PM Rama Responds to Critics after Dispute with Journalist

Prime Minister Edi Rama has reacted to criticism from the media itself, due to the measure of "re-education" he took towards a journalist in the press conference with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Olta Xhaçka a few days ago.

Rama writes that he welcomes as an expression of freedom the attack of some who, as he says, demand legitimization for the freedom to violate ethical norms even within his press conferences, but this request cannot be fulfilled. 

"I welcome as an expression of freedom the attack of some who, in the name of freedom of the media, seek legitimization for the freedom to violate ethical norms even within my press conferences, because outside of them this freedom is already fully legitimized! But the request cannot be fulfilled. 

But nothing has changed on the other hand, on the contrary, although no journalist or media outlet has been bothered by this government, and although the attitude towards questions and requests for information has been maximum, slanders have increased. 

In conclusion: Slander, lie, fabricate, write and speak Albanian as badly as you want, but don't expect to publicly practice repeatedly the freedom of violation of ethics and be welcome again!", writes Rama.