
Prime Minister Edi Rama responded with Besnik Aliaj, the rector of Polis University regarding funding for scientific research.
Rama said that the government also financed the private sector, bringing as an example the University run by Aliajt, while the latter returned it, explaining that the value was small.
That was enough for Rama to return to him, reminding him that if the fund was low, he could leave it without taking it.
FULL REPLICATIONS:
Ilir Beqja: You deservedly win in Brussels, It's not that you don't benefit from general funding. The ticket paid by the government is more. Second, you have benefited from the public money arrangement that you and everyone else is invited to participate in. I have been running an institution for a year and the only university we have been able to help is that of Gjirokastra. Administered by the Ministry of Finance.
Also, this mechanism helps those expenses that you spent your money on. From January 1, 2023, any new agreement with donors is exempt from VAT. Meanwhile, at least until now, we are creating financial capacity to meet the expenses.
Besnik Aliaj: You have not informed, the first time we hear it.
Edi Rama: Asking why you are not informed, you will remain uninformed. The thing I will add is that the agency that we set up and that Iliri directs was meant to collect the data, not the funds. To create a complete panorama of all potentials in Albania from any type of foreign source. And in this function, the agency, after collecting this data, coordinates among local actors that may be institutions, municipalities or other organizations, including universities.
Edi Rama: You miss the parliament, but don't confuse them, the time of the parliament is over
Besnik Aliaj: The idea has been created that you have done some big financing, but things are separate
Edi Rama: Jojo, okay, why were you affected? All right, look, look... the idea is that Besnik, O Ilir please.
Besnik Aliaj: I have no resentment, I say if we want research, then...
Edi Rama: the idea has been created that the opposition is not affected, only the government is affected. Look, we are also touched when you say that it was given only to public universities, so you were here too. Very well, because this shows that we do not divide our contributors and their contributors in the academic world.
(Alia speaks without a microphone)
Edi Rama: Second, Ilir, you miss the parliament, you're leaving. No, it didn't bother us, but if the fund was small, I let Shkodra take it. Shkodra didn't take it, you took it, if it was small, if it was so small, it was 5 stinking napoleons, Qazim Mulleti said stinking stinking, yes they are not stinking tulips anymore... Let's end the meeting with smile The notes were kept by the ministry. We will let you know.