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TECHNICAL COOPERATION & INSTITUTION

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The Department of Technical Cooperation of the EPLO is responsible for designing, developing and implementing
all the technical cooperation activities of the Organization.

The technical cooperation activities of the EPLO assist governments, public bodies and institutions around the
world in advancing reforms in a wide range of public law and governance areas. The main areas of intervention
comprise: justice and the rule of law, including criminal and civil justice reform, access to justice and law
enforcement; human rights, including the rights of women, children, migrants and other vulnerable groups; public
administration reform; good governance and anti-corruption; private sector development; trade and intellectual
property law; environment and sustainable development.

Within this framework, the EPLO carries out diverse actions and services, such as providing technical advice to
governments for legislative and policy reforms, specialized training and capacity building for civil servants and
practitioners, reorganization and modernization of public institutions, empowerment of civil society organizations,
policy-oriented research, raising public awareness and dissemination activities. In 25 years of existence, the EPLO
has implemented over 300 technical cooperation projects in more than 70 countries.

During the past year, the Department has managed a portfolio of twenty-four (24) projects. Twenty-one (21)
projects are funded by the European Union, one (1) project is funded by the Italian Government, one (1) by EEA
and Norway Grants and one (1) project by Greek funds for an overall value of over twenty million Euros. The
geographical scope of the projects includes all EU Member States, Albania, Kosovo, Kenya, Liberia, Serbia, Jordan
as well as the Euromed region as a whole.

The following is a brief overview of the concluded, ongoing and new projects.
Concluded projects
1. EU Support for Intellectual Property Rights System in Kosovo
Donor: European Commission, DG International Cooperation and Development EuropeAid
Duration: 40 months
EPLO role: Partner
Objective: To strengthen the capacities of Kosovo’s institutions in charge of developing and enforcing Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR), and to fully align Kosovo’s legislation on IPR with the EU acquis.

EPLO assists in strengthening the Intellectual Property Rights system in Kosovo

2. Provision of Training Services for Criminal Justice Practitioners within the Framework of the EuroMed Justice
Programme
Duration: 23 months
EPLO role: Partner

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