The third phase of the STAR project was concluded after 10 successful years of supporting local governments in Albania. The partners provided invaluable assistance in advancing the 2014 administrative-territorial reform that transformed the country’s map from 373 almost unmanageable units to 61 municipalities. The project also aimed to promote citizen engagement, improve municipal services and performance, increase capacities at central and local levels to effectively lead the design, coordination and monitoring of policies, and further improve the local governance system by transforming municipalities into economic agents of their territories.