The Letter From The Consulate

From the EU Commission Website:

The German Minister for Europe, Michael Roth, said that the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs today - 22.06.2021 - in Luxembourg is a good opportunity to address the issues face to face, after numerous virtual meetings at ministerial level. He says that the necessary decisions, such as setting the date for the First Intergovernmental Conference for Albania and Northern Macedonia, are overshadowed by bilateral conflicts. 
The only obstacle to holding the first Intergovernmental Conference is the position of Bulgaria. Due to the clashes with Northern Macedonia, the Bulgarian government automatically blocks Albania, as the date will be set for both countries at the same time.

You might also read this interesting article about "decoupling" the two countries first IGC.

A  symbol  under transformation (see top photo) ........
Crashing and banging, workmen are crawling over the top of Tirana’s most famous, and most eccentric, building. After years of dilapidation Tirana’s pyramid is being restored and given a new purpose.
Enver Hoxha, Albania’s Stalinist dictator, died three years before the Piramida was completed in 1988. But the symbolism was clear: Hoxha was the Albanian pharaoh and the pyramid—co-designed by his daughter and son-in-law—would stand as a monument to his works. But after the collapse of communism in 1991 his memorial center was closed.
The pyramid has since had many lives, serving as home to trade fairs, a disco called “The Mummy” and, in 1999, a NATO base during the Kosovo war. Now, Erion Veliaj, Tirana’s mayor, argues that while history needs remembering, the building needs a new purpose and meaning. When it reopens, it will have entered the digital age, housing an organization that teaches young Albanians how to code.

On COVID: The Danish Ministry of Foreign affairs: You can travel to Albania!!!
 

Corridor VIII - as seen from Bulgaria.
Please click on picture to read about Corridor VIII.

On Adriatic - WB tourism - how to get people back after the pandemic.

Click on picture to read about Adriatic touristic developments.