Former socialist minister Ermelinda Meksi, who has been separated from Albania for years and works and lives independently in Vienna, has made a confession that unmasks Edi Rama and his outstretched invitation to return the diaspora to come and invest in the country.
She tells the story of herself and her son, an expert in technology and cybersecurity.
Meksi says that after Albania was attacked, his son and his international company wrote to Albanian institutions to offer assistance, but received no response, not even a rejection.
"When the AKSHI scandal broke, it became clear that the silence had not been a coincidence. When we later learned about large investment figures, the reason for the lack of response was understood even more clearly. How can projects double from 2 to 4 million? How can a serious company operate in a system where bribery becomes part of the game? And in the end it comes to the painful conclusion: "Better not to receive an answer than to be involved in that reality." " , - writes former minister Meksi.
It raises the question of what specifically was the Diaspora Summit worth?
"Many young people today, with all their desire to contribute, face a lack of listening, a lack of meritocracy and a system that favors clientelistic connections more than ability. The desire to contribute exists and is sincere. What is required is a more open, more responsible and merit-based approach, so that these energies and capacities do not remain unused. Only in this way can the summits turn into trust and concrete contributions to the country; otherwise, they risk remaining a mere facade", adds Ermelinda Meksi.
She concludes by saying that her son's story is just one illustration, among hundreds of stories of young people in the diaspora.
