Latest Publications

IDM Report 2015-2016 Our Bi-Annual Report provides an overview of the work of IDM throughout the period 2015 – 2016. The Report includes the implemented projects, main activities, publications and annual budgets of IDM for the specified time-frame. IDM is grateful for the partnership and cooperation established with a variety …

Policy Brief: Scaling up community structures in Albania: Setting the agenda for change This policy brief offers an overview of the challenges in the implementation of community organization under the new Law on Local Self Government (Articles 68 and 69). It also serves as future action to tackle the pitfalls and challenges …

Financial Oversight and Integrity in Albania’s Security Sector | 2017 The overall objective of this report – a collection of three backgrounders and three case studies – is to contribute to strengthening the financial transparency and accountability and to building integrity and reducing corruption in Albania’s security sector through concerted …

Policy brief: The Hidden Tax Heaven –  Hidden Economy and Tax Evasion in Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo This policy brief  addresses the effects of  tax evasion and fraud, being just a part  hidden economic activities, based on the survey carried out in the respective Balkan countries: Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo. …

This survey report presents the findings of the public Opinion Poll carried out during 12- 24 December 2016 across 61 municipalities of Albania. The objective of the Opinion Poll is to explore the level of trust towards public institutions as well as the attitudes towards the performance of public institutions …

Policy Brief: The Shadow Worker – Hidden Economy and Undeclared Labor in Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo October 2016 – This comparative policy brief 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. …

POINTPULSE| Assessment of Police Integrity in Albania 2016 In the frame of the POINTPULSE regional project was drafted an annual report that assesses police integrity in Albania during 2016 and examines its compliance with the principles of good governance and accountability and to contribute to the improved functioning of the …

Përgjatë viteve të fundit, Shqipëria ka bërë përpjekje të vazhdueshme në drejtim të përmbushjes së standardeve të punës, së paku për sa i përket kuadrit ligjor dhe të politikave. Megjithatë, evidenca prima facie dëshmon se respektimi i standardeve të punës vijon të mbetet problematik në praktikë duke marrë trajta veçanërisht …

Study: Police Integrity and Corruption in Albania 2.0 | 2016 This is the second research dedicated to addressing police corruption in Albania following the first study published in November 2014. The purpose for this study is to provide an overview of corruption and its dynamics in Albania during 2014-2016. Similar …

Report: Challenges of LGUs in the fight against corruption This report sheds light on challenges of local government units and local civil society in the fight against corruption. It comes to certain conclusions on legal environment of the fight against corruption, level of anti-corruption instruments established by LGUs to fight …