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Overview of the activity of vetting bodies until 18 December 2025

19.12.2025
Tirana, Albania
Press and information team of the Delegation to Albania

Decisions of the Independent Qualification Commission (IQC): 805 in total, out of which:

  • 268 dismissals from office; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC), 26 dismissal decisions of the IQC were modified into confirmations, 1 dismissal decision was modified into suspension from office and further, upon completion of the School of Magistrates (SoM) training program, into confirmation into duty, 2 dismissal decisions were reversed into terminations and 7 such decisions were modified into terminations of the process.
  • 367 confirmations in duty; Following decisions of the SAC, 50 of such confirmation decisions of the IQC were modified into dismissals from office, 3 confirmation decisions were modified into suspensions from office out of which 2 were further confirmed in duty after completion of the SoM training program,  and 1 confirmation decision was overruled into termination due to resignation. Due to withdrawal of appeal, the SAC dismissed the consideration of the 7 confirmation decisions previously appealed by the Public Commissioners.  
  • 162 decisions on termination of the vetting proceeding, out of which 113 due to resignation and 49 due to other reasons. Following SAC decisions, 1 termination due to resignation decision was reversed into termination of the process and 3 such decisions were modified to terminations due to appeal withdrawals. 3 termination decisions were modified to the prohibition of appointment of the assessee as a judge or prosecutor of any level, a member of the High Judicial Council or High Prosecutorial Council, High Inspector of Justice or General Prosecutor, for a period of 15 years.
  • 8 decisions of suspension from office out of which 6 were afterwards confirmed upon completion of the SoM training program. Following SAC decisions, 1 suspension decision was modified into confirmation and 2 such confirmation decisions were modified into dismissals from office.

 

Appeals filed by the assessees and the Public Commissioners (PCs): 412 in total, out of which:

  • 295 filed by assessees;
  • 121 filed by the PCs (out which 4 were also filed by the assessees);
  • 25 of the above appeals are still pending.

 

Decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC): 387, out of which:

  • 282 upholding IQC decisions, including the decision after being reopened in the merits pursuant to Article 494 Civil Procedure Code and resulted in a different vetting outcome, as well as the decisions which became final by IQC ruling due to appeal withdrawals.
  • 105 deciding total or partial modification/overruling/termination of IQC decisions, among which in particular:

­   on 52 occasions the SAC modified confirmation decisions of the IQC including the 2 confirmation decisions after suspension and dismissed the assessees from office;

­   on 28 occasions the SAC modified 27 dismissal decisions and 1 suspension decision of the IQC and confirmed the assessees in duty (including the 1 IQC dismissal decision the SAC confirmed after suspension from office as below);

  • on 4 occasions the SAC modified 1 dismissal decision and 3 confirmation decisions of the IQC and suspended the assessees from office for a one-year period with the obligation to attend the SoM training program. Upon completion of this program, 3 of such decisions were further confirmed in duty.

 

Final decisions (following exhaustion of national judicial remedies): 778, out of which:

  • 334 confirmations in duty;
  • 272 dismissals from office;
  • 172 terminations of the re-evaluation process (out of which 114 due to resignations).