Prime Minister Edi Rama has reacted again regarding the suspension from office by the GJKKO decision of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Belinda Balluku, a decision which he has appealed to the Constitutional Court. In a reaction on social networks, he writes:
Albania-Canada flights cannot start due to Balluk's suspension", Rama: Another reason why I have addressed the Constitutional Court
Here are concrete examples from my desk today, very current, of why I have asked the Constitutional Court to lift the absurd suspension of a member of the government and why suspending a minister (for the first time in the world) brings consequences that specifically harm the functioning of the government and the public interest:
The discussions at the technical level have been completed and the positive response of the Canadian side has paved the way for the conclusion of the bilateral agreement between Albania and Canada for the launch of transoceanic air flights between the two countries. However, this procedure cannot currently proceed with the further steps of its approval and signing, since the Constitution gives the exclusive authority for these steps to the minister and his decision-making powers cannot be delegated to anyone else. So the suspension in question puts a big question mark on the start of flights in June 2026, as predicted.
But also, currently, there are 36 other acts of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, of which only 18 are acts for reconstruction, which remain suspended together with the minister, while every day that the minister's suspension is extended, the list of blocked works is also extended.
