Abstract Changes in the economic system have led to a number of sectoral reforms in
Albania, including those in the market and regulatory environments. Given that foreign …

Albania was one of the last countries in Europe to adopt a free market economy after
suffering from one of the worst dictatorial communist regimes in the world. In order to …

Crisis and the disappearance of the socialist regime in Albania brought the need to
transition, for the construction of pluralistic political systems and the need for economic and …

The prospect of EU membership given in 1999 for the Western Balkan countries and the
confirmation in Thessaloniki in 2003 tailored with the fulfilment of the accession criteria, laid …

In Albania legislation on competition was developed only after the 90s and this is natural
depending on the economic development and market model, which before the 90s had …

Competition policy in the Western Balkan countries has recently gained in significance, in
parallel with the acceleration of their EU accession process. Competition policy played a …

Proper enforcement of competition rules is one of the pillars of the free market economy of
Albania. It is also a very important factor for the integration of Albania in the EU. Therefore …

Albania is in the initial phase of enforcing the new law on the protection of competition
entered into force in December 2003. The new law improves the legal framework by …

Purpose: In this paper, we lay out the analysis and provide an overview of the functions
carried out by the national competition authorities in the Western Balkan countries and …

Albania is one of the first countries in the region of Southeast Europe that has applied an
antitrust law according to the standards of the European legislation. Even though the small …