Ermal Muça-エルマル•ムチャ

It is always important to engage with scholars and civil society to exchange views on issues of primary importance. Our future will certainly depend on our ability to understand, interpret, and guide the profound transformations of our time. It was therefore a great pleasure to speak at #Bocconi University’s School of Management in Rome, with a particular focus on Albania–Italy relations and the European future of the #WesternBalkans. #Albania today stands among the most pro-European countries and among those that have clearly understood that the secure path to Europe lies in advancing day by day through reforms, democratic consolidation, and a clear strategic vision. More democratic, more open, more self-confident, and more European than ever before, Albania represents a concrete example of how the #European perspective can transform societies and strengthen regional stability. The success of this #enlargement wave by the 2030 is not only strategic for Albania and the Western Balkans, but also essential for the future strength, unity, and credibility of Europe itself. A successful European integration of the region would reaffirm the transformative power of the European project at a time of profound geopolitical change. #Italy has unquestionably been part of this journey, through sustained support, investment, and cooperation programmes. Over time, and on these solid foundations, our relationship has evolved into a truly Strategic Partnership, reflecting the depth of our ties and our shared vision for #Europe’s future. A stable, fully integrated, and prosperous Western Balkans is indispensable for strengthening Europe’s collective security, safeguarding democratic values, managing migration flows, enhancing energy resilience, and preventing geopolitical vacuums that external actors could exploit. In this context, #Italy’s continued leadership and engagement in regional initiatives remain of fundamental importance in advancing tangible cooperation, fostering sustainable development, and consolidating long-term stability across the region and the European continent as a whole. 🇦🇱🇮🇹 #Horizon2030

📢 MEDIA ADVISORY The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania invites media representatives to apply for accreditation for the Ministerial Meeting “Ukraine – Southeastern Europe”, taking place in Tirana on 12 June 2026. 🗓 Deadline for accreditation requests: 3 June 2026 Co-organized by 🇦🇱 FM @HoxhaFer and 🇺🇦 FM @andrii_sybiha , this meeting will bring together Foreign Ministers from Southeastern Europe and Ukraine to discuss regional security, resilience, recovery, and European integration. 🔗 Full media accreditation notice: punetejashtme.gov.al/en/newsroom/nj… #Ukraine #SoutheasternEurope #Tirana #MediaAccreditation #MEFA 🇦🇱 —- 📢 NJOFTIM PËR MEDIAN Ministria për Evropën dhe Punët e Jashtme e Shqipërisë fton përfaqësuesit e medias të aplikojnë për akreditim për Takimin Ministror “Ukrainë – Evropa Juglindore”, që do të zhvillohet në Tiranë më 12 qershor 2026. 🗓 Afati për aplikimet për akreditim: 3 qershor 2026 Bashkëorganizuar nga Ministri 🇦🇱 @HoxhaFer dhe Ministri 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha , ky takim do të mbledhë Ministrat e Punëve të Jashtme të Evropës Juglindore dhe Ukrainës për të diskutuar mbi sigurinë rajonale, qëndrueshmërinë, rimëkëmbjen dhe integrimin evropian. 🔗 Njoftimi i plotë për akreditimin e medias: punetejashtme.gov.al/newsroom/njoft… #Ukraine #SoutheasternEurope #Tirana #MediaAccreditation #MEFA 🇦🇱

