The Albanian judicial system today finds itself in a structural and functional crisis that extends beyond the well-known administrative delays. For many citizens, justice has become a denied concept, as civil and criminal cases drag on for years, decisions are...
At the Hague Summit in June 2025, NATO countries adopted a bold new target: increasing defense spending to 5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2035. This target is not merely symbolic. It is a clear sign that the Alliance is transitioning...
In an economy with a high level of informality and structural challenges in fiscal administration (deep, persistent, and systemic problems that hinder the efficient, fair, and sustainable functioning of the tax system and the administration that manages it), Albania has...
For more than a decade, Albania has developed a permanent and deeply harmful tradition: the use of tax amnesties and pardons as pre-election “favors,” transforming them from extraordinary political instruments into clientelist tools for short-term gain.Before we begin our analysis,...
In Albania’s political landscape, voters often feel compelled to choose the “lesser evil” between the two traditional forces — the Socialist Party (SP) and the Democratic Party (DP). This has created a closed political environment where new alternatives struggle to...
The current two-pillar system is an outdated model. Pension System Reform in Albania: Steps toward a more secure future. the current two-pillar system is an outdated modelThe first pillar, which constitutes the core of the public pension system, is based...
In the Eurozone, the government wage bill accounts for almost a quarter of total government expenditure and about 10% of GDP, so it is important from a macroeconomic point of view[1]. In Albania, the government wage bill...
