ECONOMY

Almost a fifth of the energy entered into the Albanian electricity network does not reach the final consumer, ranking Albania among the countries with the highest energy losses in the Western Balkans. In the period 2023-2024, losses amounted to 19.4% of energy injected into the grid, more than three times the European Union average of 6%. At the same time, the cost…

About 38% of families in Albania are not able to keep their homes warm due to low income and costs, while the country still does not have a special program to link the financing of housing renovation or the improvement of heating to families in energy poverty. The finding comes from the 2026 report on the implementation of…

The Council of Ministers approves the draft law “On crypto-asset markets”

Albania has officially started the legal preparations for the adoption of the euro currency. The new draft law “On the Bank of Albania”, published for consultation, includes for the first time a special chapter that defines how the Albanian central bank will function after the country's entry into the Eurozone. The draft law provides that, from the day of the introduction of the euro as the currency of the Republic of Albania,...

From January 2027, Montenegro is expected to implement a new salary model that foresees significant increases in both the public and private sectors. Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic has presented the program called “EURO MODEL”, through which the minimum net salary will be determined depending on the level of education. For employees with primary education or more...