Приносът на инструмента за предприсъединителна помощ в подготовката на Албания за членство в ЕС
The Instrument for Pre-Accession Contribution to the Preparation of Albania for Membership in the European Union

Author(s): Indrit Cenai
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, National Economy, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance; candidate countries, European Union; Albania and EU; Western Balkans; Western Balkans and EU; IPA
Summary/Abstract: As of January 2007, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) replaces various EU instruments and programmes for pre-accession financing which had previously been functioning - PHARE, PHARE CBC, ISPA, SAPARD, CARDS and the financial instrument for Turkey. The aim of this article is to clarify the nature of the IPA which benefits Albania and the rest of the prospective candidate countries from the West Balkans in the past programming period (2007-2013) as well as the present one (2014-2020). The methodology of the research is based on content analysis – the content of fundamental EU strategic and legal documents was analysed as well as opinions expressed by both Albanian and Bulgarian academics in the field. The research results are conclusions about the way the IPA functions, the problems occurring in its course in Albania and recommendations for its continuation in the next programming period due to the importance of the economic sectors which are being financed through IPA in the countries from the Western Balkans region.

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