The news from Thursday 20 March.

The military agreement between Albania, Croatia and Kosovo has caused strong reactions in Serbia. President Aleksandar Vučić has stated that such an alliance is a threat to Serbia. Albanian Defense Minister Pirro Vengu told Euronews Albania that the agreement is not a threat to any other country, but only aims to increase security. Meanwhile, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said today from Brussels that he does not need to receive permission from Serbia for the alliances that his country makes.

Prime Minister Edi Rama is focussing integration into the European Union as the main point of his campaign. In his daily Facebook communication, where Rama answers citizens’ questions for about an hour, he said that the SP is the only party that can integrate the country into the European Union.

The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, said today that one of the main points in the DP program is the review of the justice reform based on the recommendations of the Venice Commission. Berisha also promised to control all state finances according to the Elon Musk model in the USA.

SPAK has charged Democratic Party MP, Qani Xhafa, with driving in an irregular manner. Investigations show that in March 2023, Xhafa, while driving in a drunken state, caused an accident in Elbasan by hitting an electric pole.