Albanians consider priority for the government: employment, security and road construction

2023-08-31 14:34:00, Aktualitet CNA

Albanians consider priority for the government: employment, security and road

The best opportunities for employment are the areas where the Albanian government should focus the most, according to a survey conducted by the Balkan Barometer for 2022, when it asked citizens in 6 countries what they considered the priorities of their governments for the next 12 months .

After the creation of employment opportunities, public order and security was ranked as the second most priority area for investments by Albanians and road infrastructure the third.

The survey showed that Albanians and Bosniaks considered employment the most important area where government policies should be focused with 45 and 48%, respectively, while in other countries of the Region employment as a priority is less important.

Albania and Bosnia have the highest levels of emigration in the Region. In Albania, surveys have found that about 85 percent of departures are for economic reasons and better employment opportunities.

Safety and protection from crime are the second biggest concern of Albanians. 39 percent of respondents in our country believe that Albania should have public order and the fight against Organized crime as a top priority. Albania had the highest percentage of respondents who list public order as the government's top priority for the next 12 months.

In the countries of the Region, this percentage is lower as about 1 third consider order and security a priority.

Also, 23% of respondents in Albania said that in the next 12 months the government should prioritize investments in road infrastructure, in a percentage similar to other Balkan countries that still consider transport infrastructure to be deficient.

Previous studies by international financial institutions have estimated that Albania still has an unfilled infrastructural gap of around 50 percent. Although for almost two decades the Albanian governments have concentrated public investments in the transport infrastructure, the country still does not have an efficient system and has a totally non-functional railway transport.

When it comes to other public services such as cleaning and municipal services, Albanians are less concerned than the Region./Monitor Magazine