The Council of Ministers approved several draft laws and decisions at its meeting held this Thursday. The decision-making focused on energy efficiency, cyber security, state aid, violence against women, and possible changes to the administrative-territorial division of the country.
Among the approved decisions is the dismissal of Endrit Hoxha, who held the post of Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Hoxha had previously also served as Deputy Minister of Education, before moving to the latter post, which he held until today’s government decision. Regarding draft laws, the Council of Ministers approved the initiative for several amendments and additions to the law on state aid, as well as the draft law on energy efficiency. The latter aims to create a general framework of measures for promoting and improving energy efficiency in Albania.
Another approved initiative relates to amendments and additions to the law on cyber security. At today’s meeting, amendments were also approved to the decision that determines the composition, functioning and financial treatment of the negotiating group for Albania’s accession process to the European Union. The government also approved the decision on the composition, functioning, tasks and responsibilities of members of the coordinated mechanism for referring cases of violence against women and domestic violence.
Two issues related to the administrative-territorial division and protected areas were also on the decision-making agenda. For these, the Council of Ministers approved giving the Parliament of the Republic of Albania its opinion on the non-governmental draft law on the administrative-territorial division of local government units, as well as on initiatives aimed at repealing the changes made in 2024 to the law on protected areas. The decisions and draft laws were made public by the Agency for Media and Information after the government meeting concluded.
NOTICE – The Agency for Media and Information informs you of the draft laws and decisions approved at today’s government meeting dated 12.11.2026.
The Council of Ministers decided to approve the draft laws:
-On some amendments and additions to law no. 9374, dated 21.4.2005, “On state aid”, as amended.
-On energy efficiency.
The purpose of this law is to define a general framework of measures for promoting and improving energy efficiency in the Republic of Albania.
-On some amendments and additions to law no. 25/2024, “On cyber security”.
The following decisions were also approved:
-On some amendments and additions to decision no. 422, dated 6.5.2020, of the Council of Ministers, “On the composition, rules of functioning and financial treatment of the negotiating group and the duties of the chief negotiator for conducting the accession negotiations of the Republic of Albania to the European Union”, as amended
-On the composition, functioning, tasks and responsibilities of members of the coordinated mechanism for referring cases of violence against women and domestic violence.
-On giving the opinion of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania on the non-governmental draft law “On the administrative-territorial division of local government units in the Republic of Albania”.
-On giving the opinion of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania on two non-governmental draft laws “On the repeal of law no. 21/2024, ‘On some additions and amendments to law no. 81/2017, On protected areas'”.
-On the approval and dismissal from duty of Mr. Endrit Hoxha as Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.