International Scientific Conference

ALBANIA AND IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES TERRITORY, SOCIETY, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT

Program of the Conference

Organizers: Department of Geography, University of Tirana (Albania) Institute of Europian Studies, University of Tirana (Albania)

Tirana, 14-15 February 2020

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “ALBANIA AND ALBANIANS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES”

International Scientific Conference

Albania and Albanians in the Integration Processes Territory, Society, Economy, Environment

General Conference Program

14 February 2020

 Opening Session 09.00 – 09.30

 Thematic Panels 09.30 – 13.30

Panel A: Territory and environment in the integration processes Panel B: Integration as a policy process Panel C: Human elements of the integration processes Panel D: Tourism as an important sector of the integration processes

Session I 09.30 – 11.00

 Coffee Break 11.00 – 11.30

Session II 11.30 – 13.30

 Lunch 13.30 – 14.30

 Poster Session 14.30 – 16.30

Panel E: Posters session

15 February 2020

 Post – Conference Tour

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Detailed Conference Program

14 February

08.30 – 09.00 REGISTRATION

09.00 – 09.30 OPENING AND WELCOMING SESSION - Auditor 210

 Prof. Dr. Mynyr KONI, Rector of University of Tirana, Albania  Prof. Dr. Sabri LAÇI, Dean of the Faculty of History and Philology, University of Tirana, Albania  Prof. Dr. SULO, Director of the Institute of European Studies, UT, Albania  Prof. Dr. Romeo HANXHARI, Head of Department of Geography, University of Tirana, Albania

Panel A - “Territory and environment in the integration processes” – Main Auditor 210

09.30–11.00 Session I – Moderators: Prof. Dr.Romeo HANXHARI, Prof. Dr.Pal NIKOLLI, Prof. Dr. Skënder SALA, Dr. Ervis KRYMBI 09.30 – 09.45 Prof. Dr. Pal NIKOLLI THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE OF ALBANIA AND EUROPEAN Prof. Dr. Skënder SALA INTEGRATION Dr. Adelajda HALILI 09.45 – 10.00 Prof. Dr. Romeo HANXHARI STATE OF INTEGRATION OF THE POLICIES OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGES OF ALBANIA WITH THOSE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 10.00– 10.15 Dr. Dritan RUSTJA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION AS PART OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN ALBANIA AND 10.15 – 10.30 Dr. Ervis KRYMBI FLOOD ANALYSIS USING THE SOFTWARE HEC-RAS – THE CASE STUDY OF BUNA Dr. Veronica PAZZI RIVER, ALBANIA Dr. Stefano MORELLI 10.30 – 10.45 Msc. Vloran CENAJ THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND NATURAL FACTORS IN Dr. Hazer DANA POPULATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRONTIER MUNICIPALITY OF DRAGASH 10.45 – 11.00 Dr. Tanja PORJA AN ANALYSES OF HEAT WAVE OVER WESTERN LOWLAND OF ALBANIA IN Prof. As. Dr. Jostina DHIMITRI CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN HEAT WAVE OF SUMMER 2019

Discussions 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30-13.30 Session II – Moderators: Prof. Dr.Romeo HANXHARI, Prof. Dr.Pal NIKOLLI, Prof. Dr. Skënder SALA, Dr. Ervis KRYMBI 11.30 – 11.45 MSc. Av. Albana JEMINAJ VIRTUAL WATER AND THE IMPORTANCE TO REVISE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

ALBANIA AND NORTHERN MACEDONIA FOR THE WATERS OF THE RADICA RIVER 11.45 – 12.00 Prof. Dr. Fran GJOKA DETERMINATION OF BACKGROUND VALUES OF HEAVY METALS IN SOILS AS A Jan SIEMENS BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION Rolf-Alexander DUERING 12.00 – 12.15 Prof. Dr. Gjovalin GRUDA PHYSICO-GEOGRAFICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FEATURES OF -GJAKOVA Prof. Dr. Merita DOLLMA AREA AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR INTEGRATED DEVEPOLMENT WITH BORDER MSc. Nineta GJONPJETRA AREAS 12.15 – 12.30 Dr.Andri HOXHA IMPACT OF PHYSICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF BUTRINT- KSAMIL SECTOR

