acting – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:12:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Elvis Lila appointed acting SHISH chief after Vlora Hyseni’s removal from office https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/09/23/elvis-lila-appointed-acting-shish-chief-after-vlora-hysenis-removal-from-office/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/09/23/elvis-lila-appointed-acting-shish-chief-after-vlora-hysenis-removal-from-office/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:12:19 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=307124 TIRANA, September 23 /ATA/ – Following the dismissal of Vlora Hyseni, Elvis Lila has assumed the role of Acting Director of the State Intelligence Service (SHISH).

Lila, Director of the Operations Department at SHISH, has been named acting head of the institution.

The decision, published in the Official Gazette, is dated September 22 and follows Vlora Hyseni’s dismissal from office.

SPAK put former SHISH chief Hyseni under house arrest amid an active probe, following her April 2023 appointment and subsequent dismissal.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/09/23/elvis-lila-appointed-acting-shish-chief-after-vlora-hysenis-removal-from-office/feed/ 0 Mayor Veliaj delegates office to his deputy Anuela Ristani https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/02/11/mayor-veliaj-delegates-office-to-his-deputy-anuela-ristani/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/02/11/mayor-veliaj-delegates-office-to-his-deputy-anuela-ristani/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:33:52 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=256209 TIRANA, February 11/ATA/ Anuela Ristani is appointed acting mayor of Tirana Municipality.

Mayor Erion Veliaj delegated his office to Ristani who until now has served as Deputy Mayor.

Sources from the Municipality of Tirana confirmed to ATA that Veliaj delegated the office to Ristani.

Mayor Veliaj was arrested yesterday by decision of the Court against Organized Crime and Corruption. /r.e/a.f/p.s./

 

]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/02/11/mayor-veliaj-delegates-office-to-his-deputy-anuela-ristani/feed/ 0 Sokol Bizhga is appointed acting DGP https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/09/06/sokol-bizhga-is-appointed-acting-dgp/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/09/06/sokol-bizhga-is-appointed-acting-dgp/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:10:43 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=243421 TIRANA, September 6 /ATA/ Sokol Bizhga has been appointed Acting Director General of the State Police (DGP).

Minister of the Interior Ervin Hoxha congratulated the outgoing DGP Muhamet Rrumbullaku for the work done, so far.

The minister stated that according to the newly approved State Police law, he has issued the Instruction for the launch of the selection procedures of the new Director General of the State Police.

Hoxha called on all Police chiefs, who are up the mark of the criteria provided by the law, to run for the post of Director General.

“The process is open and the choice will be unaffected by anything else, except for the individual values ​​of each candidate,” said Minister Hoxha.

Sokol Bizhga has been the Deputy General Director of the State Police since December 2022. Bizhga was born in 1962, in Gjirokastra, and currently lives in Tirana. In 1990, he received the title of “Officer”, after completing the Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. /j.p/p.s./

 

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