24 The effects of property laws on the process of restitution and compensation in post-communist Albania, under the framework of transitional justice. without the justification of a public purpose, although compensation may be paid. Recent developments. In the European Commission Reports, in the last two years, it has been emphasized that progress should be made in the area of property rights by updating current legislation and strengthening institutional coordination. According to European Commission’s 2018 report, Albania was required to take effective measures to strengthen the protection of human rights, among them the most important and priority for resolution, property rights88. In addition, the European Commission’s 2019 report identifies the need for continued efforts to consolidate human rights and follows on with the same demand as in the previous year. Property rights, according to this report, still need to be improved, to improve the legal framework for registration, expropriation and compensation.. According to this report, there are 572 unresolved cases before the ECtHR, most of which are related to property and due process in property cases. On September 20, 2018, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued a resolution in which decided to close the monitoring of the cases of the Driza group and Manushaqe Puto89. Prior to the creation of the State Cadaster Agency, the Property Treatment Agency handled 3,000 claims during 2018, with 6 950 still pending.90 Finally, regarding the effectiveness and trust of the citizens as for when this issue will end, unfortunately most people think that it will never end. This is a clear indicator to understand the negative effects that this property reform has created in the thoughts of the citizens of the Albanian state. It will be finished this year 2% It has finished 0% It will take at least 5 years 1% More than 5 years 15% 10 years 3% I don’t know 23% It will never finish 41% It will take more than 10 years 25% Chart 12 This chart presents the results when asking citizens what they thought when the property issue (restitution) would be over. Source: Survey developed on the effects of property laws on the return and compensation process in post-communist Albania, on the Albanian transition. 2019 transfer between private parties 88. https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/sites/near/files/20180417-albania-report.pdf Commission Staff Working Document. Albania 2018 .Report Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. 2018 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy 89. https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectId=09000016808d646f 90. https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/sites/near/files/20190529-albania-report.pdf Commission Staff Working Document. Albania 2019. Report Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 2019 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy