During a hearing at the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Kozeli introduced the draft law on the financing of the multiannual action plan for an Operational Programme on energy between Albania and the European Commission for 2024-2027 under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III).

Deputy Minister said that the 79-million euros package – 50 million euros in grants from the European Union and 29 million euros in state budget funds – aims at sustainable development of energy sources, their diversification, efficient use and reduction of energy consumption in public buildings.

Kozeli also emphasized that this program aims to create conditions to open the energy market in full compliance with the third EU regulatory package.

“The program will also significantly impact energy efficiency in water supply and mobility through the installation of photovoltaic panels and the promotion of renewable energy generation used in the water sector, as well as through investments in the installation of electric car charging stations,” he said.

He noted that the operational program on energy focuses on four main areas, renewable energy and energy efficiency in public buildings.

Kozeli said that the investment projects include installation of renewable energy panels, mainly photovoltaic, and solar thermal collectors, and 8000 families are entitled to benefit from a series of grant schemes.

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The Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Megi Fino said in a press statement after the cabinet meeting that the new security strategy is designed to consider in the most comprehensive way the main challenges and threats to the country’s national security.

“The strategy aims to reflect, in the most comprehensive way, the main challenges and threats to the National Security of our country, as well as the institutional responses for 2023-2028. This important strategic document follows the one adopted in 2014, which, due to the geopolitical developments in the last few years, no longer addresses the security challenges that country currently faces,” Fino stated.

The Deputy Minister that the national security strategy is a clear reflection of the country’s international political affiliation as a NATO member and a EU aspiring candidate, as well as the clear orientation towards actions in accordance with the analysis that has been made of the strategic security environment at a global, regional and national level.

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