ALBANIA CHALLENGES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

Abstract

Albania is one of the countries that want to become member of the
European family. Although Albania and the EU signed on June 2006 Stabilization
and Association Agreement, (SAA), it has not yet acquired the status of candidate
country. We will analyze some of these criteria and how they are implemented in
our country. First will be analyzed central and local governments, relations
between them and the process of decentralization. During this period of transition
is observed a politicization of the relationships between central and local
governments, because of the fact that governments are inversely political wings. In
this context will be analyzed the law project for new territorial and administrative
division of the country and its consequences. Another issue that we will be
analyzed is the problem of corruption, a wound of the Albanian society and noted
by the European community. At the end of the study conclusions and
recommendations will be drawn connected with the fact that what will do the
government full fill the European criteria’s for integration.