Poland in Albania

The first Polish Cultural Week in Albania, organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation, begins this Monday (14 April). This year, Polish Week will be the first in a series of International Cultural Weeks, held annually in the capital of Albania. The rich program of the Week includes various cultural events: a performance by a folk dance group, film screenings with the participation of a Polish director, a meeting with Polish children's literature, art workshops for children, jazz concerts, volleyball matches under the supervision of Polish coaches and workshops for students of the Albanian University of Arts.

On March 27, the forum "Polish Presidency of the EU Council 2025 – Priorities and Vision" was held in Tirana with the participation of representatives of the Polish Embassy in Tirana and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw. The forum's topic was the current Polish presidency of the EU Council and the prospects for EU enlargement.

At the invitation of the Centre for Openness and Dialogue, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tirana organised an event promoting Polish literature translated and published in Albania.

On the occasion of the 215th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Albanian Chopin Association, the First International Youth Piano Competition "J'adore Chopin", organized by the Albanian Chopin Association, took place at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana, from 1 to 6 March 2025.

On the occasion of the 215th anniversary of the birth of the composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Albanian Chopin Association, the First International Youth Piano Competition "J'adore Chopin", organized by the Albanian Chopin Association, will be held at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana from 1 to 6 March.

The International Cultural Centre in Krakow has announced recruitment for the 31st edition of the Thesaurus Poloniae programme, addressed to foreign researchers of the culture, history and heritage of Poland and Central Europe.

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.