Albania was ranked as a partly free country according to the 2012 Freedom in the World survey of US non-government organisation Freedom House that rates the level of political rights and civil liberties throughout the world. On the descending scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is the highest grade, Albania received 3 for observing political rights and civil liberties. Under the Freedom House methodology, partly free counties are characterised by some restrictions on political rights and civil liberties, often in a context of corruption, weak rule of law, ethnic strife, or civil war. The survey defines 90 countries as free, 58 as partly free and 47 as not free. |
Albania has called a tender to select a company to supervise the construction and supplies for a sewerage system and waste water treatment plant in Velipoja area, the European Commission informed ... more
The Albanian government has approved changes in the concessionary agreement for the Devoll Hydropower cascade, which formally enables Austrian EVN to exit from the project, the cabinets press ... more
The economy and finance committee of Albanias Parliament has approved a EUR 12.7mn loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to be used to fund a project for upgrading ... more