This upgrade improves the overall airport experience and tailors services to fit passenger needs.

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With a focus on the family and its importance in the healthy development of children, Minister Sala highlighted the policies for the empowerment and support of the biological family, raising awareness of society about adoption, strengthening inter-institutional cooperation, social support for children and families, as well as the promotion of alternative care for children at risk and beyond parental care.

The minister emphasized the importance of the new Law “On Alternative Family Care”, which creates a new support mechanism for foster families, empowering them as the best alternative for bringing up children outside parental care.

This law will financially support about 150 professional foster families, who will welcome and care for about 150 children in their family venues. /gj.m/j.p/p.s./

The summit is co-chaired by the President of the European Council António Costa and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

In context of the summit, PM Rama will participate in the second informal meeting of the European Coalition Against Drugs (ECAD), which will be co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

PM Rama will also participate in the roundtable co-chaired with the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo on the topic, “Strengthening connectivity and economic security in context of the green transition”.

This summit demonstrates Albania’s active role in building a safer, more united Europe. /gj.m/j.p/p.s./

After the summit, Rama also shared in the social media a family photo of the leaders participating in the “Coalition of the Willing for Ukraine” meeting in Paris.

This is a coalition of several countries that have promised reinforced support for Ukraine against Russian aggression. This summit aims to finalize an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine.

Shortly before the start of the proceedings of this summit, PM Rama was received at the Élysée Palace by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. /m.q/j.p/p.s./

Senior officials, including Prime Minister Edi Rama, attended the ceremony at the Congress Palace in Tirana, along with family members, friends and hundreds of citizens. Nano died on Oct. 31 at the age of 73 after a long illness.

His widow, Xhoana Nano, spoke of her husband as a man of integrity and conviction.

“This is the darkest day of my life,” she said in an emotional tribute. “Fatos was more than a historical figure – he was a true and honest man who hated populism and believed in European values.”

She described him as compassionate and forgiving, adding: “He walked through the mud of politics without becoming stained by it. He never did anything halfway – not his work, not his friendships, not his love.”

Their son, Sokol Nano, said his father was both a leader and a mentor.

“He taught me about democracy and courage. He believed politics was about responsibility, not personal conflict. He built bridges and not walls,” he said.

Nano, who served five times as prime minister, was regarded as one of the most influential figures in Albania’s post-communist transition.

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Minister of Health and Social Protection Albana Koçiu, together with Rector of the University of Medicine Xheladin Draçini, visited the premises of the Family Medical Center No. 10, which has been offering a wide range of family medicine services for a year.

Minister Koçiu said that this service model is functioning in the best way and that family medicine centers will get extended throughout the country.

“For about a year now, this center has started to function optimally and is the first of the family medicine centers, which we intend to expand throughout the country,” said Koçiu. /j.p/p.s./

During his speech, Berisha focused on the DP program for pensioners. Berisha said that there will no longer be a pension in Albania below 200 euros, while adding that pensions above 200 euros will increase by 20%.

Regarding salaries, Berisha said, “Minimum salaries will increase from 400 to 500 euros. Average salaries will increase to 1200 euros. Teachers’ salaries will increase to 1500 euros”.

“In the first 100 days, there will also get introduced the compassion package”, said Berisha.

Berisha promised that, “In addition to the 200 euros minimum living wage, the pensioners will also have a consumer card to get food 20 percent cheaper”, said Berisha.

Berisha also focused on domestic production.

“Great Albania is not a project if we do not guarantee a strong economy. Albania will be a producing country. Albania is a country blessed with extraordinary reserves, underground, aboveground, tourist and versatile wealth”, said Berisha.

Further on, Berisha stated that, “We believe in your free initiative; we will transform public assets into your assets”.

“We will halve taxes everywhere, and even more than halve”, said Berisha.

Berisha also promised “stimulating, favorable policies for the return of Albanians from the diaspora”.

According to the DP leader, “Great Albania will never be built if young people do not fulfill their dream on this land. Great Albania is the Albania of the dreams of young Albanians”.

“Albania becomes great only when it reaches the greatness of the Albanian family, when the Albanian family is a solid family, a family of values, a family of vision and education”, Berisha said. Berisha underlined that “Great Albania requires cleaning its house and I am here before you to solemnly pledge zero tolerance towards organized crime”. /j.p/p.s./

Through a video message, Rama said that the family came from Gaza at the request of the international partners and as a result of appreciation of our pediatric service.

The prime minister explained further that several families from Gaza, one of which came to Albania, were taken to several European countries where the pediatric service is evaluated highly.

Rama also replied to comments alleging the absence of healthcare for Albanian children, while bringing to attention the fact that every year in Albania 46 thousand children are treated in our pediatric wards.

15 thousand of them, according to him, receive service at the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center (QSUT), where an average of 2400 children are successfully operated.

Rama emphasized that every year, the government sends an average of 25 children abroad for treatment.

Rama also focused on the new programs for child care with free vaccinations every year, with dental services being offered again in the schools after tens of years, etc./j.p/p.s./

During the visit to this family, Rama said that the children of the Mihasi family will start the New Year 2023 well, with more benefits from social support programs.

The prime minister said that the eldest son has received a scholarship in a non-public school for excellent results in lessons as well as won a gold medal as an excellent student. /p.s./

While publishing on social networks the family photo from the EU-Western Balkans Summit, which took place in Brussels, Rama said that “we Albanians are not good enough to give up nicely”.

“Nice place nice people nice words nice pictures and just imagine how much nicer could be if nice promises were followed by nice delivery… But we Albanians are not as nice as to give up nicely! So we will keep going and working even harder to make Albania a nice EU member”.

The high-level conference with the Western Balkans was held a day before the EU Council session, which is expected to decide on the integration of the countries in the region.

Albania and North Macedonia are waiting for the opening of EU accession negotiations, which requires the lifting of the veto by Bulgaria./m.m/j.p/p.s./