Albanian government

One of the issues often raised by Albania, both at the bilateral and international levels, is the so-called “Cham issue.”

The candidacy of the main political party of Serbia’s Kosovo in the parliamentary elections in February was rejected yesterday (Monday) by the electoral commission, some members of which accuse it of being closely linked to Belgrade and not recognizing Kosovar statehood.

Albania's prime minister said Sunday the ban on TikTok his government announced a day earlier was "not a rushed reaction to a single incident."

Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government will shut down TikTok for one year, accusing the popular video service of inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

At today’s speech by Endi Rama at a central hotel in Thessaloniki included announcements for Albanians living in Greece.

According to rthess.gr, the Albanian prime minister announced that Albanian teachers who live in Greece and teach Albanian to children will join a program and will receive payment from the Albanian state.

Albania has welcomed its first group of 16 migrants deported from Italy, as reported by El Pais. The Italian warship Libra docked at the port of Shengjin, and shortly thereafter, the migrants began disembarking, having been rescued in the Mediterranean on Monday.

Two migrant accommodation centers in Albania are set to receive asylum seekers from Italy.

The journey of the first migrants started by sea to the cities of Shëngjin and Gjadër in Albania where the two structures have been built.

Edi Rama’s chosen candidate, Vangelis Tavos, won the elections in Himara to succeed Fredi Beleris, the elected mayor and now MEP who remains in prison.

The vote counting began shortly after midnight at the electoral commission center in Himara‘s football stadium to determine the successor of Fredi Beleris, the elected mayor and current MEP who remains in prison.

Athens is standing in the way of an EU-Tirana Defense and Security Agreement over the Albanian government's intransigent stance regarding the incarceration of the ethnic Greek mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri.

The EU is in the process of speeding up the procedures for signing agreements with third countries outside the Union with a view to better defense cooperation.