There are 699,766 registered citizens, bestowed by the law with the right to vote in the Municipality of Tirana, in the elections of May 14, 2023. Of these, 302,374 was the number of voters who voted for the mayoral seat, whereas 302,356 voted for the Municipal Council. Which means that, 18 more people have chosen to vote for the position of Mayor, but not for…
The State Budget collected 206.5 billion Albanian lekëë(ALL) in the first quarter of 2023, which is an increase of 9.7% compared to the same period of the previous year. The January-April 2023 quarter marked tax revenues amounting to 136 billion ALL, which is 7.4% higher than the same period a year ago, and 0.8% higher compared to the quarterly plan. Non-tax revenues experienced a decline…
There have been 9 regular (not early) Local Election Processes held within the timeframe of 1992-2023 in the following years: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. During the political period of 1991-2023, partial elections have also been conducted, with early elections taking place due to the termination of the mandates of the relevant Mayors. Table: Electoral Processes for Local Government according…
In the present article, we are laying out the number of Councilors in the Municipal Council, following the May 14th elections, based on how Electoral Subjects performed in each of country’s Municipalities. We have set out to identify which are the parties that achieved the majority in each council, winning more than 50% of council seats. Likewise, we will introduce the new structure of representation…
The team of analysts at Open Data Albania has made a Projection of the allocation of Mandates in the Parliamentary Elections to be held in 2025. For this projection, we relied on the regional results of the electoral subjects for the municipal councils in the elections held on May 14, 2023. If the 2025 elections are held applying the same electoral system, with the same…
The Parliament of the Republic of Albania approved on 25.05.2023, the law that regulates the salaries of high ranking state officials, namely “On some changes in law no. 9584, dated 17.07.2006, “On Salaries, Remuneration and Structure of Constitutional Independent Institutions and other independent Institutions, created by law”, as amended. The law was deposited in the Assembly on April 7, 2023, but on May 23, 2023,…
In May 2022, the Albanian Government officially reported and recognized Liabilities, as a result of lost arbitration cases, in the amount of 175,857,595 Euros. The latter have been accumulated due to 15 Arbitration cases, in which our state has lost going against Business Parties. Sixty-three percent of the lost value belongs to one case, known as the Becchetti case. In two years, the actual liabilities…
This article will examine business companies that operate as football clubs, while are, simultaneously owned, fully or partially, by the Municipalities. For each of the companies we will also see their annual turnover, as well as the profit before tax. What we observe is that, the local football clubs companies, carry consistently financial losses and generally, are kept active through financing and subsidies from the…
Open Data Albania is looking into the revenues and profits made from business companies licensed as audiovisual media. The data presented in the research were obtained from the National Business Center (NBC) and include only statistics concerning companies equipped with a Media License and an active NIPT. The numbers are presented in a well-structured format in the Open Corporates Albania database, in the media business…
The official Lek/Euro exchange rate reached a historic low of 110.98 Lek in April 2023. Similarly, the American dollar (USD) and the British pound (GBP) have reached historic low rates against the Lek, being exchanged at 100.46 Lek and 125.33 Lek, respectively. The strengthening of the lek against foreign currencies has a significant impact on the economy, both on consumer purchasing power and on government…
Open Data Albania is disclosing detailed information regarding the value of the Unconditional Transfer granted by the Central Government – through the State Budget – to Local Municipality Administration. The figures are being provided for a period that starts from 2014 to present day. In 2015, due to the then Territorial Reform, the country’s administrative division into Local Government Units changed. The changes were also…
In 2022, the Average Wages for Public Employees only increased by ALL 1,571. It constitutes the lowest annual increase for the sector in the time frame starting from 2000 to 2022, during which the average increase has been ALL 2,505. The difference in the average salary in the state sector during 2022 was calculated by the Open Data Albania team by making use of available…
This Dataset was prepared in the frame of the Datathon Albania 2023 event. The data, graphs, visualizations and findings were prepared by the team of fellows, part of Open Data Youth Network. The Datathon was implemented, as part of the “Open Data Access and Transparency Project activities in sectors exposed to the risk of corruption” project, supported by Sida – Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency. In the span…
This dataset was prepared within the framework of the Datathon Albania 2023 event. The data, graphs, visualizations, and findings were worked on by the youth team, part of the Open Data Youth Network. This Datathon is carried out as part of the project “Open Data Access and Transparency Project activities in sectors exposed to the risk of corruption,” supported by Sida – Sweden International Development…
The Albanian Government’s Reconstruction Program, introduced in Brussels at the donors’ conference, held in February 2020, presented damages and the need for intervention in the amount of Euros 1.076 billion or (about ALL 131 billion at the February 2020 exchange rate). This figure was calculated by the Albanian Government as damages and the need for intervention after the Consequences of the Earthquake of November 26,…
