

Manuals/policy documents related to the functions of the P.A and affecting the public

The right to be informed and to complain

Coordinator: Joni Pashaj

Email: [email protected]

Phone:+355 42256843

Address: Rr. Durrësit, ish godina e Ministrisë së Mjedisit, Nr. 27, Tiranë

Open:

E hëne-e enjte

08-16.30

Friday

08-14.00

Request / Explanation Forms (Steps to follow to make an information request)

Mechanisms of control and monitoring that operate over minorities

Resolution of the Assembly of Albania
Strategic work plans
Monitoring/Audit Reports

Other documents containing the performance indicators of the P.A

Information on the Budget and Financial Data of Minorities

Budget, expenditure plan for the upcoming financial year and past years (by year)

Annual report on budget implementation and annexes (by year)

Donations, sponsorships (by year)

Documents showing the status of payment of obligations by licensed entities

Information on procurement procedures/competitive procedures for public-private concessions

List of awarded contracts (including contracted amount, contracting parties, and description of services)

Information on the implementation and monitoring of contracts, as well as various guidelines and policies

Services offered by National Minorities

Note: The Committee for National Minorities does not provide services.

Procedures for providing opinions regarding the process of drafting legislative/sub-legislative acts

The system for document management, types, and formats of documents

A concrete list of the retention periods for the documents of the Committee for National Minorities

Register of requests and responses

Social assistance/subsidies provided by National Minorities

Note: The Committee for National Minorities does not provide this service

Information/documents most frequently requested and those considered useful for publication by National Minorities

Different Announcements

Announcements for recruitment/admission procedures in the civil service

Report

Publications

Statistics

Projects

Partnerships