Representatives of local government, tour operators, businesses operating in the tourism sector, and academia from Gjirokastra gathered on May 7th 2018 to discuss and agree on the creation and management of the Official Tourism Portal for the region of Gjirokastra. Participants were introduced to some of the best practices and examples from Albania and abroad. They also followed detailed presentations from experts invited by Risi on management modalities of these portals, and of their importance as tools for tourism promotion. “This portal is the right tool that will bring us together and work for our common goal to promote Gjirokastra as a tourism destination” – said Sadi Petrela,…

Deputy Prime Minister Senida Mesi and Head of Cooperation with Eastern Europe at the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ruth Huber, signed on Friday 23, 2018 in a special ceremony the agreement on Phase II of “Risi Albania” project. “Risi albani will renew its focus on making labour market lucrative for the young woman and man through 3 different strategies; first by enabling private companies and businesses to grow and create jobs for youth, second by increasing job information and job mediation for young people, meaning linking youth to the job market and third by improving knowledge and market oriented skills in order that youth have the…