TIRANA, Sept 28 /ATA/ – An agreement on mutual recognition of the social insurance contributions between Albania and Switzerland will enter into force as of October 1, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on Thursday.
The government also said via a post on the social media that a similar agreement on recognition of the social insurance contributions and pension rights with Italy will be ratified soon.
“The agreement will be entitled the citizens of both countries the right to receive full benefits from their social contributions,” PM Rama said.
The agreement provides for social insurance benefits and is based on the principle of equal treatment of employees, self-employed people and employers.
Albania has already signed deals on mutual recognition of social insurance contributions and pension rights with Hungary, Canada, Türkiye, Belgium, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Kosovo. Croatia will soon add up to the list once the agreement on mutual pension rights recognition enters into force.
In the meantime, negotiations are underway to sign agreements on recognition of social insurance contributions with the Netherlands, Romania, Greece, France and Italy.
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