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The May 16 summit in Tirana is neither a tribute to Albania nor an acceptance of any strategic role in Europe. It is the final test of a previous bargain: Albania to become a regional base for the deportation and shelter of unwanted refugees in the EU. And Edi Rama is the one who has brought this country to its knees; in the name of promised investments and diplomatic support.
The Albanian government, without any public transparency, has already built the mechanism that makes this function possible: with Order No. 86, dated May 7, 2025, the Minister of Interior Ervin Hoxha has delegated all powers for immigration and asylum to Director Alma Bime. She has been appointed to head a special authority – the Authority for Immigration, Borders and Asylum Centers; a structure that is being created to manage refugees who will be brought from abroad.
On paper, it looks like a technical reform. In reality, it is a political capitulation. The Albanian government has agreed that the territory of the Republic of Albania will serve as a concentration camp for Europe's unwanted. Refugees that France, Britain or Germany do not accept will be brought to Albania.
This is not a hypothesis. It is a plan in progress. The statement of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit to Tirana, and Edi Rama's own assertion that the agreement with Italy will serve as a model for other countries, confirm this multilateral project. Albania has become the EU's "plan B" for the migration crisis, a plan that would never be implemented in Croatia, Slovenia or Hungary, because they are formal parts of the system. Meanwhile, Albania is a part for exploitation.
But the agreement has not stopped at Italy. France and Germany seem to have given their approval. And after the Tirana Summit, it will no longer be a secret that Albania will have its camps in areas that until yesterday were called military, such as Gjadri. What's more: the Albanian government is preparing to build new reception areas, according to our sources from the Ministry of Interior.
Even the structure that will manage these camps was created in advance, two days before the May 11 elections. And the director Alma Bime, although she has officially had the powers since May 7, has started acting since April 25. In a hurry. Without any consultation with the public. Without transparency in the Assembly.
Edi Rama has denied in the past that Albania would become a "camp for other people's refugees." He said it with Meloni. He repeated it with Macron. But now, not only has he accepted it, but he is leading this project, offering himself as an "important geopolitical player." Only this major international "role" comes at a shameful national price: turning Albania into a political parking lot for the EU crisis.
In this scheme, the victory in the May 11 elections, declared by Brussels and London without yet being officially certified, is merely the diplomatic reward for the agreement that was signed in a low voice and with one's head down. Rama has offered the land, the authority, the infrastructure and the silence. And the EU is rewarding him with praise, as long as he agrees to bear the burden that no one else in Europe can bear.
Meanwhile, Albanians are being sold promises of tourism, development, and construction. But in reality, Albania is being asked to be the back door of a Europe that will not face the crisis directly, but simply excuse itself through the export of responsibility.
And so, Edi Rama is signing the biggest project of national abandonment of our time. Because this is not just a matter of the Gjadri camp. It is not just a number of tents. It is a project that crumbles the meaning of sovereignty, justice and dignity.
And while he will smile in official photos with EU leaders in Tirana, Albania will be just the backdrop to an agreement where its role is to uphold what others reject./ Pamphlet
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