The head of the Special Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Albania, Arben Kraja, participated in the Second Regional Conference on "Effective Recovery of Assets in Compliance with European Standards" that was held in Podgorica. The conference was held today, while...
Assets acquired through criminal activity will be returned to state ownership
The law on seizure and confiscation of assets acquired through criminal activity is a strong message of the country that crime won’t be profitable for anyone and that assets acquired illegally will be returned to the state, the Justice Minister, Marko Kovac, assessed....
Mandija: effective organisation and operation of SPAK in Albania can serve as a role model for other countries in the region
Ledina Mandija is the National Coordinator for Albania of the Regional Project for the Fight against Corruption and Organized Crime in the Western Balkans through Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Asset Recovery. Supported by the UK Government and implemented by...
Judge Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska: The public must know what the courts are doing, that’s how we’re restoring trust in the rule of law
Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, a judge of the Supreme Court of North Macedonia and National Coordinator of the AIRE/RAI project bringing together experts in asset recovery and management, today said that international cooperation was essential for combatting organised...
Radmila Dragičević-Dičić: The region is following Serbia’s asset recovery practices
Judge Radmila Dragičević-Dičić has been involved in the creation of an efficient and lasting asset recovery framework in Serbia from the very start. Having actively worked as a judge in the anti-organised crime departments, the Belgrade Appeal Court and, as of 2010,...
Regional Experts in Sarajevo: New IT solutions will make monitoring illegally obtained assets easier
The regional Meeting on achieving accurate, comprehensive and standard recording of asset recovery statistics was held in Sarajevo today. The meeting brought together directors of asset management agencies, judges and prosecutors from Montenegro, Serbia, North...
Regional experts gather for webinar on ECtHR jurisprudence in matters of the asset recovery
Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative and The AIRE Centre Western Balkans with the support of the UK Government organized “European Court for Human Rights Jurisprudence in Matters of Property Acquired by Criminal Activity” webinar that included lecturers judge Mirjana...
Panel on Asset Recovery at the 20th Counselling on Criminal Law in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
At the 20th Counselling in the field of Criminal Law in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which gathered nearly 400 judicial officials from BiH and the region, the topic of confiscation of proceeds of crime received particular attention. The panel on this topic, organised...
Annual Alumni Conference in Tirana gathers Asset Recovery Practitioners from the SEE
Today, Tirana was the central point for regional experts’ cooperation in the asset recovery activities, with the Alumni Asset Recovery Practitioners’ Conference gathering over 70 professionals from the Southeast Europe region, as well as the UK experts. The Conference...

