{"id":16979,"date":"2021-07-07T14:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T12:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=16979"},"modified":"2021-07-07T14:58:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T12:58:50","slug":"ambassador-kim-calls-for-increased-efforts-in-combatting-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/ambassador-kim-calls-for-increased-efforts-in-combatting-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Kim calls for increased efforts in combatting corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ambassador of the United States to Albania, Yuri Kim, has called on all authorities to increase their efforts in the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n<p>In her remarks at the conference \u201cEmpowering Criminal Justice\u201d held on Wednesday, Ambassador Kim reiterated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/video\/224splar\/2021\/06\/08\/us-president-biden-blocks-property-of-officials-undermining-stability-in-the-western-balkans\/\">executive order signed by US President Joe Biden<\/a> on punishing persons that undermine the stability in the Western Balkans should act as an impetus to combat corruption in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US Ambassador, the extensive work led by SPAK has yielded satisfactory results and its levels show that the structure is substantially working.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Kim also added that its performance is not \u201cat the highest level\u201d as it is lacking personnel and sufficient trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/02\/high-justice-officials-that-have-been-arrested-on-corruption-charges-in-the-past-6-months\/\">High Justice officials that have been arrested on corruption charges in the past 6 months<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/28\/corruption-hampers-business-amcham-calls-for-more-transparency-in-several-sectors\/\">\u201cCorruption hampers business\u201d, AmCham calls for more transparency in several sectors<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/25\/anti-corruption-unit-disembarks-in-saranda-seizing-several-high-profile-casefiles-from-the-cadaster\/\">Anti-Corruption Unit disembarks in Saranda, seizing several high-profile casefiles from the Cadaster<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ambassador of the United States to Albania, Yuri Kim, has called on all authorities to increase their efforts in the fight against corruption. 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