TEAM OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE INDEPENDENCE AND EFFICIENCY OF JUSTICE (CEPEJ)

Council of Europe / CEPEJ Experts Team:

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

Council of Europe / CEPEJ Project Management Team:

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

Ms Isabelle SERVOZ-GALLUCCI – Head of Office - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Mr Andrey ESIN – Project Manager - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Thursday 18 February 2016

09.00 – 12.00

MEETINGS AT THE BASIC COURT OF PRISTINA

Address: Palace of Justice

9:00-10:00

Comments on the CEPEJ report (discussion on the final findings and verification of the relevant  information)

This session aims at presenting the updated findings and recommendations of the CEPEJ report (those related to the human resources and the backlog), and at verifying the relevance of the information, findings and recommendations with the Court.

Participants from the Basic Court of Pristina:

Mr Hamdi IBRAHIMI – Chair

Mr Hasim SOGOJEVA – Judge, Deputy Chair

Mr Naser HOXHA – Chief Court Administrator

Ms Kristina SHTUFI – Acting Chief Secretary

Ms Valdete MUSTAFA – Statistical Officer

Ms Mirlinda GASHI – Information Officer

Participants from the Council of Europe / CEPEJ:

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

Ms Isabelle SERVOZ-GALLUCCI – Head of Office - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Mr Andrey ESIN – Project Manager - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

10:00-12:00

Human resources and Court efficiency (workshop) – part I

This session aims at assessing the human resource needs of the Court, in the light of its workload (case-flow and backlog), with the aim of increasing its management and efficiency.

Participants from the Basic Court of Pristina:

Mr Hasim SOGOJEVA – Judge, Deputy Chair

Mr Naser HOXHA – Chief Court Administrator

Ms Kristina SHTUFI – Acting Chief Secretary

Ms Valdete MUSTAFA – Statistical Officer

Ms Mirlinda GASHI – Information Officer

Participants from the Council of Europe / CEPEJ:

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

12.00 - 13.20 

LUNCH BREAK

13.30 - 16.00

MEETINGS AT THE BASIC COURT OF PRISTINA

Human resources and Court efficiency assessment (workshop) – part II

Participants from the Basic Court of Pristina:

Mr Hasim SOGOJEVA – Judge, Deputy Chair

Mr Naser HOXHA – Chief Court Administrator

Ms Kristina SHTUFI – Acting Chief Secretary

Ms Valdete MUSTAFA – Statistical Officer

Ms Mirlinda GASHI – Information Officer

Participants from the Council of Europe / CEPEJ:

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

16.30 – 18.00

MEETING WITH USAID (tbc)

To enhance coordination, ensure synergy, and learn what USAID is doing specifically on trial monitoring and justice efficiency

The meeting aims at exchanging information of the respective activities (ongoing and if relevant in the pipeline) on justice efficiency and quality (incl. statistics, trial monitoring, backlog reduction).

Participants from USAID:

(tbc)

Participants from the Council of Europe / CEPEJ:

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

Ms Isabelle SERVOZ-GALLUCCI – Head of Office - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Mr Andrey ESIN – Project Manager - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Friday 19 February 2016

09.00 – 12.00

MEETINGS AT THE BASIC COURT OF PRISTINA

Finalisation of the Court-coaching report (conclusions and final recommendations)

This session aims at concluding the meetings on the updated findings and recommendations of the CEPEJ report. It also aims at providing a feed-back on the assessment of human resources and Court efficiency workshop held on 18 February 2016.

Participants from the Basic Court of Pristina:

Mr Hamdi IBRAHIMI – Chair

Mr Hasim SOGOJEVA – Judge, Deputy Chair

Mr Naser HOXHA – Chief Court Administrator

Ms Kristina SHTUFI – Acting Chief Secretary

Ms Valdete MUSTAFA – Statistical Officer

Ms Mirlinda GASHI – Information Officer

Participants from the Council of Europe / CEPEJ:

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

12.00 - 13.30 

LUNCH BREAK

13.30 – 14.45

MEETING WITH THE KOSOVO JUDICIAL COUNCIL  (KJC): 

This meeting aims at providing a feed-back to the Kosovo Judicial Council on the work carried out with the Basic Court of Pristina, and discuss possible future cooperation in relation to CEPEJ-SATURN and other standards on the efficiency and quality of Justice (incl. close coordination with CMIS).

Address: Kosovo Judicial Council, Former Supreme Court building

Luan Haradinaj str.

Participants from the Kosovo Judicial Council:

Mr Enver Peci - Chair

Mr Albert AVDIU - Director, KJC Secretariat

Mr Besnik RAMOSAJ - Director of the Statistics Department, KJC Secretariat

Mr Fatmir REXHEPI - Director of the IT Department, KJC Secretariat

Participants from the Council of Europe / CEPEJ:

Ms Isabelle SERVOZ-GALLUCCI – Head of Office - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

Mr Andrey ESIN – Project Manager - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

15.00 - 15.45

MEETINGS WITH THE KOSOVO JUDICIAL INSTITUTE (KJI):

This meeting aims at discussing possible future cooperation in relation to CEPEJ-SATURN and other standards on the efficiency and quality of Justice.

Address: KJI Premises – Muharrem Fejza str., Pristina

Participants from the Kosovo Judicial Institute:

Mr Besim MORINA, Acting Director of the KJI

Mr Valon JUPA, Head of the Continuous Training Program

Participants from the Council of Europe / CEPEJ:

Ms Isabelle SERVOZ-GALLUCCI – Head of Office - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

Mr Andrey ESIN – Project Manager - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert

16.00 - 17.30

INTERNAL FOLLOW-UP MEETING

Ms Isabelle SERVOZ-GALLUCCI – Head of Office - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Ms Micol EMINENTE – Project Coordinator  – Council of Europe - CEPEJ Cooperation Unit

Mr Andrey ESIN – Project Manager - Council of Europe Office in Pristina

Ms Aida BUSHATI – CEPEJ Expert

Mr Vincent ROCHEFORT – CEPEJ Expert