Edi Rama is an Albanian politician and painter who has been serving as the 33rd and incumbent prime minister of Albania since 2013 and chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. He was Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports from 1998 to 2000. First elected mayor of Tirana in 2000,he was reelected in 2003 and 2007.
JoséMarcelo Ferreira,commonly known as ZéMaria,is a retired Brazilian football player turned coach. He is currently working as head coach of Serie D club Olbia.
Bamir Myrteza Topi is an Albanian diplomat and politician who served as President of Albania from 2007 to 2012.
In 1991,the Socialist Party of Albania,with specific social democratic ideology took control of the country through democratic elections. One year later the Democratic Party of Albania won the new elections. After 1990,Albania has been seeking a closer relationship with the West. What followed were deliberate programs of economic and democratic reform,but the implementation of capitalism led to the proliferation of pyramid schemes. Chaos in late 1996 to early 1997,as a result of the collapse of these pyramid schemes,alarmed the world and prompted the influx of international peacekeeping forces. In 1995,Albania was accepted into the Council of Europe and requested membership in NATO and is a potential candidate country for accession to the European Union. The workforce of Albania has continued to emigrate to Western countries,especially Greece and Italy.
Albania and Turkey have close foreign relations. Albania has an embassy in Ankara and a general consulate in Istanbul. Turkey has an embassy in Tirana. The most widespread religion in Albania is Islam (~50%),also in Turkey (~90%). Both are part of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). Turkey and Albania are candidates for accession in the European Union (EU).
The Cabinet of Vanuatu is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Vanuatu.
Albania has an embassy in Copenhagen,and Denmark has an embassy in Tirana. Both countries are members of NATO. Also Albania is an EU candidate and Denmark is an EU member. Diplomatic relations were established in 1970. On 23 June 1971,a trade agreement was signed.
Bujar Faik Nishani was an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July 2012 to 24 July 2017.
Edmond Haxhinasto is an Albanian politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Albania from 2011 to 2013.
The 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations were a series of anti-government protests in cities around Albania following 18 months of political conflict over alleged electoral fraud by the opposition. A video surfaced which portrayed the deputy prime minister arranging a corrupt deal with the minister of economy. The public outcry over the video resulted in the resignation of the deputy prime minister,Ilir Meta. A demonstration was called by parliamentary opposition parties,which include the Socialist Party and the Unity for Human Rights Party. These were called on 21 January in order to protest the alleged corruption of the Albanian government as well as widespread unemployment and poverty in the country.
Ditmir Bushati is an Albanian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2019. He previously chaired the Parliamentary Committee for European Integration.
The 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania was a yearlong celebration in 2012 when Albanians celebrated the 100th anniversary of establishing independent Albania,the first Albanian state in modern history.
Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah is a Qatari politician who was minister of foreign affairs from June 2013 to January 2016. He had been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs between January 2016 and 12 November 2024.
The first Government of Prime Minister Edi Rama was the 65th ruling Government of the Republic of Albania formed on 15 September 2013.
Albania–India relations are the international relations that exist between Albania and India.
Albania–Brazil relations are the bilateral relations between Albania and Brazil. Albania has an embassy in Brasília,and Brazil has an embassy in Tirana.
Kosovo–Thailand relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Kingdom of Thailand. Thailand recognised the Republic of Kosovo as independent state on 24 September 2013.
Albania had an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an honorary consulate in Tirana. The history of diplomatic relations of Albania and Portugal dates back to 1922,when Portugal recognized Albania's independence on May 25,1922.
Events from the year 2020 in Albania.
Kosovar–Tunisian relations are foreign relations between Kosovo and Tunisia. There are no formal diplomatic relations between Tunisia and Kosovo. Tunisia has not recognized Kosovo as a sovereign state.
