Working Groups

WG – Public Procurement (Chapter 5)
- Working Groups
- January 9, 2024
Chapter 5 of the acquis on public procurement aims to ensure transparency, equal treatment, free competition, and non-discrimination in public procurement processes. These principles apply to public contracts for works, services, and goods, promoting open competition and efficiency in the use of public resources. At the same time, specific rules are defined for coordinating public
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WG – Statistics (Chapter 18)
- Working Groups
- January 9, 2024
Chapter 18 for statistics requires a statistical infrastructure based on principles such as impartiality, reliability, transparency, confidentiality of individual data, and dissemination of official statistics. The National Statistical Institute serves as a reference point for methodology, production, and dissemination of statistical information. It covers methodology and procedures for data collection in various fields such as
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WG – Financial Control (Chapter 32)
- Working Groups
- January 9, 2024
Chapter 32 focuses on adopting world-accepted standards such as COSO, INTOSAI, and auditing practices to safeguard the financial interests of the European Union and the Euro currency from counterfeiting. The main objectives are financial stability, prevention of misuse of financial resources, development of an effective system of Internal Public Financial Control, protection of the EU’s
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WG – Trade and Economy Issues (Chapter 1,2,3,4 and 20)
- Working Groups
- March 19, 2021
Single market refers to the EU as one territory without any internal borders or other regulatory obstacles to the free movement of goods and services. A functioning single market stimulates competition and trade, improves efficiency, raises quality, and helps cut prices. The European single market is one of the EU’s greatest achievements. To sustain this
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WG – Structural Funds (Chapter 22)
- Working Groups
- December 18, 2019
The Chapter 22: Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural instruments is of relevance for Albania in terms of implementing IPA national programme and using and managing EU funds. The acquis under this chapter defines the rules for drawing up, approving and implementing Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund programmes. As progress have been made, the country
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Social Policy and Employment
- Working Groups
- December 18, 2019
Under this working group the focus will be on Chapter 19: Social Policy and Employment and Chapter 2: Free Movement of Workers. Employment is one of the priorities to be developed and promoted by Albanian institutions. While there is progress on increasing labour market participation and increasing of capacities of labour institutions, Albania faces various
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WG – Environment (Chapter 27)
- Working Groups
- March 16, 2015
Different aspects of a society are included in various fields, while the issue of environmental protection includes pervasive factor that is especially pronounced in the EU in the form of sustainable development. Environmental standards in the EU are higher than anywhere else in the world. Given that Albania will have to take measures in terms
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WG – Rural Development and Consumer Protection (Chapter 11,12 and 28)
- Working Groups
- March 16, 2015
Knowing the importance of farming to the prosperity of Albanian society and recognizing the scope for improving the situation in this area, also taking into account that these issues will be part of the negotiations on a stage of EU accession, it was realized the need for formulating recommendations that would improve the operation of the
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WG – Justice, freedom and security (Chapter 24)
- Working Groups
- March 16, 2015
This working group, thanks to the experiences of experts, is assessing topics in the field of Justice, Freedom and Security, anticipating a further process of reform and EU accession. Within Chapter 24, among other topics, mainly discussed are asylum, migration, visas, combating organized crime, corruption, terrorism, which will furtherly reflect in the choice of the
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WG – Public Procurement (Chapter 5)