The government has approved a decision to grant financial bonuses to 2,750 State Police employees, citing their increased commitment to guaranteeing public order and security during protests in Tirana.
The decision was approved at the Council of Ministers meeting this Monday, following an announcement made earlier in the day by Prime Minister Edi Rama. According to the official document, a total fund of 740 million and 80 thousand leks is foreseen for the bonuses of police employees, which will be added to the budget of the Ministry of Interior, under the current expenditures item of the budget program “State Police”.
The approved decision specifies that the financial bonus is linked to the increased commitment of police employees to guaranteeing public order and security. The financial effect of 740,080,000 leks will be covered from the state budget reserve fund, approved for 2026.
Meanwhile, the General Directorate of State Police will determine the nominal list of beneficiaries, based on supporting documentation, and will carry out the procedures for granting the bonus.
The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior and the General Directorate of State Police have been tasked with implementing the decision.
The document signed by Prime Minister Edi Rama specifies that the decision enters into force immediately and is published in the Official Gazette.
Decision approved at the Council of Ministers meeting, dated 19 October 2026:
D E C I S I O N ON GRANTING BONUSES TO STATE POLICE EMPLOYEES AND ON AN INCREASE IN THE BUDGET OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, APPROVED FOR 2026
Pursuant to Article 100 of the Constitution, Articles 5 and 45 of Law No. 9936, dated 26.6.2008, “On the management of the budget system in the Republic of Albania”, as amended, Article 14 of Law No. 87/2025, “On the 2026 budget”, as amended, and Law No. 82/2024, “On the State Police”, as amended, on the proposal of the Minister of Interior, the Council of Ministers
DECIDES:
1. To grant a financial bonus in the amount of 269,120 (two hundred and sixty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty) leks to 2,750 (two thousand seven hundred and fifty) State Police employees for their increased commitment to guaranteeing public order and security.
2. In the budget of the Ministry of Interior, under the “Current expenditures” item of the budget program “State Police”, the fund is increased by 740,080,000 (seven hundred and forty million and eighty thousand) leks.
3. The financial effect, in the amount of 740,080,000 (seven hundred and forty million and eighty thousand) leks, resulting from the implementation of this decision, shall be covered from the state budget reserve fund approved for 2026.
4. The General Directorate of State Police shall determine the nominal list of beneficiary police employees based on the supporting documentation and carry out the procedures for granting the bonus.
5. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior and the General Directorate of State Police are tasked with implementing this decision.
This decision enters into force immediately and is published in the “Official Gazette”.
PRIME MINISTER
EDI RAMA