| dc.description.abstract | As a potential candidate country, Albania benefits from the first two Components of IPA, including Component I for Transition Assistance and Institution Building and Component II for Cross-Border Cooperation. The indicative allocations to Albania under the Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework (MIFF) for 2008-2010 amount to EUR 245.1 million. Assistance will be in line with the recommendations of the 2007 Enlargement Strategy and Progress Report, the European Partnership priorities and will address the requirements under the SAA. In the area of democracy and rule of law, the capacity of the Albanian institutions remains limited, in particular as regards the judiciary, the implementation of the public administration reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime. In addition, the implementation of the SAA which is expected to start in 2009 will require strong administrative capacities in almost all acquis related areas to meet the requirements identified in the SAA. Structural reforms are not yet fully implemented and in the economic area more efforts are needed to improve the business environment. |
