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Rama Frames Local Elections as EU Accession Vote, Dismisses Opposition on Negotiations and Construction Sector Accusations

the Newsroom (Tirana)   Prime Minister Edi Rama used an extensive visit to Durrës on Thursday to deliver a layered political message spanning EU accession strategy, opposition criticism, construction sector governance, and affordable housing reform, addressing Socialist Party structures, entrepreneurs, and a party assembly in the course of a single day. Speaking at a PS …

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Rama in Lezhë: 2030 EU Target, Emergency Doctor Pay, and a Private Hospital Inside a Public One

Prime Minister Edi Rama used a Socialist Party assembly in Lezhë on Tuesday to reiterate the government’s EU accession timeline, announce a healthcare pay upgrade, and outline plans to redesign hospital management along a public-private hybrid model. by the Newsroom (Tirana)   Prime Minister Edi Rama addressed the Socialist Party assembly in Lezhë on Tuesday …

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Socialists Block Fifth Opposition Investigation Bid Amid Live Constitutional Row

ALBANIA PARLIAMENT | DISPATCH 7 April 2026   Albania’s Socialist Party voted down two Democratic Party requests for parliamentary investigative committees Tuesday, extending what the opposition described as a systematic shutdown of oversight mechanisms, while a separate confrontation erupted over proposed rules changes touching on an unresolved Constitutional Court ruling. The session of the Conference …

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EU Working Group Meets on Albania’s Accession Benchmark as Rama Dismisses Blockage Claims

The Newsroom   An EU Council working group met Tuesday to assess a critical milestone in Albania’s accession negotiations, as Prime Minister Edi Rama insisted the process remains on schedule and rejected suggestions of any stalling. The Working Group on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating with the EU, COELA, is examining the Interim Benchmark Assessment Report, …

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Albania’s Foreign Minister: EU Accession Process Is on Track, No Country Has Blocked It

the Newsroom    Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ferit Hoxha, said Monday that the country’s EU accession negotiations are proceeding normally and that no member state has blocked or slowed the process, pushing back against reporting that a group of nine EU countries has been holding up progress on a key assessment document. …

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Interview with Rama / From religious beliefs to the love of language: “I am a Christian — in other faiths too, the same God is reflected”

The saga of reflections continues. “At the Iftar Table” is Prime Minister Edi Rama’s latest book, a collection of reflections from iftar dinners held during his time in office. Speaking to Monika Stafa on “Exclusive” on Top Channel, he explains that the book’s publication came in part from his deep love for the Albanian language. …

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Rama Addresses EU Accession, SME Financing, Fuel Relief

Prime Minister Edi Rama used the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of his weekly podcast, Flasim, to address several policy and governance matters: the disinformation environment surrounding Albania’s EU accession negotiations, the forthcoming Double Your Enterprise SME credit programme, the normative act introducing an automatic fuel excise reduction tied to international price thresholds, the …

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Berisha Calls April 17 Protest a “Peaceful Uprising,” Warns EU Path Is Stalling

In a lengthy online exchange with citizens on Saturday, the Democratic Party leader ranged across the EU accession file, the Balluku immunity vote, fuel prices, local government reform, and the approaching protest. The session functioned as both a political inventory and a mobilisation exercise, with Berisha framing every grievance as a symptom of a single …

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Rama Launches “Works for Albania” Tour With Municipal Directives and EU Membership Pitch

The prime minister spent the first weekend of April moving between a mayoral summit at the Palace of Congresses and a party assembly in Unit 12. The two events together form the clearest signal yet of how Rama intends to frame the run-up to the 2027 local elections. Aurel Cara | Tirana   Prime Minister …