THE ALBANIAN PUBLIC'S TRUST IN SECURITY: STUMBLING BLOCKS TO EU NEGOTIATIONS How corrupt do you think the Customs is? 70 62.42 60 50 40 30 24.13 20 10 0 A lot Somewhat 7.44 A little 3.05 Not at all 2.96 Don’t know Graph no.6 Perception on the Corruption of the Customs institutions From the viewpoint of policymaking, it is truly remarkable that there has been no consideration or even discourse about the need for a reformation of the customs institutions in Albania. Looking at the data, it is evident that customs command an even lower reputation than the judiciary, which has been undergoing a thorough reformation that has uprooted the higher echelons in its system and completely disrupted some of the most important institutions from functioning. This justice reform has been because the justice system was infested with corruption and judging from the data it would not be inconsiderable for a similar process to be done to the customs. 4.5. The Private Sector Although issues of business corruption and the infiltration of the legal economy by crime has not been a part of the analysis of the ASB, it would be imperative to also treat this issue in this document as it is closely related to the problems of corruption and especially organized crime. The problems related to legitimate businesses could be understood in a twofold manner. On the one hand, the prevalence of crime and the lack of a proper legal framework within which a person can demand his rights before the courts create a system in which it is very hard for legitimate businesses to operate without help from organized crime or corrupt state officials. On the other hand, organized crime can utilize legitimate businesses, either through ownership or coercion, to facilitate their illegal activities, such as money laundering. If we could refer to several reports of business indexes and ease of doing business, Albania rarely presents positive results. The World Bank's Doing Business 2020, ranked Albania 82 nd in the world, with little mention on matters of corruption or crime, but with mentions of improvements regarding electric energy, and with concerns regarding constant changes to laws on business and taxation that hinders investment. 69 69 Doing Business Report 2019. World Bank. 80