{"id":77502,"date":"2025-03-29T18:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T17:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77502"},"modified":"2025-03-29T18:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T17:50:51","slug":"rama-meeting-with-albanians-in-crete-we-must-unite-on-may-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-meeting-with-albanians-in-crete-we-must-unite-on-may-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama meeting with Albanians in Crete: We must unite on May 11!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, held a meeting today with Albanians in Crete. The head of the government gathered with Albanians in the region of Chania, and the political leader of the Socialist Party for the diaspora, Taulant Balla, was also present. Balla called on Albanians to vote on May 11 to obtain the EU passport.<\/p>\n<p>Rama emphasized the importance of the May 11 vote for the Socialist Party, so that Albania can become a member of the EU. According to the Prime Minister, it will become possible to acquire the European passport, through further efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, 246,000 Albanians of Europe \u2014 because I don\u2019t like the word diaspora \u2014 but the Albanians of Europe and the world have registered for the May 11 elections. Let us come together on May 11 and make it possible for Albania to become a member of the EU.<\/p>\n<p>Crete has produced people who have contributed greatly not only to Greece but also to Europe. We will make it possible for Albania of this decade to become an EU member, and for every Albanian in Albania, Greece, and wherever they are, to obtain the European passport of the Albanian. For me, it has been a heavy burden that every time I met Albanians living in Greece, I had to answer the question: When will we be given the chance to vote as Albanians in Albania without having to travel?<\/p>\n<p>This has required no small effort, because apart from us, no one else wanted the vote of Albanians outside the homeland. You know the meaning of work and sacrifice better than anyone else,\u201d said Rama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, held a meeting today with Albanians in Crete. The head of the government gathered with Albanians in the region of Chania, and the political leader of the Socialist Party for the diaspora, Taulant Balla, was also present. 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