On December 13, 2019, a regional Conference on Inspection reforms was held in Tirana – Albania. The Conference was organized and hosted by the Central Inspectorate of Albania and it was attended by central inspectorates’ officials from North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia, as well as representatives from the World Bank, EBRD, USAID and chambers of commerce’ heads, foreign and domestic.

The main idea of the Conference was to exchange experience in inspection reforms, acknowledge best practices and discuss further regional cooperation and exchange of practices in specific areas of the reforms. In addition, there was an initiative that was accepted by all participant countries – to create a regional network of inspection bodies. Furthermore, the countries agreed to work on an establishment such a document that will provide a framework for this kind of organization and its functioning.
The Macedonian delegation was represented by the President and 5 other members of the Inspection Council (IC) as well as representatives from the USAID – MIA Project.

The President of the IC, provided short speech where it was presented the progress of the reforms in N. Macedonia.

Towards the end of the conference future cooperation and exchange of experience was primary agreed among the neighboring Balkan countries.