12.30 – 12.45 Dr. Elvira BOLLOBANI ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL POTENTIAL AND ANTHROPOGUE OF Dr. Rudina URUÇI ROSHNIK ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT

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12.45 – 13.00 Dr. Blerta AVDIA THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH ALBANIA ON CLIMATE CHANGES Dr. Klementina NGJEÇI Dr. Albana ZEJNELHOXHA 13.00 -13.30 Discussions 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Buffet

Panel B - “Integration as a policy process” - ISE Auditor

09.30 – 11.00 Session I –Moderators: Prof. Dr. Ilira SULO, Prof. Dr. Migena LESKOVIKU, Prof. As. Dr. Eva TAFILI (HYSKAJ), Prof. As. Dr. Sonila SINJARI (XHAFA) 09.30 – 09.40 Prof. As. Dr. Eva TAFILI (HYSKAJ) ALBANIAN IDENTITY WITHIN THE BALKAN AND EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK

09.40 – 09.50 Prof. As. Dr. Sonila SINJARI (XHAFA) THE "BLUE ECONOMY" IN ALBANIA, THE IMPACT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT ON EU MSc. Xhulia BYGJYMI INTEGRATION PROCESSES MSc. Elona HARIZAJ

09.50– 10.00 PhD Candidate. Elena POLO LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN FACE OF THE DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND COLLENGES 10.00 – 10.10 PhD Candidate. Migena SHEHU THE BERLIN PROCESS AND ITS DYNAMISM TO THE EU-WB RELATIONS 10.10 – 10.20 Dr. Esmeralda KOLANECI ALBANIA'S CHALLENGES IN MEETING POLITICAL CRITERIA "DEMOCRACY" AS A CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 10.20 – 10.30 Prof. Dr. Dhimitër DOKA THE BERLIN PROCESS AND THE INTEGATION OF ALBANIA AND THE REGION IN THE EU

10.30- 10.40 Dr. Bresena KOPLIKU THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING RETURN MIGRANTS IN THE LABOR MARKET PhD. Erka ҪARO IN ALBANIA

10.40- 11.00 Discussions 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30- 13.30 Session II – Moderators: Prof. Dr. Ilira SULO, Prof. Dr. Migena LESKOVIKU, Prof. As. Dr. Eva TAFILI (HYSKAJ), Prof. As. Dr. Sonila SINJARI (XHAFA) 11.30 – 11.45 Dr. Erarba ÇIRAKU NATIONAL IDENTITY AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

11.45 – 12.00 Dr. Doris MALAJ EUROPEAN IDENTITY AND ITS IMPACT ON INTEGRATING PROCESSES

12.00 – 12.15 Dr. Ejona GIU CONTRADICTIONS OF THE ALBANIA’S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE REGIONAL AND EUROPEAN LEVEL

12.15 – 12.30 MSc. Esmeralda KAJA Prof. THE ENLARGEMENT POLICY OF EU AND WESTERN BALKANS Dr. Ilira SULO 12.20 – 12.30 Dr. Orjana HANXHARI THE “EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL” AND ITS PERSPECTIVE EFFECTS ON THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES OF THE WBC AND ALBANIA 12.30 – 12.40 MSc. Av. Eris MILOVA THE APPLICATION OF ACQUIS COMMUNAUTAIRE IN THE DOMESTIC LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA IS ESSENTIAL DURING THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS. 12.40 – 12.50 PhD. Plarent ANAMALI LEGISLATIONS EFFECTS ON THE LABOR MARKET: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN ALBANIA AND ITALY 12.50 – 13.00 Dr. Entela NIKAJ THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JUSTICE REFORM IN ALBANIA 13.00- 13.10 Dr. Flora GJONI POTENTIALITY OF CROSS BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN SHKODRA REGION Dr. Majlinda ZIU AND BORDER ZONES OF MONTENEGRO INHABITED BY ETHNIC ALBANIANS 13.10- 13.20 Dr. Ermira JASHIKU MIGRATION PROBLEMS IN KORICA MUNICIPALITY 13.20 – 13.30 Discussions 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Buffet

