2025 budget

Albanian Parliament passes historic €8.2 billion budget for 2025 amid opposition protests

The Albanian Parliament has approved the 2025 budget after a marathon two-day session. With 75 votes in favor, 40 against, and no abstentions, the €8.2 billion budget—the largest in the...

Albanian PM slams opposition over budget debate

Prime Minister Edi Rama fiercely criticized the opposition while presenting figures for the 2025 budget, referring to them as “remnants of a time that will never return.” Rama highlighted substantial...

Albania’s 2025 budget faces opposition protests

Albania’s 2025 draft budget, the largest ever at 8.2 billion euro, is set for a marathon two-day parliamentary session on November 18-19. The opposition Democratic Party, which recently returned to Parliament after...

Albania allocates 20% increase to budget for foreign affairs in 2025

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has announced a historic budget of 3.8 billion lekë for 2025, representing a nearly 20% increase from 2024. The Minister presented the budget and outlined the strategic...
Democratic Party

Democrats end political boycott, return to Parliament for 2025 budget debate

The Democratic Party has decided to suspend its political boycott, referred to as “political disobedience,” and return to Parliament to participate in discussions on the 2025 draft budget. This move...

Albania set to register budget surplus for 2024 

Albania is set to close the year with a notable budget surplus of 0.5 billion lekë, signaling positive momentum for the country’s economy as it heads into 2025. Announced by...

Finance Ministry unveils Albania’s 2025 budget

The Albanian Ministry of Finance has recently unveiled the proposed budget for 2025, projecting economic growth of around 3.9%. The budget outlines an ambitious agenda with a strong focus on...
Sali Berisha

Berisha: Opposition will block budget that “impoverishes and steals from Albanians”

Democratic Party leader, Sali Berisha, speaking from his home where he remains under house arrest on charges of passive corruption, announced in a virtual press conference that the opposition will...