Albania continues to strengthen its role within the Euro-MED Programme, contributing actively to regional cooperation and sustainable development through the Joint Electronic Monitoring System (JEMS). The presentation provides an overview of Albania’s financial engagement, implementation results, territorial outreach, and the institutional mechanisms used to ensure transparency and compliance.
Albania’s participation is distributed across the Programme’s key missions, with the largest share directed toward Promoting Green Living Areas, followed by continued investment in innovative and sustainable economic development and sustainable tourism. These contributions reflect the country’s commitment to environmental protection, green transformation, and long-term economic competitiveness.
The analysis also highlights the impact generated through the supported missions and objectives, alongside a mapping of beneficiaries and the geographic spread of interventions across the country. These elements underline the Programme’s tangible contribution to local development and its alignment with national and regional priorities.
A dedicated section of the presentation reflects recent audit findings and control-related issues, including overlapping deliverables across projects, missing documentation in JEMS, and the absence of on-the-spot checks to date. Notably, the National Authority’s audit confirmed that the First Level Control Office is fully compliant, with no irregularities identified. The issues detected are procedural in nature and typical for complex, multi-partner programmes.
To address these issues, SASPAC has initiated a series of corrective actions, including risk-based sampling for identified cases, formal information requests to beneficiaries, requests for additional documentation prior to certification, and the establishment of an on-the-spot verification calendar for December 2025 to March 2026. Additionally, work is underway to harmonize risk assessment methodologies across all programmes.
The presentation concludes with an emphasis on transparency and data accessibility, featuring a public dashboard that offers real-time insights into project objectives, financial allocation, and progress indicators.
Overall, the overview demonstrates Albania’s constructive engagement in the Euro-MED Programme, its growing institutional capacity, and its commitment to accountability, performance, and sustainable impact.
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Enhancing Transparency Through the Euro-MED Dashboard
To further reinforce accountability and public access to information, Albania has made available an interactive dashboard that presents real-time data on objectives, contributions, and project performance.
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