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Balluk's hot file, Rama is urgently summoned to Brussels by Antonio Costa: Either hand it over, or settle accounts with...

2026-02-06 18:53:45Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Edi Rama and Antonio Costa in Tirana

As the Constitutional Court is struggling without dignity to drag out the Balluku case, it seems that international pressure on Edi Rama is increasing at a suffocating pace. On Monday, the Albanian Prime Minister will travel to Brussels to meet with the President of the Council of Europe, Antonio Costa.

The sudden and announced meeting comes in the context of recent developments in Albania, particularly the institutional impasse created following the SPAK investigation into Belinda Balluku and the majority's refusal to authorize her arrest.

It is now becoming increasingly clear that Brussels has perceived a shift in the stance of Edi Rama and the socialist majority in relation to the new judiciary. While for years the prime minister has been sold to internationals as the only political leader in Albania who respects the independence of the judiciary, the Balluku case, but also that of the AKSHI, seems to have torn the curtain of propaganda, forcing Edi Rama to now stand in front of the judiciary to obstruct it.

A source in Brussels told Kapital that one of the hot topics that will be touched on Monday in Brussels is precisely the issue of Belinda Balluku's immunity. At this point, Brussels' demand is clear. Edi Rama must either surrender the immunity of his deputy, or face what will happen next with Brussels' positions.

It is not known whether discussions on this topic will be part of the official announcement, which will be issued after the meeting between Antonio Costa and Edi Rama. But what is known is that there have been numerous movements in the European chancelleries recently.

This week, Antonio Costa and Ursula Von Der Leyen were both in Paris, where they met with French President Manuel Macron. A source told Kapital that one of the issues touched upon was the situation in Albania.

There is a current in Brussels that is well aware of Edi Rama's great lobbying power, which fears that the Albanian prime minister may lobby through personal friendships with Macron or another European leader to soften Brussels' language and stance towards Albania.

It is not known whether the topic of Albania was also mentioned in the meeting between the Costa-VDL duo and President Macron. But after the COELA meeting last week, the waters have been quite turbulent.

However, this is a hot potato for Brussels. The government's clash with SPAK is indeed considered a red line by the European Union, to the point of definitively stopping integration. But on the other hand, removing Albania from the orbit of European Union membership would open a Pandora's box in the entire Western Balkans, risking throwing into the trash and leading to failure the enlargement strategy, which has been one of the main cards of Brussels' policy in recent years.

However, developments are intense. Edi Rama himself is already clear that his relations with Brussels and European leaders are no longer as warm and friendly as they once were, when he impressed them with jokes and banter. Now things have become serious for the prime minister, who is being told in short: let go of Balluk (and after Balluk, who knows who) or forget about the 2030 integration.

However, anyone who knows Edi Rama's political career knows that the Albanian prime minister has always fallen on his feet, perfecting the art of political survival. This time, the challenge seems to be the most difficult he has ever faced. Because it comes from two fronts. Not only from Brussels, but also from across the ocean. And the message is always the same. Let go of Balluk (and after that, you know)./ Kapitali.al


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