Albanian Government Council of Ministers

First half of the year, priorities and objectives up until 2020

Prime Minister Edi Rama’s press conference: Good afternoon everyone! Thank you! I deemed it appropriate to hold this press conference today to take stock of the first half of the year and highlight some priorities and objectives for the September...

FRONTEX operation, deepening security cooperation with EU

Joint press conference of Prime Minister Edi Rama, Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri: Prime Minister Edi Rama: I don’t want to take much time by repeating what was ...

Communication of Prime Minister Edi Rama with reporters

Prime Minister Edi Rama in a communication with reporters in the wake of most recent events during the opposition rally: This is one of those moments when every Albanian citizen, both in the country and abroad, are impatiently watching the TV screens...

Government adopts decision on new Kukes international airport

Press statement by Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku, following cabinet meeting: In today’s Cabinet meeting, the Council of Ministers approved the signing of the Concession Contract on “Rehabilitation-operation-transfer of...

Relations with North Macedonia, strategically irreplaceable

Joint press conference by the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev, in Tirana:   PM Edi Rama: Good afternoon! Honourable Prime Minister, Dear Zoran! It is my special pleasure, and I am not sayin...

National Diaspora Strategy

Press statement by the Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, and government Spokesperson Elisa Spiropali: The Second Diaspora Summit, which coincided with the 575th anniversary of Lezha Assembly, brought together in Tirana more than 1 200 ...

Deadline for old used cars postponed until end of year

Statement by the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku following cabinet meeting: I stand before you today to announce several amendments adopted during the cabinet meeting to the Council of Ministers’ decision No 633, dated 26.10.2...

Universities should unblock disbursement for student funding

Press statement by the government Spokesperson, also State Minister for Relations with Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, on recent delays in disbursement of funding for students in certain universities: Greetings everyone! The Prime Minister and we all ar...

University is duty-bound to ensure teaching process

Government Spokesperson, also State Minister for Relations with Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, announces the government’s position on countless student and parent complaints against blocking classes in several faculties: For more than two weeks, ...

Report on new anticorruption actions

Press statement by the National Anticorruption Coordinator, Minister of Justice Etilda Gjonaj, on anticorruption fight results: I stand here in front of you today in my capacity as the National Anticorruption Coordinator to unveil the first 2019 repo...

We will do for students more than all previous governments combined

Government spokesperson, also Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, at first press conference: Greetings everyone, Thank you for coming! This is the first and hopefully not the last communication with you as in my capacity as the minister ...

Recruitment of Prison Police officers, meritocratic and transparent

Press statement by Minister of Justice Etilda Gjonaj: I stand in front of you once again today clarify the testing and recruitment procedures for Prison Police officers, an issue I consider very important and which I am determined to defend it with t...

On the working document on the Pact for the University

Press conference by Prime Minister Edi Rama following the special cabinet meeting on the working document on the Pact for University, as well as the future work plan: I wish you all Happy New Year! I also hope you had a nice Christmas. The reason for...

Clarification on fake news

The Prime Minister’s office clarifies that a report over the alleged dismissal of the government representatives at the Administrative Boards of Universities and the directors of the university dormitories is fake news. Prime Minister Edi Rama reit...

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