Albanian Prime Minister and Host of the European Political Community (CPE) summit in Tirana, Edi Rama, He gave this Friday to this political encounter a pleasant tone with several jokes and gestures, such as kneeling before his Italian counterpart, Georgia Melonior call the French president, Emmanuel Macron“His Majesty.”
The Albanian president, a former professional basketball player, more than two meters high, received the Italian prime minister kneeling on the red carpet that led European leaders to the Tirana operawhich welcomed this summit. “He only does it to be high like me,” he said Melons Between laughs, in reference to the great stature of Rama, who wore some striking white sports shoes with the CPE logo.
Upon arrival, in the middle of a heavy rain, several European leaders were visibly entertaining by Rama shoes that contrasted a lot with the Classic clothing of his counterparts and homologous.
Then, at the opening of the summit, Rama released several jokes and ironic comments, which also caused smiles among European leaders gathered in the Albanian capital. First, he presented the French president, Emmanuel Macronas “President of the Republic of France” to then ask for the floor as “His Majesty”.
It is a unique opportunity in life to be able to give or not give the word to a German chancellor
Then, he gave the word to Meloni, “on behalf of the people of the protectorate of Albania” and described the Italian in an ironic tone as “Protectora del País”in reference to the Italian colonial past in Albania, to which the Prime Minister reacted with a smile. By passing the word to the British prime minister, Keir StarmerRama highlighted the “Balkan tradition of forgiveness” for “having brought intense rain to Albania” from the United Kingdom.
Director of a Children’s Garden
When the floor happened to the new Federal Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich MerzRama said it was “a unique opportunity in life to be able to give or not give the word to a German chancellor.” Finally, after giving the floor to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenasked to assume the role of “Children’s Director”which also caused laughter in the room.
The European leaders were received at the beginning of the summit with a video of several minutes recounting the past and present of Albaniaa country that for decades was one of the most isolated in the world, under the communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha (1908-1985). In addition, a video created with artificial intelligence was exhibited with animated portraits of European leaders being small children, who said -in their respective languages - “Welcome to Albania”.
