{"id":84271,"date":"2026-04-30T15:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84271"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:00:26","slug":"rama-responds-to-criticism-of-government-information-agency-sigma-report-shows-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-responds-to-criticism-of-government-information-agency-sigma-report-shows-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama Responds to Criticism of Government Information Agency: SIGMA Report Shows the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"434\">Prime Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Edi Rama<\/span><\/span> reacted this Thursday on the social network <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">X<\/span><\/span> (formerly Twitter), referring to a <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">SIGMA OECD<\/span><\/span>report on the Media and Information Agency (MIA).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"623\">In his response, Rama emphasized that the institution has received a positive evaluation in an international report, rejecting what he described as earlier criticism of the agency\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"680\">Below is the full statement of Prime Minister Edi Rama:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"1187\">\u201cUntil yesterday, they bombarded and smeared it from all sides\u2014some from within, others from outside\u2014raising alarm and wasting ink over their \u2018independent\u2019 reports, independent not only from the government but also from facts\u2026 But it turns out the truth is different\u2014very different\u2014because this government\u2019s Media and Information Agency, which was attacked from the very beginning by the so-called fourth estate, actually plays a completely different role and serves the media and the public with quality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1623\">And this is no longer just my claim. Nor is it the claim of a government that is often, and not rarely unfairly, targeted over press freedom. This is stated in the SIGMA-OECD report, one of those international institutional sources whose strong reputation is built on respect for facts, not perceptions; on professional analysis, not arbitrary prejudice; on objective evaluation of truths, not subjective amplification of half-truths.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1791\">Congratulations to the Media and Information Agency and to its entire team for this well-deserved recognition. The truth may be delayed, but it is never forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama reacted this Thursday on the social network X (formerly Twitter), referring to a SIGMA OECDreport on the Media and Information Agency (MIA). 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