TIRANA, Nov 6 /ATA/ The 32nd Tirana International Fair (TIF32) featured a conference with the participation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and Economy Minister Delina Ibrahimaj, providing foreign businesses and prospective investors with guidance on Albania’s legal requirements, regulatory standards and inspection procedures.
The conference featured three thematic panels focusing on food safety, the environment and climate, and labour relations.
Participants included representatives of the General Inspectorate, heads and experts from central inspectorates, and business representatives, who discussed food safety and traceability standards, environmental obligations and sustainable investment, as well as workplace safety, the employment of foreign nationals and employers’ responsibilities.
Prime Minister Rama announced a series of consultations with businesses across different sectors to gather proposals for reducing bureaucracy, highlighting the government’s measures to ease living costs and support economic growth through tax reductions and potential housing initiatives.
According to Rama, the rapid digitalisation and transformation of public services and state operations, including through the use of artificial intelligence, can play a major role in the ongoing fight against corrupt practices.
“The main objective of the General Inspectorate and all inspection bodies should be prevention. Our aim is not to catch businesses making mistakes at all costs, but to help them continuously improve their compliance with the standards they are required to meet.”
“Surprise inspections must become a thing of the past. As part of this effort, all General Inspectorate inspectors will soon be required to wear civilian attire, including suits and ties, and will be equipped with smart body cameras connected to the control centre in real time,” Prime Minister Rama stated.
Meanwhile, Economy and Innovation Minister Delina Ibrahimaj said that the government plans to introduce a new inspection system in 2027, designed to prevent overlapping, prolonged and repeated inspections of businesses.
“We aim to reduce reporting requirements through this dialogue, identify the difficulties businesses face in accessing services, review inspection procedures and determine how the reform can be adjusted and the work of inspectorates improved. Our goal is to work alongside businesses to ensure fairer competition, simplify procedures, eliminate hidden costs and guarantee standards that will undoubtedly give businesses an advantage when Albania joins the EU Single Market,” she said.
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