Ida Shalari

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Thanks @MauricioRodasEC for your invitation to join 🇺🇳 @UNSDSN panel and @JeffreyASachs as cites have much to contribute to steering the sustainability agenda - honoured to serve as your newst comissioner alongside my friends @eduardopaes & @Anne_Hidalgo 👍

Also loved meeting @JustinMBibb - Cleveland Mayor and Chair of US Climate Mayors - much to do on both sides of the Atlantic @b40_network 🇺🇸🇪🇺

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Great to see my friend, @The_AADF chair Michael Granoff in NYC 🇦🇱❤️🇺🇸

And here’s some great news for Tirana: we’re bringing #ECOLE42 and @PlugandPlayTC to the Pyramid for post @tumotirana digital education - making Tirana the ONLY city where digital literacy is considered a human right for every child and youth as they prepare - FREE of charge - for the jobs of the future!

And for the nature lovers, the Trail of Lakes connecting Farka-Liqeni Artificial-Liqeni Thate will bring a great infrastructure to our city’s “green lungs”!

Thanks @The_AADF - let’s rock these! 🚀

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Sot Keshilli Bashkiak kish per te votuar hapjen e 2 cerdheve te reja, abonete falas per studentet, miratimin e shkolles Ecole 42 per te rinjte, zonen e lire ekonomike TEDA per 5mije vende pune te reja dhe grantin e Katarit per sheshin fundor tek Bulevardi i Ri.

Por Ilir Meta dhe rrugaci i fundit qe i ka mbetur, nuk e perballojne dot as suksesin e Tiranes dhe as humbjen kolosale te partickes se tyre. Sjellja per vandali ndaj kolegeve keshilltare, eshte shenje deshperimi, jo force.

Do te kerkoj zbatimin e ligjit me perpikmeri qe rrugaceria te marre pergjigjen qe meriton, dhe Tirana te mos mbetet peng i maktheve te Ilir Metes e mjeraneve te tij.

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

A quick day in Turkey to see my friend and mentor @imamoglu_int - the tireless mayor of Istanbul and founder of the Balkan Mayors network @b40_network 🇦🇱❤️🇹🇷

We have expanded the network, strengthened ties in the region and increased intra-city solidarity - that’s the spirit! Thanks @ekrem_imamoglu for your vision and fraternity! 🤲🏻

[Ekrem İmamoğlu (International) @imamoglu_int]

Today I hosted my good friend @erionveliaj Mayor of Tirana 🇦🇱 and the President of B40 in Istanbul. We had an informal exchange of views on B40’s progress following his recent visit to Sarajevo as well as our bilateral cooperation.

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Wrapped up day visit to 🇧🇦 catching up with a great friend of Tirana and 🇦🇱, the one and only @josattler - now EU ambassador to Bosnia!

Most people do their job, Johan does missions! An old Balkan hand, he’s dearly missed spanning from Tirana’s Marathon to the Scanderbeg sq. Wiener Waltz, and left an indelible mark with his service! God speed shoku! 🇪🇺

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Briefly in Sarajevo on behalf of @b40_network to meet the amazing Mayor @BenjaminaKaric and her wonderful coalition team at city hall! 🇧🇦

From the scars of war in the 90’s , it has become the bustling center for arts, culture and Bosnian economy! 🚀

Ps. For film buffs, the Aug 16 Sarajevo Festival, is not to be missed! 🎞️📽️

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Thank you @KlostersForum🇨🇭for inviting me to share the story of renaissance in the @CityOfTirana - resilient cities don’t need to be rich and endowed, common sense and community involvement go a long way to inspire and implement change!

Tirana transitioned from hermit kingdom outpost, to thriving tourist craze metropolis! It can be replicated elsewhere with guts and creativity!

Thanks @steffivonmeiss for your service to cities and city-leaders!

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Great to see the tireless @gqkokalari back in Tirana after 10 years!

The city has changed dramatically, but Gary less so - always the energetic pro-Albania activist, always on the go! Very grateful for his service to our nation 🇦🇱❤️🇺🇸

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

No mayor trip is complete without a construction site inspection! ☔️

Loved to see Tirana’s financial donation for Scanderbeg Square in Tuz, Montenegro take shape on time for National Day on Nov. 28!

Thanks Amb. @ZhaklinaPeto for such an efficient half-day and thank you Montenegro for all the love and hospitality! ���🇱❤️🇲🇪

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Glad to see our @b40_network expand in Montenegro and lock into a network of learning and sharing across the Balkans!

Happy to see new member cities, as well as best wishes to the new mayors of Tuz and Ulqin, recently elected! 🚴🏻‍♂️🌳🚧

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Delighted to visit the energetic Premier @MickeySpajic and discuss the need for intercity cooperation, local gov reform and the @b40_network

Cities are great hubs of innovation and creativity - Tirana’s transformation into a regional center for digital learning and sustainable tourism can be easily replicated. 🇦🇱🤝🇲🇪

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

It was a true pleasure meeting in person the young and thoughtful President of Montenegro @JakovMilatovic! In a world of conflicts, our great neighbourly relations are a model to follow! 🇦🇱❤️🇲🇪

Ready to share our experience on local gov reform - stability is needed for mayors to deliver major urban changes!

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

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Brief visit in Podgorica for the Balkan Tour of the @b40_network Presidency with our Council Chair @RominaKuko and wonderful Ambassador @ZhaklinaPeto 👍

Loved seeing my friend Mayor @InjacOli and her new team pushing the city forward to modernize and prosper! 🇦🇱❤️🇲🇪

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Tirana, destinacioni i 2024! 🚴🏻⛰️🎒🍉🥰

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

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Ready to start day-mission to Sofia as B40 President with our newly appointed ambo, the skilled @InidMilo 👍

On the agenda:

- meet 🇧🇬 mayors of @b40_network & new applicants

- visit with new and talented Mayor of Sofia @terziev

- meet 🇦🇱 community entrepreneurs/start-up scene

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Bashkë me Blendin firmosëm 🖊️ marrëveshjen e bashkëpunimit 🤝🏻, jo vetëm për t’i hapur rrugën ndërtimit të infrastrukturës 🚏 të Zonës së Lirë Ekonomike (TEDA Tirana), por edhe thirrjeve të para për bizneset që duan të aplikojnë 📄 për t’u bërë pjesë e saj.

Në fund mbeten veprat, jo fjalët! 😊

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

Mirëmëngjes! 😍🌸🌼🌺

[Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 @erionveliaj]

🇦🇱🔝Shqipëria në krye të listës së udhëtimeve të mediave suedeze ��Livsstil” dhe “Dagens Nyheter”. Nga veriu në jug, një udhëtim në të cilin të shoqërojnë rrënoja të lashta, male magjike, plazhe të bukura me rërë të imët, fshatra të rrallë dhe detet e kristalta, Shqipëria përshkruhet si një nga brigjet më piktoreske të Mesdheut🗞️🇸🇪

Rreth 5000 vizitorë nga Suedia kemi pritur në tre muajt e parë të vitit 2024, ose 59% më shumë krahasuar me të njëjtën periudhë të vitit 2023, duke qenë një ndër tregjet me shumë potencial🌟

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#AlbaniaAllSenses
#VetëmPërpara➡️🇦🇱

[UK in Albania @UKinAlbania]

1/2 The scenes outside the Municipality of Tirana today and use of Molotov cocktails have no place in a democracy. The 🇬🇧 Embassy condemns the use of violence and acts of intimidation.