In his weekly notes, the head of government emphasized that this amounts to €49 million, bringing Albania’s total support so far to €212 million—the highest figure among countries in the region.

“Another financial support package from the European Union has come from Brussels. As the final phase of negotiations has been opened, another fund has simultaneously been launched for Albania under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. The €49 million brings the total support so far to €212 million—the highest amount received among the countries of the region under the Growth Plan,” Rama said.

The head of government emphasized that the Growth Plan is based on concrete results certified by the European Commission.

“The Growth Plan is a financing scheme based on results, and these are results certified by the European Commission, indisputable in their objectivity. Because, unlike those who day and night spread claims and ultimately always lose, our Albania—the European Albania we are building—is a success story. A story not written with shouting, slander, or Molotov cocktails, but with vision, with work, with great patience, and with step‑by‑step dedication, reform after reform. So, congratulations to everyone and, above all, thank you! Thank you to every Albanian man and woman who believes, who supports, and who walks with us in this historic mission. Go Albania—nothing can stop European Albania!” Rama said.

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In a joint press conference with the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Good Neighborhood, Oliver Varhelyi, Rama said that, “the new growth plan is a platform. In a nutshell, it is a key platform to accelerate our entry into the European Union. It is an instrument that will make this process tangible for people.”

“I brought up the cost of financial transactions. In Albania, but also in all countries of the region, we have many people who live abroad and by working abroad they continue to help their relatives, their parents, their families in the homeland. For every money they send, the transaction cost is 6 times higher than the cost of cash transactions between EU member states. The new growth plan will allow us to bring this cost to the same level as the member states. In this way, we will save half a billion euros. The plan will save the pockets of our citizens and our businesses half a billion euros”, said Rama.

This, the PM said, “is just one of these things. there are many others, which are part of this new growth plan, which gives us the opportunity to operate on an equal footing and follow the same processes as the member states”.
“These things usually happen when a country becomes a member. They are already happening before we become members”, said Rama.
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