Edi Rama
Bank of Albania marks 100th anniversary with tribute to national currency and central banking legacy
The Bank of Albania is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, marking a century since its founding on September 2, 1925. Initially proposed by Albania’s founding father, Ismail Qemali shortly...
SPAK summons Berisha over 21 January killings, former PM demands international prosecutor
Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) has issued a summons for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha as part of its reopened investigation into the 21 January 2011 killings, where four protesters...
Socialists sweep all five municipalities in low-turnout local by-elections
The ruling Socialist Party (SP) won Sunday’s partial local elections in all five municipalities where voting took place — Vlora, Berat, Mat, Tepelenë, and Cërrik — securing landslide victories in...
Albania to raise minimum wage to €500 in 2026, pledges further increases by end of mandate
Starting January 1, 2006, Albania’s minimum wage will increase by 10,000 ALL, reaching the equivalent of €500 per month — a move affecting over 307,000 workers nationwide. The announcement was...
EU hands progress report to Albania, urges completion of key reforms to stay on 2027 track
The European Union has formally delivered its 2025 Progress Report to Prime Minister Edi Rama, with the EU Ambassador in Tirana hailing Albania’s efforts as “excellent” — while warning that...
EU hails Albania’s EU accession progress as “unprecedented,” eyes 2027 membership
The European Commission has described Albania’s progress toward European Union membership as “unprecedented”, placing it among the frontrunners in the Western Balkans enlargement process, alongside Montenegro. Officials called the country’s...
Constitutional Court ruling on Erion Veliaj made public, triggers debate over SPAK case and mayor’s continued detention
The Constitutional Court has formally reinstated Erion Veliaj as Mayor of Tirana, overturning both the government’s decision to dismiss him and President Bajram Begaj’s decree calling early elections. The full...
Sali Berisha: Court ruling exposes cracks in Rama’s majority
Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to reinstate Erion Veliaj, framing it as a political blow to Prime Minister Edi Rama and President Bajram Begaj. Berisha...
Albania and Italy to finalize major bilateral deals in Rome summit
Albania and Italy will hold a high-level intergovernmental meeting on November 13 in Rome, with Prime Ministers Edi Rama and Giorgia Meloni joined by 10 ministers from each government. The...
Edi Rama criticizes Europe’s focus on armament, calls for a vision of peace at Riyadh Forum
During the 9th Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Prime Minister Edi Rama voiced concern that European leaders are increasingly focused on rearmament rather than peace, warning that the continent...