{"id":77639,"date":"2025-04-03T16:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77639"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:03:53","slug":"anti-corruption-commission-rama-foreign-friends-infected-by-the-taste-for-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/anti-corruption-commission-rama-foreign-friends-infected-by-the-taste-for-gossip\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Corruption Commission \u2013 Rama: Foreign Friends &#8220;Infected&#8221; by the Taste for Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama participated this Thursday in the \u201cAlbania 2030 in the EU \u2013 The Path of Reforms\u201d meeting, where he commented on the establishment and role of the Anti-Corruption Commission.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Rama said that international partners had been influenced by gossip and conspiracy theories surrounding the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission was accompanied by confusion and conspiracy theories, which also affected our friends\u2014representatives of the democratic community here in Tirana. It\u2019s interesting how Albania, such a small country, has the ability to \u2018infect\u2019 friends coming from much colder countries with a taste for gossip,\u201d Rama said.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the Commission, led by Fatmir Xhafaj, has contributed to strengthening anti-corruption efforts and improving governance, noting that since it began its work on May 27, two negotiation clusters have been opened in Albania\u2019s EU membership talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the start of the Commission\u2019s work\u2014which was met with confusion and conspiracy theories that even touched our democratic partners here in Tirana\u2014it\u2019s been fascinating to see how Tirana, Albania, can \u2018infect\u2019 friends from colder places with the charm and flavor of gossip.<br \/>\nThis led the Commission into a phase where, while we believed strongly in its usefulness, its role was clearly about consolidating the progress made in anti-corruption efforts, especially through overall good governance. Since May 27, when the Commission began its work, we\u2019ve entered a new level\u2014we\u2019ve opened two clusters of negotiation chapters,\u201d Rama added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama participated this Thursday in the \u201cAlbania 2030 in the EU \u2013 The Path of Reforms\u201d meeting, where he commented on the establishment and role of the Anti-Corruption Commission. 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