Elisa Spiropali
Albania, Croatia invite Bulgaria to join trilateral defense pact with Kosovo
From a joint press conference in Tirana, Albanian Foreign Minister Elisa Spiropali and her Croatian counterpart extended a public invitation to Bulgaria to join the trilateral defense cooperation agreement signed...
Athens prepares new action plan for relations with Tirana ahead of Albanian FM visit
Greece is preparing a new diplomatic roadmap for its relations with Albania, as Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is expected to present a formal action plan to Albania’s new Foreign Minister...
Albania and Croatia plan intergovernmental summit in 2026, discuss energy and EU cooperation
Following the first-ever G2G summit with Italy, the Albanian government is now planning a similar intergovernmental meeting with Croatia, potentially in 2026. The announcement was made after a meeting in...
EU Enlargement chief urges Albania to finalize negotiations with opening of last chapter
The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, has called on Albania to take the final step in its EU accession process by opening the last negotiation cluster — on agriculture...
Elisa Spiropali meets Marco Rubio: Strategic alliance to deepen
Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Elisa Spiropali, attended the Transatlantic Dinner in New York on Wednesday evening, at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Context:...
Edi Rama unveils new cabinet
Prime Minister Edi Rama presented the 16 members of his fourth term cabinet during the Socialist Party’s National Assembly, four months after the May 11 elections. The new government will...
Edi Rama returns to office with back-to-back meetings as September session, cabinet reset loom
After summer leave, the prime minister spent Monday and Tuesday in a round of in-person and Zoom meetings with senior officials. On Monday he met Speaker Elisa Spiropali, the minister...
FIBA opens probe after anti-Albanian chants at North Macedonia–Romania game
FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basketball) has launched an investigation into anti-Albanian chants that reverberated through Kumanovo during North Macedonia’s World Cup pre-qualifier against Romania over the weekend. Why is this...
Parliament Speaker Spiropali welcomes EU report, condemns Berisha’s “anti-Albanian crusade”
Speaker of Parliament Elisa Spiropali welcomed the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee report on Albania’s EU accession progress, describing it as both a strong vote of confidence and a timely...
Albania commemorates 34 years since the fall of communism
On December 8, Youth Day, Albania commemorates the 34th anniversary of the student protests that led to the fall of one of Europe’s harshest communist regimes. What began as a...