Poland in Albania

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.

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.