È stato un grande piacere tenere il mio primo incontro ufficiale a #Roma, presso il Palazzo della Farnesina, con il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale d’Italia, Antonio Tajani 🇦🇱🤝🇮🇹 Abbiamo ribadito l’eccellente partenariato tra #Albania e #Italia, fondato su profondi legami storici, sulla stretta amicizia tra i nostri popoli e su una visione strategica condivisa per il futuro. Pochi partenariati sono cosi profondi e ben'articolati quanto il nostro! I nostri colloqui hanno confermato l’elevato livello di cooperazione in un’ampia gamma di settori, tra cui il dialogo politico, l’integrazione europea, la sicurezza, la difesa, la migrazione, la connettività, l’energia, l’economia, il turismo, la cultura e gli scambi tra le persone. L’Italia rimane il principale partner commerciale dell’Albania e un investitore strategico nei settori prioritari. Ho espresso la sincera gratitudine dell’Albania per il costante e fermo sostegno dell’Italia al nostro processo di adesione all’Unione europea e per il suo ruolo continuo di uno dei più forti sostenitori del futuro europeo dell’Albania e dei Balcani occidentali. Insieme, restiamo impegnati a rafforzare ulteriormente il nostro #partenariato strategico, a beneficio dei nostri cittadini, della stabilità regionale e di un’#Europa più forte. Grazie, Ministro @Antonio_Tajani e caro Antonio, per la calorosa accoglienza e per le discussioni estremamente proficue che abbiamo avuto. -- Ishte një kënaqësi e veçantë të zhvilloja takimin tim të parë zyrtar në #Romë, në Palazzo della Farnesina, me Zëvendëskryeministrin dhe Ministrin e Punëve të Jashtme dhe të Bashkëpunimit Ndërkombëtar të Italisë, Antonio Tajani 🇦🇱🤝🇮🇹 Rikonfirmuam partneritetin e shkëlqyer mes #Shqipërisë dhe #Italisë, të bazuar në lidhje të thella historike, në miqësinë e ngushtë mes popujve tanë dhe në një vizion strategjik të përbashkët për të ardhmen. Pak partneritete janë kaq të thella dhe kaq mirë të strukturuara sa partneriteti ynë! Bisedimet tona konfirmuan nivelin e lartë të bashkëpunimit në një gamë të gjerë fushash, përfshirë dialogun politik, integrimin evropian, sigurinë, mbrojtjen, migracionin, lidhshmërinë, energjinë, ekonominë, turizmin, kulturën dhe lidhjet mes njerëzve. Italia mbetet partneri kryesor tregtar i Shqipërisë dhe një investitor strategjik në sektorët prioritarë. Shpreha mirënjohjen e sinqertë të Shqipërisë për mbështetjen e vazhdueshme dhe të palëkundur të Italisë ndaj procesit tonë të anëtarësimit në Bashkimin Evropian, si dhe për rolin e saj të vazhdueshëm si një nga mbështetëset më të forta të së ardhmes evropiane të Shqipërisë dhe Ballkanit Perëndimor. Së bashku, mbetemi të angazhuar për të forcuar më tej #partneritetin tonë strategjik, në dobi të qytetarëve tanë, stabilitetit rajonal dhe një #Evrope më të fortë. Faleminderit, Ministër @Antonio_Tajani dhe i dashur Antonio, për mikpritjen e ngrohtë dhe për diskutimet shumë të frytshme që zhvilluam. #Insieme #Sëbashku

A big step forward for Albania on its path to EU membership! With Albanian Prime Minister @ediramaal and Cypriot Deputy Minister for European Affairs @marilena_raouna in Brussels today, Albania reached the interim benchmarks, and we set the closing benchmarks for fundamentals such as an independent judiciary and anti-corruption measures. This is a major milestone as it allows #Albania to start closing negotiating chapters. Now begins the most demanding phase of the negotiations, preparing to join the Union, and further build the trust with Member States.

Congratulations to @Tkajzer on his nomination as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Slovenia. I look forward to continuing the strong cooperation between #Albania and #Slovenia, friends, partners, and Allies, and to further developing our excellent relations in every area of common interest. We are grateful for Slovenia’s continued support for Albania’s EU accession path, and I look forward to working closely together to advance our shared European future. 🇦🇱🇸🇮🇪🇺

Delighted to participate in a panel on Albania’s Membership Path to the EU with🇦🇱 @ediramaal and @tmarwala at @UNUniversity. I could not miss the opportunity to discuss the transformative power of #EU enlargement policy

“Albania has taken one of the biggest steps yet on its path to the European Union. It became the second candidate country, after Montenegro, to meet the interim rule of law benchmarks. The Member States have set the final goalposts on the rule of law, fundamental rights, justice, anti-corruption and the fight against organised crime. It means Albania can now move towards closing chapters in its EU negotiations. This is a major achievement. It is the result of more than a decade of hard work by Albania and its people. Albania adopted laws to protect fundamental rights and vulnerable groups. It strengthened the right to a fair trial. It vetted hundreds of judges and prosecutors. It built new judicial institutions to reduce political influence in the justice system. It also created SPAK, the Special Structure against Corruption and Organised Crime. SPAK has become Albania’s flagship anti-corruption body and is now the most trusted institution in the country. It’s a moment to celebrate. But it is also a moment for Albania to double down on reforms, involve all political forces, listen to civil society and deliver changes that matter to people’s daily lives. A big step forward. And now, back to work,” Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement.

Pleased to host the Prime Minister of Albania, H.E. Edi Rama, at @UNUniversity today. We engaged in a fruitful discussion on strengthening cooperation, advancing multilateralism, and leveraging education and innovation to address pressing global challenges.

