In the context of Albania’s 2025 elections, transparency in the funding of new political parties is a key issue for building voter trust and gaining electoral support. Parties that fail to ensure an open and fair process for managing financial...
Albania has received a pre-financing of €64.5 million under the European Union's Reform and Growth Facility, part of the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. This mechanism aims to support the region in accelerating socio-economic convergence with the EU...
In a period where Albanian society is undergoing a profound transformation in every aspect of life—from the economy to education and healthcare—there is a strong demand for change and renewal in Albanian politics. This demand has been reflected in the...
An analysis of the two poles of a phenomenon such as "seduction" and "corruption" in society, especially in countries like Albania and the Balkan region, is fundamental to understanding the roots and consequences of these phenomena. In an analysis
The still high level of public debt (June 2024 – 55.7%), together with the limited fiscal space[1] to address growing expenditure needs, such as the costly infrastructure and digital agenda, along with the need to meet social...
During 2023 there is an entry:of Euros and other foreign currencies at the converted level of 4 billion Euros and an exit from Albanian visitors to foreign countries at a level of 55% of this value, which means that they...
Immediately after the 2019 earthquake, the government committed a good part of its budgetary and human resources[1], specifically creating a ministry for reconstruction[2]. According to the Minister, "In these 30 years, it is the first time...
The final meeting of the tour of activities for the dialogue with the citizens and the municipality of Elbasan regarding the challenges of the draft budget 2024 was realized in a warm and quite cooperative spirit, which is the reflection...
On Wednesday, the team of ALTAX experts continued their journey to talk with the citizens and the local government of Berat, to be part of the civil review for the discussion in the function of transparency and accountability of the...
A challenge and result of all the challenges of increasing public initiative through citizen participation[1] is the low participation of citizens and especially of interest groups in hearings on the budget.To illustrate this challenge, we take the case...
