Edi Rama

Edi Rama at Munich Security Conference: EU must move faster on enlargement

Prime Minister Edi Rama participated in the “EU Enlargement” panel at the Munich Security Conference, alongside European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Marta Kos and North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan...

Albanian PM rejects speculation that Albania will host displaced Gaza Palestinians

Prime Minister Edi Rama firmly dismissed rumors that Albania will participate in a potential U.S.-backed plan to relocate Palestinians displaced from Gaza as part of President Donald Trump’s proposed reconstruction...

PM Rama denies speculation on Veliaj meeting amid opposition sponsored conspiracy theories

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has strongly refuted claims that he planned to visit detained Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj in prison, dismissing the reports as “fake news” propagated by political...

PM Rama challenges SPAK’s priorities following Tirana mayor’s arrest

Prime Minister Edi Rama took to social media on Thursday morning to engage in yet another public discussion about the state of Albania’s justice system. During a live online exchange,...

Justice must be protected from politics, if it does not engage in politics

By Mero Baze In the way politics has treated SPAK and the new justice system in general, two different standards have been established. The standard of Sali Berisha, who openly...

PM Rama intensifies criticism of justice system, calls for accountability

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Edi Rama convened an extraordinary meeting of the Socialist Party’s parliamentary group, delivering yet another detailed and forceful critique of SPAK and the broader justice system....

We are not a Prosecutorial Republic: on Tirana’s 105th Anniversary, PM Rama denounces SPAK’s handling of mayor’s arrest

In a late evening event celebrating the 105th anniversary of Tirana being declared Albania’s capital, Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered his most forceful criticism yet of SPAK’s prosecution of arrested...

Berisha accuses Rama of fearing Veliaj’s testimony

Opposition leader Sali Berisha has accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of being afraid that Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj will testify about his involvement in corruption before the Special Structure Against...

Prime Minister criticizes SPAK over Tirana Mayor’s arrest, refuses to dismiss him

Prime Minister Edi Rama declared on Tuesday that he will not dismiss Erion Veliaj, the Mayor of Tirana, following his arrest by the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime...

Sali Berisha hires Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign consultant for May 11 elections

Chris LaCivita, the political consultant credited with Donald Trump’s successful 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, has been contracted by Albania’s Democratic Party (PD) to lead its campaign for the May 11...