Interior Minister Xhafaj receives EP Rapporteur for Albania, Knut Fleckenstein

19/09/2017 17:45

The Albanian Minister of Interior, Fatmir Xhafaj, received Knut
Fleckenstein, the Rapporteur for Albania at the European Parliament,
accompanied by Head of the the EU delegation in Tirana, Romana Vlahutin.

Minister Xhafaj updated Fleckenstein with the priorities of the Interior Ministry and expressed his gratitude for supporting the Judiciary Reform.

Xhafaj declared he trusted the EU would offer same support to the priorities related to the public order and security, and, in this context, the Minister presented the key priorities of the Interior Ministry, which were drafted with assistance from international partners, especially from PAMECA V. Among these priorities, the Minister underlined police vetting; fighting cannabis plantation; fight against organized crime; preventing the asylum seeking phenomenon and fighting human traffic, especially with minors.

Xhafaj informed Fleckenstein about the measures that are being programmed to strengthen cooperation with counterpart authorities of partner countries.

The EP high-level official expressed special interest on the Vetting Law and concrete results in the fight against cannabis. He valued the fact that EUROPOL will bring experts in Albania to coordinate the work between Tirana and Brussels in the fight against organized crime. Fleckenstein expressed his commitment to ask the European Commission more support on the presented priorities.

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