Poland in Albania

During the visit, Secretary of State Marcin Bosacki held political consultations with Albanian Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Megi Fino. He also met with Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha, Chair of the Committee on European Integration and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani, and Albania’s Chief Negotiator with the European Union Majlinda Dhuka. The discussions focused on further developing Polish-Albanian relations, Albania’s EU accession process and opportunities to draw on Poland’s experience of political and economic transformation and European integration.

Bosacki delivered a keynote address at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference on EU Enlargement: A Strategic Agenda for Europe’s Future. In his speech, he highlighted Poland’s commitment to the EU enlargement process and highlighted Poland’s experience of political and economic transformation on its path to EU membership.

An important part of the visit focused on the rule of law and the fight against corruption. Marcin Bosacki met with SPAK Deputy Head Altin Dumani and Dorina Bejku, Head of the Anti-Corruption Department. The discussions covered Poland’s experience in building strong institutions and opportunities for further support for Albania’s anti-corruption efforts.

The programme also included a lunch with representatives of Albanian media and think tanks, as well as meetings with representatives of Polish business, focusing on opportunities to develop economic cooperation and on opportunities for doing business and investing in Albania.

Marcin Bosacki also met with representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance, Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA) and Foreign Investment Association of Albania (FIAA), together with Polish entrepreneurs. The discussions covered, among other things, opportunities for cooperation and investment in infrastructure, digitalisation, energy, construction and other sectors related to Albania’s preparations for EU membership.

The visit provided an opportunity to discuss prospects for further strengthening Polish-Albanian cooperation across the political, European and economic dimensions of bilateral relations.