AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoProtests: Albania’s eighth day of anti-government demonstrations brought fresh clashes in Tirana, where police used tear gas and water cannon. Students are demanding better education and protesting corruption, while the wider movement calls for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign. Hundreds have been injured. Diplomacy and Rights: US, EU and German diplomats met President Bajram Begaj as they urged a political solution. The OSCE’s human rights office called for peaceful protests and independent investigations into alleged police abuses. Corruption Case: Prosecutors formalised charges against former deputy prime minister Belinda Balluku, including corruption, tender violations, asset concealment and money laundering. She denies wrongdoing; the case concerns public contracts worth more than €200 million. Courts and Costs: Albania’s Supreme Court suspended non-urgent hearings after protest-related fire damaged its building and case files. Fuel imports cost 25.3% more from March to September than a year earlier, despite only a 4.9% rise in volume.
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