Thus, Albania becomes the first country in the region to fully implement the latest European Union directive in this field.

This legal initiative aims to radically transform the way buildings are constructed and renovated in Albania, with the objective that by 2050, all public and private buildings will be converted into buildings with minimal energy consumption.

The law is not a formal approximation with the EU, but a concrete and structured policy, which places citizens, the environment and energy saving at the center.

Through this law, building renovation booklets will come into force that help owners make efficient investments with benefits in terms of energy.

Every building in Albania will have its own booklet. At the center of this initiative are families in economic difficulties who have not had the opportunity to renovate their old apartments, helping them through incentives so that they do not fall behind in the need for a transformation and energy saving.

It is also aimed to install solar panels in the new buildings and those that will undergo renovation.

The goal is that all new buildings will be equipped with intelligent charging points that construction companies must implement.

Albania has had a successful energy balance, where from the level of 50% of losses in the network in 2013 it has reached 18% and aims for EU standards for this indicator.

From February 1 of the current year, the price of electricity for family consumers was reduced by 10.5%, from which 95% of Albanian families – about 1,070,000 subscribers – benefited. /j.p/p.s./

At the beginning of the session, Speaker of the Assembly Lindita Nikolla announced that the opposition has submitted a request for a debate in the session regarding these changes in the government, but based on the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and based on the previous practice of the Assembly in voting on changes to the government cabinet, these sessions are held without debate.

“It is up to the Speaker of the Assembly to decide,” said Nikolla, while expelling the head of the DP parliamentary group Gazment Bardhi from the session.

Further on, the Assembly voted on:

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the dismissal of Elisa Spiropali from the position of Minister of State for Relations with the Parliament with 79 votes in favor, 2 abstentions, 3 against.

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the dismissal of Ervin Mete as Minister of Finance with 78 votes in favor, 2 abstentions, 8 against.

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the dismissal of Niko Peleshi as Minister of Defense with 78 votes in favor, two abstentions, none against.

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the dismissal of Taulant Balla, Minister of the Interior, with 84 votes in favor, two against, no abstentions.

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the appointment of Petri Malaj as Minister of Finance with 77 votes in favor, two abstentions, 14 against.

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the appointment of Pirro Vëngu as Minister of Defense with 77 votes in favor, two abstentions, 13 against.

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the appointment of Ervin Hoxha as Minister of the Interior with 76 votes in favor, 2 abstentions, 11 against.

The draft decision for the approval of the President’s decree for the appointment of Taulant Balla as Minister of State for Relations with the Parliament with 78 votes in favor, 9 against, no abstentions.

The draft decision after the election of Bledar Çuçi as the deputy speaker of the Assembly replacing Ermonela Felaj with 77 votes in favor, 9 against.

The Assembly also approved the appointment of Elisa Spiropali, Speaker of the Assembly, with 75 votes in favor, 4 against and no abstentions. Spiropali replaces Lindita Nikolla in this position.

During the voting process, the DP MPs blocked the rostrum of the Assembly, smashing their fists on the tables, creating chaos in the session. /p.s./