For a country to join the European Union, it must fulfill specific requirements that reflect its progress toward meeting the EU’s standards. One of the key steps in this process is the opening of the Acquis Communautaire chapters and the successful implementation of the obligations arising from EU law, both of which are critical for considering EU membership.

The freedom of expression and free, independent media are organically linked together. In order to express our opinions and share them widely, we need means/media, so the mass media are fundamental in exercising our human rights. Media are an essential aspect of the society, especially, a democratic community like the European Union.

This study aims to analyse the public enforcement of competition law regarding administrative and, in specific cases, criminal sanctions. The EU standards are seen in a comparative perspective with the Albanian enforcement of competition law.

The latest vision and one of the main priorities of the Government of Albania has been transforming the penitentiary system, with a notable transition from retributive justice towards the endorsement/embracement of restorative justice approach.

This article explores the evolving concept of competition within the framework of European Union law, focusing particularly on how interpretations of antitrust law have shifted over time as a consequence of the level of achievement of the single European market.

Following years-long negotiations, on 14 May 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence was adopted.

Three major revolutions have shaped and reshaped the way society cooperates as a whole entity: the Agricultural Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the Technological Revolution.[1] Started in 1970 with the emergence of new technologies, the latter paved the way to a novel way of social interaction, the one that is referred to today as “the information society”.

Corruption poses significant challenges to Albania and North Macedonia, undermining state institutions and socio-economic stability. Both countries have initiated comprehensive anti-corruption strategies, legislative reforms, and international collaborations to combat this issue.

The main object of the article is to analyze the impact that the use of information technology and artificial intelligence technologies in judicial systems have had on human rights and values. In this connection, the paper focuses on the potential risks in the context of the digitalization of judicial services providing suggestions to address and mitigate them.

This research will deal with the complexities of refugees’ integration in different societies. The paper will focus on the refugees’ perspective regarding what is helpful to them to better participate in the society. It will also provide examples on how European Union member states and also other states support refugees’ unification in their social order.

The right to asylum is qualified as a fundamental value and the importance of having an asylum system and ensuring access to the asylum process derives from legally binding international legal documents ratified by Albania.

This paper deals with access of health care of undocumented migrants in Switzerland. Firstly it provides a general overview of the health care system of Switzerland and exposes the main Swiss laws and regulations which regulate access of health care.