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Panel C - “Human elements of the integration processes” Konrad Adenauer Auditors 313

09.30 – 11.00 Session I –Moderators: Prof. Dr. Sokol AXHEMI, Prof. Dr.Bilal DRAҪI, Prof. As. Dr. Albina SINANI, PhD. Erka ҪARO

09.30 – 09.40 Prof. Dr. Sokol AXHEMI THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL SPACE AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF INTEGRATING Prof. As. Dr. Jarle Lowe SORENSEN ALBANIA MIGRATION

09.40 – 09.50 Prof. Dr. Sabri LAÇI THE EURO-REGION KORÇA-MONASTIR-KOSTUR, AS A POSSIBILITY FOR Prof. Dr. Selman SHEME INTEGRATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 09.50– 10.00 Prof. Dr. Bilal DRAÇI BALKAN REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF ALBANIA BY ROAD COMMUNICATION PhD Candidate. Astrit ZHARI 10.00 – 10.10 Dr. Dhurata MILORI FREE MOVEMENT IN EUROPE AND MIGRATION ISSUE 10.10 – 10.20 Prof. As. Dr. Merita KARAGUNI Dr. EU PRIORITIES FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ALBANIAN CONTEXT. REAL NEEDS Enkela BEGU AND OPPORTUNITIES. 10.20 – 10.30 Dr. Sami BEHRAMI ALBANIANS IN FRONT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES AND NECESSITY FOR MSc. Fadil BAJRAKTARI MSc. POPULATION POLICY Nazmi ZOGAJ 10.30 – 10.40 Doc. Dr. Arben BELBA THE DYNAMIC OF ALBANIAN ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, REALITIES AND CHALLENGES TOWARD EUROPIAN INTEGRATION 10.40 – 10.50 Msc. Ornela HASRAMA RELATIONS BETWEEN URBAN AREAS AND THEIR SUBURBS - A COMPARATIVE Prof. Dr. Laurent RIEUTORT OVERVIEW OF TIRANA CITY WITH EUROPEAN CITIES

10.50 – 11.00 Discussions 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break 11.30- 13.30 Session II –Moderators: Prof. Dr. Sokol AXHEMI, Prof. Dr.Bilal DRAҪI, Prof. As. Dr. Albina SINANI, PhD. Erka ҪARO 11.30 – 11.40 Prof. As. Dr. Valbona DURI TRANSITION AND ALBANIAN FAMILY, DEMO-SOCIO- Prof. As. Dr. Albina SINANI GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS Dr. Lindita KIRI (KURSHUMI) 11.40 – 11.50 PhD. Erka ҪARO ECONOMIC CRISIS, AUSTERITY RESPONSES AND THE NEOLIBERAL RESTRUCTURING IN EUROPE: ALBANIAN WORKING MIGRANT WOMWN IN ITALY AND GREECE

11.50 – 12.00 Dr. Nail DRAGA ANA E MALIT- POPULATION MIGRATION PROCESS OF A BORDER ZONE

12.10 – 12.20 Doc. Dr. Albana KOSOVRASTI ALBANIA’S PORT INFRASTRUCTURE FACING THE CHALLENGE OF EUROPEAN MSc. Hatiçe ALIA INTEGRATION CASE STUDY: THE PORT OF DURRËS MSc. Franko GRAMOZI 12.20 – 12.30 Dr. Lindita KIRI (KURSHUMI) CONTEMPORARY POTENTIAL MIGRATION IN THE ALBANIAN AREA CAUSES CONSEQUENCES AND TRENDS 12.30 – 12.40 MSc. Fidan KRASNIQI DEPOPULATION OF VILLAGES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PEJA MSc. Addhe KRASNIQI Dr. Tomor ҪELA 12.40 – 12.50 MSc. Addhe KRASNIQI REASONS AND BENEFITS OF SEASONAL MIGRATIONS IN VILLAGES Dr. Tomor ҪELA Dr. Hazer DANA 12.50 – 13.00 Dr. Nexhat AVDIU SOME SOCIO ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INTEGRATION OF MONTENEGRO IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 13.00 – 13.10 MSc. Afërdita MËHILLI STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SUBJECT OF GEOGRAPHY BASED ON THE NEW Dr. Albana ZEJNELHOXHA CURRICULUM BASED ON COMPETENCIES

