TIRANA, July 3 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday that transforming Albania’s public administration remains a highly complex and demanding process that requires sustained effort over time.
Speaking at the third edition of Public Administration Week, held under the theme “Public Service for a European Albania,” the government head said meaningful reform cannot be achieved quickly because it depends on building institutions and administrative systems centered on people.
“Transforming public administration is an extraordinarily complex and difficult process,” Rama said. “It requires something that today’s world-and particularly Albania and Albanians-have increasingly less of: time.”
He said the country’s first comprehensive civil service law was adopted nearly a decade ago, arguing that the period since then has brought significant changes to Albania’s civil service.
Rama stressed the importance of distinguishing between the civil service and the broader public administration. He noted that the civil service comprises fewer than 10,000 employees, while the overall state administration includes tens of thousands of additional public sector workers operating under different employment frameworks.
The Prime Minister said the civil service has undergone a marked improvement in quality, describing it as a key factor behind Albania’s progress in its European Union accession negotiations.
At the same time, he said rising public expectations present a growing challenge for state institutions.
“Citizens have every right to demand more and to expect better treatment from public institutions,” Rama said. “Our task is to continue improving the quality of public services and the performance of the state administration.”
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