Pristina: third steering committee of the twinning project between italy and Kosovo

21/07/2017

Filippo Musca, Deputy Director of the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights,  attended on July 19th in Pristina the Third Steering Committee of the Twinning Project “Strengthening Efficiency, Accountability and Transparency of the Judicial and Prosecutorial System in Kosovo, funded by the European Commission.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the Rule of Law in Kosovo by strengthening the independence, efficiency, transparency and sustainability of the judiciary and prosecutorial system.

The project is conducted by the Italian High Judicial Council in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Justice; the French Ministry of Justice, represented by Justice Coopération Internationale (JCI), is junior partner of Italy. The Siracusa International Institute is the ad hoc mandated body of the Italian High Judicial Council (CSM) supporting the scientific and logistical management of the project.

The Committee was also attended by the projects leaders, Mr. Giulio Adilardi, Mr. Yves Charpenel, and Mr. Lavdim Krasniqi; the EU Office Task Manager, Ms. Julia Jacoby; the Chair of Kosovo Judicial Council, Mr. Nehat Idrizi, the Chair of Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, Mr. Blerim Isufaj, and the resident twinning advisers, Ms. Maria Cristina di Cocco and Ms. Laura Liguori.

The Siracusa International Institute attended also the Second Steering Committee of the project, which was held in Pristina on April 5th.