New Year’s Message from Prime Minister Edi Rama to Citizens
Dear fellow citizens, wherever you may be,
Another year has reached its end, leaving Albania higher than it stood on the day it began.
Over the course of this year, the great majority of y...•
Prime Minister Edi Rama:
This is our traditional year-end press conference.
First, I thank you for the entire year, for all your work, efforts, and the long hours you have spent waiting at the doors of institutions or in the arenas of political life....•
At the close of the year and on the eve of Christmas, as has now become a tradition, Prime Minister Edi Rama, accompanied by the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Evis Sala, visited the University Medical Center “Mother Teresa” in the cap...•
An open dialogue took place today between the business community and Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Economy and Innovation Delina Ibrahimaj, and Minister of Finance Petrit Malaj, marking the launch of a new chapter of cooperation aimed at forma...•
Albania is entering a new chapter following the opening of Cluster 5 at the 7th Intergovernmental Conference, which prepares agriculture and the food sector to join the EU single market, with Chapters 11, 12, and 13 at the core of reforms toward the ...•
Implementation has begun on the “Smart City Albania” project, one of the most advanced technological investments in the field of public safety. The project aims to install an integrated system of intelligent cameras across cities, schools, roads ...•
As part of the closing activities of Integrity Week, the 7th National Conference on the Right to Information was held today, a joint roundtable bringing together public authorities, European partners, civil society, and media organizations, to presen...•
Young beneficiaries of the Employment Promotion Programs were today guests at a meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Minister of Economy and Innovation, Delina Ibrahimaj, in a discussion on the benefits of government employment programs. The ...•
The thirtieth anniversary of Public Procurement in Albania was marked today with a dedicated event attended by representatives of national institutions international partners and procurement professionals who came together to discuss progress challen...•
The 100th anniversary of the Order of Skanderbeg was commemorated today in a solemn ceremony at the Palace of Congresses, honouring our national values and recognising the individuals who inspire the present and shape our shared European futur...•
Tirana Economic Forum is the gathering that today brought together entrepreneurs and international experts, organized under the auspices of the Delphi Forum, to discuss the development opportunities that Albania offers. Prime Minister Edi Rama also p...•
On the 10th anniversary of the founding of “Fundjava Ndryshe,” an initiative that began as a simple act of volunteerism and grew into a symbol of humanity and solidarity, a commemorative ceremony was held today. This year, it also coincides with ...•
In Tirana, the new book by American diplomat Christopher Hill, a prominent expert on Balkan affairs, was presented. During the event, Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a greeting address in which he praised Hill’s role and contribution in the regio...•
he environment, forests, and nature, will now become part of a new strategic plan for their protection, marking a new phase on the country’s path toward membership in the European Union, through a unified model of administration and sustainable dev...•
The College of Europe in Tirana officially opened the 2025–2026 academic year today, marking the institution’s second year in the Albanian capital, with growing interest from students across the region and EU member states.
Prime Minister Edi Ram...•
At the conclusion of the Growth Plan “Our Pathway to the EU” Summit, Prime Minister Edi Rama and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, held a joint press conference.
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Prime Minister Edi Rama: Greetings,
This was another European d...•
The regional leaders’ Summit ‘Growth Plan: Our Pathway to the EU’ opened this morning at the Palace of Brigades in the capital. At the outset, Prime Minister Edi Rama and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, addressed the Summit with...•
Parliamentary Address on the 2026 Draft Budget
Prime Minister Edi Rama:
I want to begin precisely with poverty and income, because it is in this very relationship with poverty that lies the reason why we are in our fourth term today. And I want to s...•
The European Commission held today the EU Enlargement Forum, the first event of its kind dedicated to its 2024– 2029 priorities. Prime Minister Edi Rama, who was in Brussels as part of the agenda for the opening of the final negotiation cluster, ad...•
Albania has reached a historic milestone in its European Union membership negotiations, with the opening of Cluster V “Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion” during the Seventh Intergovernmental Conference between Albania and the EU, held today in ...•