Article
18 January 2008
With only 21 per cent of the purchasing power of the average European Union (EU) citizen, Albania has the lowest per capita income in Europe (European Statistics Office - Eurostat) and faces a long transition to a market economy. Last October, the United Nations (UN) system with the ILO as a key player launched the “Delivering as One” UN programme in Albania, in a concerted effort to support European integration and socioeconomic development. ILO Online reports from the Albanian capital Tirana.