Albania is now undergoing a positive moment concerning EU accession and will likely be the next country to open accession negotiations. In this phase of optimism, different strategic and institutional preparations are being made for completing reforms and opening accession negotiations, hence it is essential that all measures be accompanied by broad political consensus. This […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the policy brief : “Skills mismatch and vocational education and training (VET) in the Albanian labour force” by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Think Tank Fund, Open Society Institute (OSI). Considering the context in Albania, cooperation between businesses and universities can generate very positive results and particularly […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the policy study: “An insight into the employment promotion programs in Albania and the country’s challenges in benefiting from the Human Resources Development Component (IPA IV)” supported by the Balkan Trust for Democracy and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. The past twenty years of transition have exposed Albania to […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the policy paper: “Meeting EU cohesion policy and IPA III requirements in Albania“ supported by Pontis Foundation – Slovakia, Slovak Aid and Slovak Balkan Public Policy Fund. Albania’s regional disparities have been persistently evidenced by official data and other international reports. There is no proper cohesion policy […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the Policy Study- Albania’s challenges in benefiting from the HRDC (IPA IV). The past twenty years of transition have exposed Albania to major difficulties in adapting to the reality free market economy, generating drastic changes in the functioning of the labour market and consequent re-structuring of employment […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the policy paper: “Beyond the candidate status”, supported by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Think Tank Fund of Open Society Foundations (OSF) On 10 October, the European Commission published the Enlargement Strategy 2012-2013, along with the Progress Reports for candidate and potential candidate countries. The Progress Report […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the study on “Is Albania Ready for a Fair Competition? Strengthening Enforcement and Developing Advocacy Mechanisms”, supported by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and European Fund for the Balkans. By identifying the key factors hindering the development of a fair competition among market players, the paper provides a comprehensive overview […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the Policy Brief: “Is the return worth it On the reintegration of high skilled returnees in Albania“ Considering the contribution of highly qualified professionals in consolidating democracy and building a modern society, this paper aims to shed light on some aspects of their reintegration in Albania. In […]
EMA has the pleasure to share with you the Policy Study-12 key priorities for Albania. The EC Progress Report on Albania 2011 was the incentive to prepare this policy brief, which announced for the second time a negative assessment regarding the readiness of the country to obtain the status of EU candidate country. This assessment […]
EMA supported by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Think Tank Fund of Open Society Foundations (OSF) has prepared a policy brief : “Thessaloniki 2014: In quest of a renewed credibility of the EU Enlargement process”. The proposal of the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Droutsas, who asserted the so-called initiative “Thessaloniki II” was the incentive to […]
