Albania, EU inaugurate 4.0 mln euro detention centre in Berat

The centre was built with a grant from the EU's Instrument of Pre-Accession (IPA) 2011 Programme, the delegation of the European Union to Albania said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday.

"Strengthening the capacity of the Albanian Judicial and Penitentiary System, in accordance with EU and international standards, as a component of the judiciary reform, is one of the key priorities of the EU on which progress must be made in view to accession," the delegation said in the statement.

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