MOMENTE - Kryeministri Edi Rama pritet nga Zëvendësministrja për Çështjet Europiane e Qipros, Marilena Raouna dhe Komisionerja Europiane për Zgjerimin, Marta Kos, përpara fillimit të Konferencës Ndërqeveritare Shqipëri-BE 🇦🇱🤝🇪🇺

先日の5月22日、アルバニア共和国のエディ・ラマ首相をお迎えし、私が会長を務める日本・アルバニア友好議員連盟の総会を開催いたしました。 ラマ首相からは、 「もっと多くの日本人にアルバニアを訪れてほしい」 とのお話とともに、 「世界で唯一、“神が作ったまま”残っている場所」 と表現され、手つかずの豊かな自然に溢れ、人々の温かさについて熱いメッセージをいただきました。 私自身、これまで何度もアルバニアを訪問しておりますが、訪れるたびにその魅力を実感しております。アルバニアは、美しい自然と温かなホスピタリティに恵まれ、近年著しい発展を遂げている大変魅力的な国です。 是非、皆さまもアルバニアを訪れてみてください！ 二国間の友好関係は、首脳外交だけでなく、議員同士、国民同士の積み重ねによって深まっていくものです。日本・アルバニア友好議員連盟として、両国の架け橋となれるよう、引き続き交流促進に努めてまいります。 さらにこのたび、大変光栄なことに、両国友好の発展に貢献したことを称えられ、アルバニア共和国より「ベネメレンティ勲章・大星章（Grand Star of the Benemerenti Medal）」を拝受し、エディ・ラマ首相、そしてエルマル・ムチャ大使より直接表彰いただきました。 この栄誉の重みを真摯に受け止め、今後とも日本とアルバニア両国のさらなる友好関係の発展のため、全力で取り組んでまいります。 #アルバニア #日本アルバニア友好議連 #議員外交 #ラマ首相 #エディ・ラマ首相 #エルマル・ムチャ大使 #ムチャ大使

Albania considers #Russia’s announcement urging diplomatic personnel and foreign citizens to leave #Kyiv ahead of planned strikes to be utterly unacceptable. Threatening embassies is not #diplomacy; it is intimidation. It represents yet another violation of international law and of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. #Albania is not backing down. We remain in Kyiv. We stand firmly with #Ukraine. And we will not be intimidated. The answer to this war cannot be more war, more #crimes or indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure. The only path forward is to end a war that should never have started, and to engage in genuine, good-faith #peace negotiations. This was conveyed in clear terms today to the Russion Ambassador in #Tirana. #StandWithUkraine

Wall of #Enlargement — Change is coming. 🇦🇱🇪🇺 👉 On 14 October 2024, everything for Albania was red. Not a single chapter had been opened. 👉 Eleven months later, on 17 November 2025, everything turned yellow. All 33 chapters were opened. 👉 Following the 8th Intergovernmental Conference on the #IBAR held yesterday, the biggest test so far in our accelerated accession process, the colours are beginning to change once again. They will soon start turning green, the final stage, before ultimately turning "blue" by 2030. We know this well: Albania’s path to EU membership is only credible when it is earned, merit-based, grounded in real transformation, and driven by a truly European mindset. That is exactly what we are doing. What once seemed distant, inaccessible, or even impossible to many is now becoming reality: step by step, reform by reform, commitment by commitment, every single day, together with our partners. Thank you to everyone in Team Europe Albania; Thank you to Commissioner @MartaKosEU and to our colleagues in the European Commission for their remarkable dedication; Thank you to the current Presidency, @CY2026EU, for its true commitment and leadership; And thank you to all Member States for their understanding, support, and partnership, demanding precisely because it has been sincere. We will not stop until the job is done, because for Albania, this is our path to our future & all roads lead to Brussels. 🇦🇱🇪🇺 #Horizon2030

Deeply saddened by the tragic level crossing accident in Buggenhout, Belgium, which claimed the lives of four people, including two children. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving families and all those affected by this devastating loss. Albania stands in solidarity with the people and Government of Belgium during this difficult time. Our thoughts are also with the injured children, and we wish them a full and swift recovery.

