Albania

Zelenskiy meets with Albanian Prime Minister Rama in Tirana.

The Albanian Foreign Minister welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and Albania's support for Ukraine's peace efforts and European aspirations.

President Zelenskyy visited Albania to participate in the Summit in Support of Ukraine and meet with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to sign agreements between the two countries.

President Zelenskyy visits Tirana, Albania, to meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama and attend the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit to discuss defense cooperation, support for Ukraine's peace efforts, and their common path to Euro-Atlantic integration.

Albania has issued a postage stamp in support of Ukraine titled "UKRAINE: Unchanging Beauty for Over 1500 Years".

President Zelenskyy visited the Albanian capital of Tirana to strengthen bilateral ties and gain solidarity against Russian aggression.

EU foreign ministers condemned russia's war against Ukraine and called for russia and its leadership to be held accountable for waging an aggressive war and serious crimes under international law.

According to the results of the draw, the national team of Ukraine will compete with the Czech Republic, Albania and Georgia in League B of the UEFA Nations League in 2024/2025.

Ukraine is moving faster than other EU candidates in the screening process.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 10 years in prison for disclosing state secrets. This happened a few days before the election.

In 2023, Ukraine was ranked 104th out of 180 countries in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index, improving its position by 3 points and receiving 36 points out of 100. Over the past 10 years since the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine has added 11 points, the largest increase among the current EU candidate countries.

Albania's Constitutional Court has approved an agreement with Italy to establish temporary migrant detention centers in Albania. Previously, the agreement was challenged by the opposition, but now it is expected to be ratified by the Albanian parliament, where the party of Prime Minister Edi Rama has a majority.