13.10 – 13.20 Dr. Bashkim BOSETA CONCESSION OF “AGIP” COMPANY ACCORDING TO THE VIEWPOINT OF ITALYALBANIA RELATIONS 13.20 – 13.30 Discussions 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Buffet

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Panel D - “Tourism as an important sector of the integration processes”, Auditor 328

09.30– 11.00 Session I –Moderators: Prof. As. Dr. Sonila PAPATHIMIU, Prof. As. Dr. Nevila DIBRA, PhD. Esmeralda LAÇI, Doc. Dr. Gentjan RUSPI 09.30 – 09.45 Prof. As. Dr. Nevila DIBRA RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHERN ALBANIA IN THE REGIONAL CHALLENGE OF Dr. Bresena KOPLIKU AGROTOURISTIC DEVELOPMENT

09.45 – 10.00 Prof. As. Dr. Sonila PAPATHIMIU NATURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT IN ALBANIA AND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (A MSc. Fatjon BEBJA comparative analysis) 10.00– 10.15 Dr. Qerim KASTRATI OPPORTUNITIES OF DEVELOPING CROSS-BORDER TOURISM IN BJESHKËT TËNEMUNA 10.15 – 10.30 Dr. Ermiona BRAHOLLI APPLICATION OF GEOSITE ASSESSMENT METHOD (GAM) IN PRESPA NACIONAL Dr. Ardiana MIÇI PARK

10.30 – 10.45 MSc. Marin HAXHIMIHALI EUROPE AND TOURIST ALBANIA. BEGINNIG OF THE ALBANIAN INTEGRATION INTO EUROPEAN TOURIST OFFER

10.45 – 11.00 Discussions 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 13.30 Session II – –Moderators: Prof. As. Dr. Sonila PAPATHIMIU, Prof. As. Dr. Nevila DIBRA, PhD. Esmeralda LAÇI, Doc. Dr. Gentjan RUSPI 11.30 – 11.45 PhD. Esmeralda LAҪI THE IMPACT OF TOURISM IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EUROPIAN INTEGRATION

11.45 – 12.00 Doc. Dr. Gentian RUSPI GEOTOURISM AS A FACTOR IN TRANSFORMING ALBANIA-GREECE CROSS-BORDER Dr. Mariglen SHERIFAJ AREA FROM A BARRIER TO INTEGRATION BRIDGE Prof. Dr. Niko ROGO 12.00 – 12.15 Dr. Fatbardh CENA EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT AND USE OF TOURISM IN THE DISTRICT OF DIBRA. CHALLENGES, PROBLEMS AND OPPURTINITIES OF THIS SECTOR 12.15 – 12.30 Dr. Edlira MENKSHI URBAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND VISITOR SURVEY: Prof. Dr. Diana SHEHU KORÇA AS A DESTINATION OF CHOOISE

12.30 – 12.45 Dr. Shkëlqim SIRIKA Msc. THE DYNAMICS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE LALËZI BAY AND IMPACT ON Lyfti ALLIU RURAL RESIDENTS AROUND IT

12.45 – 13.00 Dr. Drita RIRA INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TOURISM COMMUNICATION FOR THE TERRITORY AS AN Prof. Dr. Saverina PASHO INSTRUMENT OF THE SUCCESFUL INTEGRATION OF THE MARKET Prof. Dr. Esmeralda KROMIDHA

