Prime Minister Edi Rama, in the next episode of the podcast "Flasim", focused on public procurement and the digitalization process in Albania, emphasizing that our country is considered a leader in the region in this field.
According to Rama, the latest European assessment data show that Albania has made significant progress in the public procurement chapter, one of the key chapters of the negotiations for membership in the European Union.
He stated that Albania ranks first in the region in all public procurement indicators and in some indicators is even above the average of EU countries. Rama also emphasized that the fight against corruption is not only related to justice, but also to the modernization of the state and the construction of systems that reduce physical contact and abuses.
"This week we shared some meaningful data on Albania's extraordinary performance in the field of public procurement. One of the most important chapters of the European Union accession process and a chapter where, unlike the completely distorted picture of reality on local channels and portals, Albania is seen as positively transformed and is assessed with significant progress.
Today, based on the European assessment, Albania is the first in the region and with a difference from other countries in the region in all public procurement indicators, while in some key indicators Albania is above the average of the European Union countries. For example, while the average of procedures with one bidder in EU countries is over 32%, in Albania this figure is 23.5%, while in public works procurement it drops to 12%. Other data also speak precisely to the fact that the fight against corruption, which is not simply and only the fight on the front that we enabled and that, thanks to our will, was opened on the side of justice, but is also the daily systematic fight on the side of modernizing the state and building systems that make the presence of corruption less and less present.
"The results show that, on the one hand, our citizens have been served for years with a click in the digital services system, where 95% of the services they request from the state are on the e-Albania platform. So, there are no more queues, no more bribes to skip the queue and so on, but there is a direct relationship with the state. While, on the other hand, it is precisely the entire public procurement system. That is why I am proud today that Albania is mentioned as a positive example by those who judge us objectively, unlike what happens in the distorted mirrors of popular, subjective, partisan and half-blind or completely blind judges," he said.
