On the occasion of the 7 and 8 March holidays, Mrs. Elda Spasse organized a reception for the ladies of the Albanian community in Budapest. The absence of protocol, the traditional music, the talented ladies and the high spirit of the students created a warm and cheerful atmosphere, worthy of the love, sacrifices and contribution that our mothers, sisters and teachers give to the society. Respect for our mothers and sisters who pass to young generations the Albanian code and Stop violence against women were the two main messages conveyed at the beginning of the ceremony.

Ambassador Spasse met with Mr. István Jakab, Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament and Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Hungarian-Albanian Friendship Group. During the courtesy meeting we shared our views on the bilateral relations and on the European integration process of Albania. We were pleased to note that the views of both sides on the above-mentioned issues coincide and that makes us believe that new developments will impact positively the relations between Albania and Hungary.

We had the pleasure to receive at the Embassy Mr. Gellért Horváth, expert on EU issues in the Hungarian MFAT, who, in the next 4 years, will assist the Albanian diplomats at MEFA on the EU integration process. Conversation focused on the advancement of state-consolidating reforms, their achievements and our expectations regarding opening of negotiations with the EU Commission.

Grateful to Ambassador Peter Kraft for organizing another presentation on Albania in front of the @ESSCA_Ecole students. First part of the presentation focused on the contradiction between prejudices about Albania and Albanians and the reality on the ground. In addition to the images, a series of photos from the 2018 edition of Colors of Albania was used during the presentation. The second part concerned some of the internal and external challenges on Albania’s path towards the European Union and the achievements of rule of law related reforms.