A new, updated Short Cultural Policy Profile for Albania is now available on the Compendium website. The updated profile reflects recent institutional changes, digital initiatives, and continued challenges in the country’s cultural sector.
Special thanks go to our Albanian experts Blerina Berberi and Kevin Tummers for compiling and updating the profile.
Below, you can find selected highlights from recent developments in Albania’s cultural policy:
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- In 2024, the Ministry of Culture was restructured into the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation, reflecting a major institutional shift toward cross-sectoral governance, digital transformation, and the economic integration of culture.
- The National Strategy for Culture 2019–2025 remains the cornerstone of cultural policy, with continued emphasis on heritage preservation, creative industries, audience development, and international cultural outreach.
- While funding challenges persist, public cultural expenditure rose modestly to 0.45% of GDP in 2024, alongside greater access to diversified support from EU and international programs.
- Tirana has consolidated its position as the country’s creative hub, hosting the Agency for Creative Industries, the 2024 Conference on Creative Economy, and acting as Co-Mediterranean Capital of Culture in 2025.
- Civil society engagement has deepened, with increased monitoring, advocacy, and public critique, especially in calls for greater transparency and raising cultural funding to 2% of the state budget (up from under 0.5%).
You can find all available Short Cultural Policy Profiles on the Compendium website.
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