neighbor states with the EU. To achieve this, the authors aim to assess the existing trends in the size of the gaps across … countries and problem areas, taking into consideration the specific origin of the gap between EU15/EU12, on the one hand, and … FSU republics, EU candidates and West Balkan countries, on the other hand. The paper is structured as follows: 1. A review …

Albania has been partner of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and the EU Stabilisation and Association …Albanien ist Partner im Stabilitätspakt für Südosteuropa und im Stabilisierungs- und Assoziierungsprozess der EU. Die … europäische Integration verlangt grundlegende Reformen, die Albanien zum Teil eingeleitet hat, die aber häufig in Justiz und …

, there has been considerable in-vestment activity at the farm level and the harmonisation of quality standards with EU …

improvements. In Albania, production and supply of electricity (for the time span of our analyzes) was controlled by KESH … Albania, and it is publicly run. Throughout the transition, supply of electricity, due to various technical and economic …, production and import of electricity in Albania. Our hypothesis is that before elections, electricity consumption may increase …

in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause … -mainly by fathers - is very relevant in Albania where migration has represented the only viable way to cope with increasing … poverty and the absence of public resources for sustaining households' incomes. Between 1990 and 2005 in Albania 21.7% of …

Albania and Moldova, two countries that experience high migration and remittance flows, using household survey data. We focus … isolation. It is apparent that the causes and patterns of migration in Albania and Moldova influence the remitting behaviour and …

We analyse the profile of potential emigrants from Albania using data from the Central and Eastern Europe Eurobarometer …

This note reports the results of field surveys of individuals and firms in Albania, carried out during 1998. The … surveys were designed to analyse the extent of emigration from Albania during the 1990s and its causes and consequences. Our … return. These results have important policy implications for both EU countries and other transition countries in the region. …