Poland in Albania

On April 8 and 9, a delegation from the National Fire Service Headquarters, led by Brigadier Tomasz Czyż, visited Albania.

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is Europe's new border management system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of 29 European countries.

On March 26-27, Wojciech Unolt, Head of the Polish Embassy, and Consul Sebastian Sałkiewicz visited Shkodër. The visit aimed to establish contact with local authorities and partners with a view to implementing bilateral cooperation projects, as well as joint development and cultural projects. One of the activities planned by the embassy is to commemorate the Polish doctor Danuta Kościuszko-Jukniu, who worked at the hospital in Shkodër in the 1970s.

On February 19-21, Tirana hosted the 11th edition of Memory Days, a recurring event dedicated to commemorating the era of communist totalitarianism in Albania and its victims. Organized annually by the Albanian Institute for Democracy Media and Culture with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Memory Days is primarily a forum for debate on history, the trauma left by communist dictatorships, and its impact on subsequent generations. This year's edition, organized on the 35th anniversary of the toppling of the Enver Hoxha monument in Tirana, brought together historians, experts, and representatives of institutions from Poland, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and other countries.

On December 14, a festive concert of Polish and international Christmas carols organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland was held at St. Paul's Cathedral in Tirana, performed by the six-member vocal ensemble AdVocem from Warsaw.

On December 10-12, a group of Polish MPs representing the Polish-Albanian Parliamentary Group visited Albania: Group Chairman Bartosz Romowicz, Vice-Chairmen Piotr Górnikiewicz and Teresa Pamuła, and group member Paweł Śliz. The MPs met with the Speaker of the Albanian Assembly, Niko Peleshi, as well as with a group of deputies from the Democratic Party, including MP Bujar Leskaj, a friend of Poland and a distinguished promoter of Poland in Albania. They also visited the city of Pogradec, where they took part in the grand opening of a new fire station built with financial support from the Polish government.

On December 9, Wojciech Unolt, Chargé d'Affaires at the Polish Embassy in Tirana, officially handed out certificates of completion of vocational training for prosthetic technicians, implemented as part of the "Polish Aid" development aid program in cooperation with the National Association of Persons with Disabilities "Hope for Life".

What does it mean to get to know Wisława Szymborska's world up close? Participants in a meeting with Michał Rusinek, the Nobel Prize winner's secretary and current president of the Wisława Szymborska Foundation, sought answers to this question. The literary scholar, translator, essayist, and lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow shared his memories of his years of collaboration with the poet and his reflections on her work.

On December 3 and 4, 2025, a documentary film entitled "Conflict” premiered. The film, which focuses on the phenomenon of disinformation, foreign manipulation of information, and attempts to interfere with the information space in Albania, was produced by the Albanian fact-checking organization Faktoje with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana. The aim of the project was to raise public awareness and promote reliable, verified information, especially at a time when false narratives are spreading faster than ever.