{"id":83813,"date":"2026-04-10T16:26:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83813"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:24:33","slug":"former-new-york-mayor-eric-adams-granted-albanian-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-new-york-mayor-eric-adams-granted-albanian-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Former New York Mayor Eric Adams Granted Albanian Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"382\">Former New York City mayor <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Eric Adams<\/span><\/span> has been granted Albanian citizenship and has received an Albanian passport. The decision was formalized through a special decree signed by the President of the Republic, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bajram Begaj<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"623\">So far, no additional details have been made public regarding the reasons or specific procedures that led to this decision. According to the content of the decree, the citizenship was granted following a request submitted by Adams himself.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"947\">Adams had previously visited <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Albania<\/span><\/span> in October 2025, where he also held a meeting with Prime Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Edi Rama<\/span><\/span>. 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