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Albania appoints world’s first AI-generated minister
News.Az
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Image Source: X/ Diella AI Minister Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has unveiled what he calls the world’s first artificial intelligence–generated government minister, tasked with overseeing public tenders. Rama introduced the digital...
Albania’s leader appoints AI-generated ‘minister’ to tackle corruption
Financial Post
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September 12, 2025
The conservative opposition Democratic Party-led coalition, headed by former prime minister and president Sali Berisha, won 50 seats. The party has not accepted the official election results, claiming irregularities, but its members participated...
Niko Peleshi elected Albania’s parliament speaker
Gazeta Tema
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September 12, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 12 (TemA) – Niko Peleshi will lead Albania’s parliament for the next four years after winning a secret ballot with 84 votes in favour out of 87 participants, following his nomination by Prime Minister Edi Rama. Opposition lawmakers...
Albania names world’s first AI-generated minister as Rama unveils fourth-term cabinet
BNE Intellinews
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Albania on September 11 became the first country to appoint a government minister created entirely by artificial intelligence, as Prime Minister Edi Rama introduced a sweeping cabinet reshuffle and set out ambitious plans to steer the Balkan...
Albania’s prime minister appoints an AI-generated ‘minister’ to tackle corruption
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 12, 2025
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday tapped an Artificial Intelligence-generated ‘minister’ for his cabinet to… TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday tapped an Artificial...
Albania second-cheapest in Europe for dining
Gazeta Tema
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September 12, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 12 (TemA) – Albania is one of Europe’s lowest-cost destinations for eating out and staying over, second only to North Macedonia, Eurostat’s 2024 index shows. Restaurant and hotel prices in Albania are 52.3% of the EU average. Only...
The New Normal? Albania Puts AI in Charge of Procurement
Procurement Magazine
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September 12, 2025
Public procurement has long been at the centre of corruption scandals in Albania. Experts note that the country has been used by international criminal gangs to launder money from drug and weapons trafficking, and allegations of wrongdoing have...
To Combat Corruption, Albania Installs Fully Artificial Intelligent Finance Cabinet Minister
Townhall
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September 12, 2025
In an effort to combat corruption, Albania is the first nation to install an artificial intelligence (AI) program as a cabinet minister. Prime Minister Edi Rama said his goal is to make his Albania "a country where public tenders are 100% free of...
Albania appoints world's first AI-generated minister
Gulf News
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Diella is not entirely new to Albanian citizens. Since January, she has functioned as a digital assistant on the state’s e-Albania platform, guiding users through bureaucratic processes and issuing over 36,000 digital documents. With an avatar...
New Building Taxes Expected to Increase Tirana Municipality Revenues by 20%
Euronews Albania
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September 12, 2025
The rise in reference prices for real estate will translate into higher revenues for Tirana Municipality’s budget. For the 2026–2028 period alone, the medium-term budget program foresees a 20% increase in revenues compared to 2025. This expected...
Trump Mixes Up Again: I Stopped the Azerbaijan–Albania War
Euronews Albania
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September 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump made another statement during a recent interview on Fox News, claiming that he stopped a war between “Azerbaijan and Albania,” clearly confusing it with the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. During his speech,...
Albania appoints AI-powered ‘virtual minister’ to fight corruption in public procurement
The Indian Express
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September 12, 2025
Albania has appointed an AI-powered virtual minister to handle one of the most corruption-prone areas of government — public procurement. Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that Diella, the digital assistant helping e-Albania users with government...
Albania appoints 'corruption-free' AI-generated 'minister' to oversee public tenders
The Journal
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September 12, 2025
ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER Edi Rama has appointed the world’s first AI-generated government minister to oversee public tenders, promising its artificial intelligence would make it “corruption-free”. Presenting his new cabinet at a meeting of his...
Albania appoints AI-generated minister
Government News
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September 12, 2025
The Albanian Government has appointed an AI-generated minister to its procurement portfolio. In a world-first, an AI bot developed to help Albanians navigate government services online has been promoted to head public procurement, the prime...
Albania’s prime minister wants to appoint an AI to his ministry
The Register
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Albania’s prime minister has proposed appointing an artificial intelligence as a minister. Speaking at his socialist party’s annual conference yesterday, prime minister Edi Rama named his planned cabinet, and suggested the nation’s government...
Can Albania’s AI ‘minister’ end corruption and aid its EU dream?
Firstpost
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September 12, 2025
Albania has taken a pioneering step by appointing Diella, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven virtual figure, as part of its government cabinet. The move, announced by Prime Minister Edi Rama, is being hailed as a bold experiment in governance...
EUR 27M for Electrification of Durres-Tirana Railway
Albanian Daily News
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Albanian Railways has opened a tender for the electrification of the Durres-Tirana railway line and the new railway connection with Tirana International Airport (TIA). The project will be developed in two phases. At this stage, there is no data on...
Albania, North Macedonia are Maltese favourite EU candidate countries
Malta Today
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A majority of Maltese back EU membership for nine out of 10 candidate countries, provided they meet the conditions of accession, a Eurobarometer survey shows. The results indicate that an absolute majority of Maltese are in favour of Albania...
World's first AI minister will eliminate corruption, says Albania's PM
BBC
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September 12, 2025
Guy DelauneyBBC Balkans correspondent ShareSave The new minister, named Diella, has already been active as a bot, guiding applicants through a process to obtain official documents. For government officials, being called "heartless" is an...
Albania names AI-generated minister to avoid corruption
Dawn
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September 12, 2025
TIRANA: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday he had appointed the world’s first AI-generated minister to oversee public tenders, promising its artificial intelligence would make it “corruption-free”. Presenting his new cabinet at a...