📍Bruxelles - Très heureux d’avoir rencontré aujourd’hui le Ministre français des Affaires européennes, @benjaminhaddad, avec lequel nous avons eu un échange approfondi, en particuler sur le processus d’élargissement de l’Union européenne, la situation dans les Balkans occidentaux ainsi que l’importance de la coopération régionale. La dynamique des relations entre l’Albanie 🇦🇱 et la France 🇫🇷 n’a jamais été aussi riche, solide et prometteuse. J’ai exprimé ma profonde reconnaissance pour la position claire et constante de la #France en faveur d’une #Europe élargie, plus unie, plus forte et toujours solidaire, capable d’affronter et de répondre aux défis d’un monde de plus en plus turbulent. J’ai également tenu à saluer l’engagement personnel du Ministre dans l’accompagnement du parcours européen de l’Albanie, notamment lors des étapes décisives de notre processus d’adhésion à l’Union européenne. Au-delà du dialogue politique renforcé, notre partenariat bilatéral se traduit par des projets concrets et tangibles au bénéfice de nos citoyens. Dans le cadre d’une coopération en constante expansion, nous renforçons activement notre collaboration dans des domaines stratégiques tels que l’innovation de pointe, l’énergie verte, la défense, l’éducation, la communication stratégique ainsi que les échanges culturels. Nous avons enfin réaffirmé notre volonté commune de continuer à approfondir ce partenariat d’exception et à renforcer davantage les relations bilatérales entre nos deux pays dans tous les domaines d’intérêt mutuel. -- 📍Bruksel – Shumë i lumtur që u takova sot me Ministrin francez për Çështjet Evropiane, @benjaminhaddad, me të cilin zhvilluam një bisedë permbajtësore, veçanërisht mbi procesin e zgjerimit të Bashkimit Evropian, situatën në Ballkanin Perëndimor si dhe rëndësinë e bashkëpunimit rajonal. Dinamika e marrëdhënieve mes Shqipërisë 🇦🇱 dhe Francës 🇫🇷 nuk ka qenë kurrë më e pasur, më e fortë dhe më premtuese. Shpreha mirënjohjen time të thellë për qëndrimin e qartë dhe të qëndrueshëm të #Francës në mbështetje të një #Evrope më të zgjeruar, më të bashkuar, më të fortë dhe gjithmonë solidare, të aftë për t’iu përgjigjur sfidave të një bote gjithnjë e më të trazuar. Gjithashtu, vlerësova angazhimin personal të Ministrit në mbështetjen e rrugëtimit evropian të #Shqipërisë, veçanërisht në etapat vendimtare të procesit të anëtarësimit në #BashkiminEvropian. Përtej dialogut politik të përforcuar, partneriteti ynë dypalësh po konkretizohet përmes projekteve të prekshme dhe me përfitim të drejtpërdrejtë për qytetarët tanë. Në kuadër të një bashkëpunimi në zgjerim të vazhdueshëm, ne po forcojmë në mënyrë aktive bashkëpunimin në fusha strategjike si inovacioni i avancuar, energjia e gjelbër, mbrojtja, arsimi, komunikimi strategjik si dhe shkëmbimet kulturore. Rikonfirmuam vullnetin tonë të përbashkët për të thelluar më tej këtë partneritet të veçantë dhe për të forcuar marrëdhëniet dypalëshe mes dy vendeve tona në të gjitha fushat me interes të ndërsjellë.

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#PMinAction: On May 22, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, at the Prime Minister’s Office. japan.kantei.go.jp/105/actions/20…

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📍Vilnius - Geopolitics and Security Studies Center. Always refreshing and intellectually stimulating to engage with policy experts, academics, media and other representatives to exchange views on today’s #geopolitical landscape & the ways to better navigate and understand the complexity of an increasingly volatile and rapidly evolving world. Very pleased to have had the opportunity to meet with @GSSC_LT and discuss regional security, Euro-Atlantic developments, EU enlargement, and the broader strategic challenges facing Europe today. Thank you @LinasKojola for the warm welcome and for facilitating such an open, thoughtful, and forward-looking discussion. #Horizon2030

Excellent meeting in Vilnius with my Lithuanian counterpart @BudrysKestutis, whom I thank warmly for the hospitality. 🇦🇱🤝🇱🇹 We reaffirmed the strong friendship between #Albania and #Lithuania, built on shared European values, Euro-Atlantic solidarity and a common commitment to security and stability as close NATO allies. Albania is grateful for Lithuania’s steadfast support to EU #enlargement and, in particular, Albania’s EU #accession path. We look forward to further strengthen our cooperation during the Lithuanian #Presidency of the Council of the EU, in the first half of 2027, and I welcomed the assurance to keep enlargement high on the European agenda. We discussed ways to deepen our bilateral cooperation in key areas, especially our economic and trade ties, ITCs and tourism. The Agreement on the Elimination of Double Taxation and Prevention of Tax Evasion we signed today serves this purpose. We also discussed the security situation in the #Baltic region and in the wider European landcape in the face of the continued threat from Russia's aggression in Ukraine. We shared our full likemindedness on the need to continue to support Ukraine and its just cause and maintain pressure on Russia to end its war of choice. IN this regard, we will continue working closely within NATO, including by drawing on Lithuania’s valuable experience as Albania prepares to host the #NATO Summit in Tirana in 2027. We also signed an #agreement on the avoidance of double taxation, adding another important layer to our bilateral legal framework and helping to further strengthen economic cooperation and business ties between our two countries. I was pleased to announce the participation and contribution of Albania to the Pan-European #Memorial for the Victims of 20th Century Totalitarian Regimes. We will continue to strengthen our political dialogue, enhance our cooperation and explore every oportunity to open new avenues in our bilateral and multilateral cooperation, to the benefit of our countries and our societies.