Protests & Tourism Development: Thousands of Albanians again filled Tirana demanding PM Edi Rama’s resignation and an end to the Kushner-linked luxury resort in the protected Zvernec/Narta Lagoon area, sparked by barbed-wire fencing and bulldozers and now framed as a fight over transparency and accountability. Governance & Procurement: A new controversy around “The Albanian Files” highlights how international architecture patronage may be tied to Albania’s highly personalized power model, with critics calling it a façade for opaque decision-making. Energy Infrastructure: Work is underway on a new Kamza power substation, backed by Albanian and German cooperation, aiming to modernize the network and stabilize electricity supply. Social Policy: Albania approved a 2.7% pension indexation from July 1 for 900,000+ beneficiaries to protect purchasing power amid higher prices. Agriculture & Trade: Albania and Kosovo signed two agreements to boost farm advisory services, technology transfer, and joint marketing to help agri-food producers reach wider markets. Water & Environment: A new European Environment Agency bathing-water ranking shows where clean swimming water is still out of reach, including Albania’s monitored sites. Industry & Logistics: Albania is pushing ahead with industrial and logistics parks near Tirana, Durrës, Porto Romano and Vlora to connect local production to European supply chains, despite land disputes and infrastructure gaps.