Rama in the conference with his counterpart Kishida: I appreciate the commitment to appoint an ambassador for Balkans

Following the official visit to Japan, Prime Minister Edi Rama today held a joint press conference with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Rama said that in the meeting with the Chinese counterpart, they agreed that Albania and Japan condemn the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Among other things, Rama praised the commitment of the government in Japan […]

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Albania‘s Constitutional Court Temporarily Reinstates Deputy PM Balluku

Court temporarily restores Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku to her duties, after the government disputed a court order that had suspended her. Original post Here

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Endrit Shabani Elected as Albania’s Ombudsman in Contested Process

New Ombudsman elected solely with the votes of the ruling majority – a break in tradition – after opposition MPS refused to participate in the vote. Original post Here

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Budget 2026 – Big on Paper, Poor in Reality

By Nikola Kedhi On paper, Albania enters 2026 as a “success story”: the government speaks of GDP growth around 4%, low inflation, public debt at roughly 53% of GDP, and presents the 2026 Budget as a continuation of stability.In reality, Albania is an economy structurally dependent on construction where extraordinarily large …