{"id":7729,"date":"2021-03-10T14:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/website.euronews.al\/en\/?p=7729"},"modified":"2021-03-10T14:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:46:08","slug":"albanias-economic-freedom-dropped-9-points-president-meta-publishes-heritage-foundations-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albanias-economic-freedom-dropped-9-points-president-meta-publishes-heritage-foundations-report\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u201cAlbania\u2019s economic freedom dropped 9 points\u201d, president Meta publishes Heritage Foundation\u2019s report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic, Ilir Meta, published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/\">report <\/a>compiled by The Heritage Foundation, a research and education institution based in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The President said that according to this report, economic freedom in Albania dropped by 9 points from the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the head of the state \u201cthe significant decline\u201d comes as a direct result of the \u201cbrutal undermining of property rights\u201d and a \u201cdysfunctional judicial system\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe report confirms my continuous public approach, which I have also expressed through decrees, in defense of free competition\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilirmetazyrtar\/posts\/3831230923589819\">wrote <\/a>President Meta on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Meta stressed the urgent need to \u201cfree the state, Assembly, government and judiciary from the siege of oligarchs and occult interests\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, he emphasized that elections will present a \u201chistorical opportunity\u201d to revive economic freedom, alongside all other freedoms, attributed to a European country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/economy\/2021\/03\/10\/pandemic-impact-26-of-businesses-hibernating-through-january-february-2021\">Pandemic impact, 26% of businesses hibernated through January-February 2021 <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/social-issues\/2021\/03\/07\/immigrating-to-saranda-tens-of-foreigners-living-and-working-in-the-coastal-city-have-found-paradise\">Immigrating to Saranda, tens of foreigners living and working in the coastal-city have found \u2018paradise\u2019 <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/daily-news\/2021\/03\/03\/expert-elton-haxhi-hits-out-at-parties-lack-of-transparency-over-economic-plans\">Expert Elton Haxhi hits out at parties\u2019 lack of transparency over economic plans <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic, Ilir Meta, published a report compiled by The Heritage Foundation, a research and education institution based in Washington D.C. 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