Rama heads to Brussels as diaspora protesters demand resignation
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Prime Minister Edi Rama is in Brussels to open a new chapter of EU accession talks, but his reception is more varied than the schedule suggests. While the government focuses on the intergovernmental conference, members of the diaspora have gathered in the Belgian capital to call for his departure, a reminder that domestic disputes now follow ministers across borders.
At home, the legal system is watching its own deadlines with mounting unease. The mandate for the current General Prosecutor expires in December, yet a successor has not been chosen; prosecutors say the delay is starting to look like institutional inertia. This wait coincides with a government proposal to amend the Criminal Procedure Code, a move the Prosecutors’ Association fears will protect senior officials from the very investigations they are meant to lead.
Infrastructure remains the government’s preferred subject. The Prime Minister shared progress photos of the Ura e Re and Bah''''all''''ku bridges today, demonstrating that while the legal reforms may be stalled, the concrete is at least being poured.