Latest Publications

Policy Brief: Fighting Corruption in Albania: Improving the Efficiency of Internal Auditing December 2017- This policy brief discusses the causes of the limited efficiency of the IAUs that is primarily related to the lack of independence from institutional leadership resulting in limited capacities to provide effective ‘checks and balances’ and hold …

Putting citizens first (?)Exploring public perceptions of administrative services in the Western Balkans April 2018 – Governments across the Western Balkans have made efforts towards improving service delivery; however, they are still unable to meet their citizens’ expectations of more accessible, transparent and responsive services. Part of the problem is that governments …

IDM Annual Report 2017 The IDM annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the organisation’s main activities and research over the last year, as well as our focus in 2018. Download:

Religious Tolerance in Albania The study finds that religious tolerance is valued and broadly supported by Albanian citizens. More than 90 percent of Albanians consider religious tolerance to be a fundamental value and confirm that the state does not interfere with the religious belief of the individual. They also believe …

Country analysis ‘Bencher-(In)Effectiveness of EC Monitoring Mechanisms’ February 2018 – This country analysis will explore how effective the eight selected benchmarks are by assessing the degree to which the objectives have been achieved and the extent to which targeted problems have been solved. The analysis captures the challenges and evolution …

“Trust in Governance” Opinion Poll 2017 This is the 5th consecutive year that the Opinion Poll is conducted (2013-2017) based on a similar methodology, survey instrument and national coverage. The fieldwork is conducted during the period 17-30 November 2017 across the 61 municipalities of Albania. The main objective of the …

Monitoring the Hidden Economy in Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo: Trends &  Policy Options (2016-2017) This monitoring report provides an overview of hidden economy in general, and undeclared labor and tax evasion in particular, in Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo including its main causes and consequences. Additionally it offers a macroeconomic overview …

Roma and Egyptian Community Development Plans Democratic planning and management instruments  aim to address in a short-term period the challenges faced by both Roma and Egyptian target communities. Their vision is to promote a higher degree of social and economic integration for members of both communities at the local level.  …

The Western Balkans’ bumpy quest for EU integration: 2016 Comparative overview Background In 2016 the TEN network provided a structured, comprehensive and objective analysis of the European Commission (EC) country reports for the first time for all the Western Balkan (WB) countries. This analysis enabled the comparison of the grading system and EC assessment of …

Presentation of Public Opinion survey on State Police 2017 In the framework of the POINTPULSE regional network, IDM shared the findings of the public opinion survey for Albania on 14 September 2017. This survey addressed these key aspects: perception and trust on police, widespread of corruption in police and way to tackle …