Poland in Albania

On December 19, the head of Polish diplomacy, Radosław Sikorski, visited Tirana.

On 12-14 December 2024, the Festival of European Literature took place in Tirana - an initiative undertaken by the EU Delegation in Albania together with the embassies of several EU countries and the Italian Institute of Culture. The event aimed to attract outstanding European book authors to the Albanian capital, who presented their works to Albanian readers. The project, implemented for the first time in Albania, met with great interest. The festival included meetings and interactive activities for Albanian readers, who had the opportunity to meet and exchange opinions with famous foreign writers from Poland, France, Ireland, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands and Croatia.

On 2 December 2024, a Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was held in Tirana. The meeting was attended by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Marcin Wiącek, and the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Poland, Mr Adam Bodnar. The closed part of the meeting concerned Poland's fulfilment of its membership obligations in the Council of Europe and the report on the rule of law in Poland.

On the occasion of Independence Day, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana organized a reception. 106th anniversary of regaining independence was an excellent opportunity to remind the wide public of the ground-breaking historical events that led Poland to regain Independence in 1918 and to emphasize the importance of this celebrations for Poles.

In the framework of the International Jazz Festival in Albania on October 24, the Polish jazz band Unleashed Cooperation performed in the concert hall of the Academy of Arts in Tirana. The concert in Albania is part of a series of events organized in the framework of the JAZZ PO POLSKU "Around the World" project, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana and the Albanian Jazz Society. The band performed in its original line-up: Krzysztof Kuśmierek - saxophone, Patryk Rynkiewicz - trumpet, Patryk Matwiejczuk - piano, Flavio Gullotta - double bass, Stanisław Aleksandrowicz - drums.

In the framework of the Jazz in Albania festival, the Poznan-based quintet Unleashed Cooperation will perform on Thursday, 24 October at the Academy of Arts, in the "Black Box Hall’ at 20:00 hrs. The concert of Unleashed Cooperation in Albania is part of a series of events organised in the framework of the JAZZ PO POLSKU "Around the World" project, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana and the Albanian Jazz Society. The band consists of Krzysztof Kuśmierek - saxophone, Patryk Rynkiewicz - trumpet, Patryk Matwiejczuk - piano, Flavio Gullotta - double bass, Stanislaw Aleksandrowicz - drums.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana implemented a project to support the day care center for children run by the Missionaries of Charity (Sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta) in Elbasan.

Two Polish movies received main awards at the "Tirana European Youth Film Festival".

In the framework of the "Tirana European Youth Film Festival", the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana kindly invites to the screenings of Polish movies.

Accompanied by the Chairman of the Polish-Balkan Parliamentary Group, Polish MP Tomasz Głogowski, Albanian Interior Minister Ervin Hoxha and the head of the UNDP mission in Albania, Monica Merino, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland Monika Zuchniak-Pazdan on 7 August officially opened a fire station in Fier. Construction of the station and provision of specialised rescue equipment was made possible thanks to the support of the Polish government.