Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has summarized what he described as several key developments of the week, focusing on Albania’s European integration process, its growing role in Euro-Atlantic security, and support measures for the country’s economy and entrepreneurship sector.

Speaking at the end of the week, Rama pointed to official visits to Germany and Estonia, progress in public procurement and digitalization reforms, the “Double Your Business” program for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the political consensus reached in Parliament over a resolution supporting Albania’s European Union membership process.

According to the prime minister, these developments represent important steps toward the country’s European future and long-term economic development.

Rama also highlighted Albania’s advances in the digitalization of public services, stressing that 95% of citizen services are now available through the e-Albania platform.

“This week we shared meaningful data regarding Albania’s extraordinary progress in the field of public procurement,” Rama said, describing the sector as one of the most important chapters in the EU accession process.

He stated that, based on European assessments, Albania currently ranks first in the region across all major public procurement indicators and performs above the European Union average in several key categories.

As an example, Rama said that while the EU average for procedures with a single bidder stands at more than 32%, Albania’s figure is 23.5%, dropping to 12% in public works procurement.

The prime minister argued that the figures reflect Albania’s broader anti-corruption efforts, which he said go beyond judicial reforms and include the modernization of state systems aimed at reducing opportunities for corruption.

“Citizens are now served with a single click through digital services, where 95% of the services requested from the state are available on the e-Albania platform,” Rama said. “The queues and bribes to bypass them are no longer part of that process.”

Rama added that Albania is increasingly being recognized internationally as a positive example of modernization and institutional reform, despite criticism from what he described as “distorted” domestic political narratives.