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- Name
- European CommissionFrom the research record · cites:
- Bank of Albania: Chapter 17 bilateral screening meeting (search summary, not opened) (opens in a new tab)Bank of Albania · unknown · official · EN
- European Commission (DG Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood)From the research record · cites:
- EU and Albania review progress on rule of law (opens in a new tab)EEAS · 5 Mar 2026 · official · EN
- European Commission (Albania progress reports)From the research record · cites:
- Key findings of the 2024 European Commission Report on Albania (European Western Balkans) (opens in a new tab)European Western Balkans · 31 Oct 2024 · journalism · EN
- European Commission (DG Enlargement)From the research record · cites:
- Albania to amend protected areas law after protests and EU pressure (opens in a new tab)IntelliNews · undated · journalism · EN
- European CommissionFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- UNVERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Bank of Albania: Chapter 17 bilateral screening meeting (search summary, not opened) (opens in a new tab)Bank of Albania · unknown · official · EN
- VERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- EU and Albania review progress on rule of law (opens in a new tab)EEAS · 5 Mar 2026 · official · EN
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- EU condemns violence during Albanian protests, urges restraint and accountability (opens in a new tab)Brussels Times · 19 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
- UNVERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
No Commission statement on the Bank of Albania governor immunity was found. Commission assessments (per a Bank of Albania page, search summary only) stress strengthening the Bank's independence and harmonising personal independence of its officials under Chapter 17. Commission response on the Balluku immunity request (March 2026) was found in search results only.
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This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- No Commission statement on the Bank of Albania governor immunity was found. Commission assessments (per a Bank of Albania page, search summary only) stress strengthening the Bank's independence and harmonising personal independence of its officials under Chapter 17. Commission response on the Balluku immunity request (March 2026) was found in search results only.From the research record
- Issues annual Albania country reports and the annual Rule of Law Report. 2026 Rule of Law Report Albania chapter: SWD(2026) 928, 17 July 2026. Co-chairs EU-Albania subcommittee (Sigrid Brettel).From the research record
- Statement of 18 Oct 2026 condemning violence at protests in Albania and stating that any response must stay within the law and be proportionate. No measures against protesters were commented on.From the research record
- Its 2024 Albania report, as summarised by European Western Balkans, flags the 2024 criminal amnesty effects on SPAK-convicted persons and the lack of cross-party support for a reform process.From the research record
- EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos reportedly asked PM Edi Rama to repeal the 2024 amendments to the Protected Areas law and the Strategic Investments law (per a search summary; the exact source text was not opened).From the research record
Contracts and money
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Officials and people linked
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Investigations and cases
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From Feb 2024
Protected areas: Law 21/2024 amendments and Constitutional Court challenge
Law 21/2024 amended the 2017 Law on Protected Areas. Opponents say it opened protected areas to tourist and resort construction. In November 2024, 37 opposition deputies asked the Constitutional…
Status: Constitutional Court rejected repeal (31 July 2025); law in force; political pressure for revision continues.
From 25 Oct 2026
Anti-protest and anti-violence package (Rama, October 2026)
On 25 October 2026 Prime Minister Edi Rama presented a package described as 'against urban violence and disorder', after more than two weeks of student-led and opposition protests in Tirana demanding…
Status: Announced; reported as proposed/draft; government approval of amendments reported 28 Oct 2026 (single source); no parliamentary vote found as of 31 Oct 2026
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 5 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Brussels Times
- Date
- 19 Oct 2026
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 4 sources
- Publisher
- Bank of Albania
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- EEAS
- Date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Publisher
- European Western Balkans
- Date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Publisher
- IntelliNews
- Date
- undated
Other connections
- political-statement→Anti-protest and anti-violence package (Rama, October 2026)Source label: Officially reported
Commission: response must be proportionate
Evidence: Brussels Times, 19 Oct 2026 (Commission statement of 18 Oct): any response 'must stay within the law and remain proportionate'.