Balkan Barometer survey: Albanian households, businesses remain largely pessimistic

TIRANA, July 6 – Albanian households and businesses remain largely pessimistic and expectations for this year are not much optimistic, according to a Balkan Barometer survey published by the Regional Cooperation Council this week. More than half of Albanians, some 54 percent, say they are mostly unsatisfied and completely dissatisfied with the way things are going in the Albanian society, a 5 percentage point improvement compared to last year’s Balkan Barometer survey. Similarly to regional EU aspirant countries, Albanians are mostly concerned over unemployment, the economic situation and corruption, the top three barriers for 33 to 56 percent of respondents….