GIZ has been working in Albania on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since development cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Albania began in 1988. GIZ opened an office in Tirana in 2008 and currently has 11 field staff, four CIM experts and 56 national personnel working in the country. Once the poorest country in Europe, Albania is now a candidate for accession to the European Union (EU).

One of GIZ’s main objectives is to support Albania in mastering the challenges it faces as it moves towards integration into the EU. GIZ’s work focuses on: sustainable economic development water sector reform agricultural and rural development.

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