13.00 – 13.30 Discussions 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Buffet

14.30 – 16.30 Panel E - “Posters session”, Auditor 210

MSc. Endrit SALLJA NATURE TOURISM AS A PROMOTER OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF ALBANIA A CASE STUDY OF SHEBENIK-JABLLANICA NATIONAL PARK MSc. Elsa HASALAMAJ UTALIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES FOR HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION AND INTEGRATION OF ALBANIA IN THE ENERGETIC REGIONAL MARKET

MSc. Xhersiola TUCI SOCIAL- ECOMOMIC ANALYSIS OF KUNE- VAINI AREA BY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 2030

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MSc. Xhilda DEDEJ CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN SHËNGJIN

MSc. Klaudja XHAHOLLI PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AS REGIONAL AND MP Candidate. Jonilda MUKA EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OPPORTUNITIES (CASE STUDY: PRESPA BORDER SPACE)

MSc. Marjeta DUQI THE CREATION OF A MODEL VILLAGE OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN STANDARTS

MSc. Gazmir ҪELA MPM. Enea ASSESSMENT OF AGRO- CLIMATE INDICATORS FOR OLIVE CULTURE IN ELBASAN RUSHITI MUNICIPALITY MSc. Festim BYTYҪI BORDER SYMBOLICS (CASE OF ALBANIA AND )

MSc. Enea SHEQI THE PROPERTY RIGHTS BETWEEN THE ALBANIAN REALITY AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF EUROPEAN CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT MSc. Candidate. Dritan LLOҪI AGROTURISM IN RURAL AREA OF TIRANA MUNICIPALITY WITHIN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS MSc. Candidate. Marjana PAPA MIGRATION OF QUALIFIED ALBANIAN POPULATION IN WORLD EUROPEAN UNION. PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES MSc. Candidate. Romario ISMAILAJ NEW ALBANIAN MIGRATION TRENDS MSc. Candidate. Irini PALLA CURRENT FEATURES OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TOURISM ACTIVITY IN THE TERRITORY OF ALBANIA AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE INTEGRITY OF ALBANIA IN THE EU MSc. Candidate. Rovena ALIAJ THE DEVELOPMENT CONTRADICTIONS OF USING THE PROTECTED AREAS FOR HYDROENERGY PRODUCTION. THA VALBONA CASE: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS MSc. Candidate. Endri QERSHIJA MSc. Medina MUJO NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALBANIA MSc. Candidate. Brisilda AHXAMI THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATION ROAD IN ALBANIA'S INTEGRATION INTO THE REGION AND ABOVE

MSc. Candidate. Erilda TOPI THE ROLE OF MUNICIPALITY OF VORA IN CREATION OF THE "DURANA" REGION AND IMPACT ON ALBABIAN'S INTEGRATION IN THE EU MPG. Candidate. Ronaldo MICI DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM IN VORË MUNICIPALITY WITHIN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT WITH EUROPEAN STANDARDS

REORGANIZING THE OMBUDSMAN MODEL IN KOSOVO MAAPD. Candidate. Agron XHEMAJLI MPM. Candidate. Anxhela HIDRI DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN CROSS-BORDER AREAS AS A PROMOTER OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION - CASE STUDY POGRADEC-OHER AREA

MPM. Candidate. Adelina MATMUJA MPM. MIGRATION OF POPULATION IN THE KUKA MUNICIPALITY AND THEIR INTEGRATION IN EU Candidate. Neshadije NERGUTI COUNTRIES

MPM. Candidate. Mariza MULO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF DAJT ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TIRANA AFTER ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM MPM. Candidate. Alda NDOJ LEGEND OF LEZE AS A REGIONAL OFFER MPM. Candidate. Besmira MAZREKU MPM. Candidate. Katerina MIHAL MPM. Candidate. Mario SHUSHKA MPM. Candidate. Kristjana BREGU USING NATURAL POTENTIALS OF DEVOLUTION IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

15 February POST CONFERENCE TOUR

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