Institute for Albanian Municipalities published the status report of the local government in Albania for year 2022.

 This report is an evaluation document which aims to:

• evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of municipalities, with focus on accomplishing the mission of municipalities, public and administrative services, based on facts and indicators from institutional sources;

• assess the dynamics of local developments, intergovernmental relations, transparency of municipalities;

• evaluate the performance of municipalities for the functions assigned to them by law 139/2015;

• evaluate the financial performance of municipalities;

• take out lessons and make recommendations for further improvement of decentralization reform and consolidation of local government, valid for the municipalities themselves and government institutions or the donor community, as well as

• to present a readable summary for local and foreign actors who are interested in knowing the dynamics of local developments in Albania.