EU Enlargement & Market Access: EU leaders are weighing “associate membership” ideas and other safeguards as candidate countries like Albania push for closer single-market access, with the Commission also floating tools to limit future members’ ability to block consensus and to protect EU decision-making and rule-of-law standards. Tirana Airport Rail Upgrade: Albania’s Tirana International Airport (Rinas) railway station procurement has moved forward after a design-and-build tender; Albanian Railways selected “Hastoçi” for the station building, with wider works on platforms, access, parking and transport zones, while electrification tendering continues. Albania Industry Data: INSTAT’s 2025 industrial survey shows construction materials and some food/vehicle parts rising (cement, ready-mix concrete, fresh bread, vehicle wiring), while extractives contracted sharply, including lower crude oil and chromium output/sales. Tourism Development vs Protests: At the Euronews Travel & Tourism Summit, Prime Minister Edi Rama pitched Albania’s shift toward higher-quality tourism and said documents on the Sazan Island/Zvërnec resort projects will be released soon; separate reporting highlights conditional permits for multiple resort/hotel projects near Vlora and Zvërnec. Agribusiness Trade: The Philippines’ agriculture authority lifted its temporary poultry import ban on Albania after the end of HPAI outbreaks, using regionalization rules that restrict only affected areas. Business Tax Push: Albanian manufacturers are lobbying for 2027 tax changes, including keeping the minimum wage free of income tax up to the wage floor to prevent higher tax bills when wages rise.