'I want Albanians to feel safe in the UK' says Albania's PM

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has spoken to Sky's Anna Jones about his meeting with Rishi Sunak, saying it was "constructive" and they have made "important progress."
Mr Rama spoke about the role Albanians play in the British community, and criticised rhetoric that he says has put the Albanian community in the UK under "heavy pressure."
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[@dannyizbritanii1062]

I was in Albania in October filming for my channel and was shocked by how modern the place is! Makes Greece look third-world!

[@Ridethebomb777]

Whats the crime rate like there ?

[@lukemurray4950]

Then why are they all fleeing and getting on boats for the UK??

[@StardawgsKillingOurPeople]

@@Ridethebomb777 non existent i’ve been going for years seeing my family, ignore traffic laws and theres no crime. Even in the capital. If there is crime it is very underground and well organised.

[@dannyizbritanii1062]

@@StardawgsKillingOurPeople exactly the impression I had! I was expecting some kind of cartel ran wild west but actually felt much safer in Tirana than in basically any big UK city!

[@dwaynefoley1020]

I’d say it’s down to all the wronguns moving to England. Everyone I met whilst in Tirana was kind and welcoming

[@firstname3850]

This guy makes rishi sunak look so small.

[@trc836]

😂😂😂

[@peacew479]

He was a basketball player in younger age

[@metatronic6262]

Rishi is only 170cm and edi rama is 201cm 💀

[@gavinjones2965]

He's got a point as regards to the communism. Love the Albanians

[@shismaili4357]

I like that they are improving the British kitchen. That is so tru.

[@dwaynefoley1020]

Having spent time in Albania, and being truly welcomed by the amazing people, I happily welcome Albanians to the UK

[@DavidBenidorm]

NAIVE PERSON WHO HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED REAL LIFE

[@dwaynefoley1020]

@@DavidBenidorm 😂

[@dwaynefoley1020]

@Pedros 😂

[@peacew479]

​@Pedros on what drogues are u

[@maldingarxenaj2883]

Absolutely, bad apples all over the world media decides Wich apples to show

[@River-xz4bb]

We want everyone to feel safe everywhere!

[@ravd8082]

and come legally😂

[@facts9538]

I want Brits to feel safe in the UK. that's way more important than any thing else.

[@newdog587]

Why is that?

[@globetrotter5751]

Are they safe in Albania? Most Albanians are desperate to do runner from land of plenty and happiness.

[@xk2listed194]

Undereducated unfortunately They don't realise that in Albania they can build better future. Albania is Marshall Plan.

[@Alan-cl2ix]

UK's laws are at fault, not Albanians. This is a new low for UK meanwhile US, Italy, Greece, Netherlands etc all countries that had such rhetoric and populist politicians have moved on from this subject, UK is still in 2016 Trump mentality.

[@lukemurray4950]

Also we are trying to change the laws to stop the loopholes but people call them racist and compare them to WW2 🤦🤡

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

How is it the UK's fault that 12,000 Albanians are clogging up the UK's asylum system with false asylum claims?

[@emmajk7433]

I hope everyone can feel safe ❤

[@agrongjoka5783]

albanians ask for asylum to get documents and have permission to work.. they do not get in asylum for money or free houses. wish uk will have a bright future we are in your side ..

[@arsembaka6971]

"Coking and improving the British kitchen l must say"💀

[@lorik0109]

More then 20 top Italian restorants in Birmingham are Albanians owners

[@arsembaka6971]

@@lorik0109 Dam wtf

[@lnteIIigence]

I want UK nationals to feel safe in the UK.

[@altin667]

Try by choosing leaders from your own country who want to change something because from what I saw that rushi sunak is just playing kriket 😂🤦‍♂️💀

[@albaniansoul1150]

@@altin667 Say that to your politicans and police

[@ravd8082]

albanians have taken over the drugs industry in the UK

[@monkeyman4556]

Someone thought to hand over our country to a load of uncivilised folk. With medieval beliefs. 😢

[@freedomain8343]

UK nationals find safety in Albania, they're welcome!

[@robertharrison4485]

Quick question, if thousands of young British men landed in Albania would he be happy to house them, feed them and keep them warm at his tax payers expense. Of course he would want them deported

[@andid9807]

Absolutely, I am Albanian and I do not understand the ideology to be "humanitarian" in these present times. If a hardworking, honest, contributing Albanian would want to migrate to Britain then I do not see the problem. The majority who come to make easy money selling drugs should be deported immediately, not to be put in prisons that are payed from tax payer's money. I hate this stupid rhetoric "NOT ALL X"

[@byoken]

What Eastern European country has welfare for immigrants? Btw, the legals arriving in the UK outnumber the boat migrants by 10 to 1.

[@BG-zq5pi]

@@byoken No doubt lots of them. I mean a part of immigrants of any nationality (not just albs) use the system. It's a human nature they try to find loopholes and use it! The question is who runs that system which has created a huge never-work class including the lots of native british as well!?

[@chapsnaps1]

I want all British people to BE safe and respected.

[@albert_london_g]

From Albanians they are more then safe, never heard that anyone from Albania will break into the store or house, Never ever

[@drt352]

@Albert London g no, but they'll travel here illegally and sell drugs for a living and import more bad people over on boats...

[@daveebam8196]

@@albert_london_g, have u heard about Kujtim Fejzulai? An ethnic Albanian member of l.S.l.S., who did some nasty things in Vienna on 11/2/2020. Also check what happened in Fort Dix, New Jersey in 2007.

[@Burnardcheasesaw]

All Europe citizens entering the uk illegally should be repatriated back to there country of origin instantly. IF your entering illegally by boat then there is something wrong a person from the Eu should be able to apply via the correct method

[@Albania4ever1]

🤣 3 MILION from INDIA 🤪 in UK

[@Slots-Room]

@@Albania4ever1 only in UK gov they are like 200 indians include their PM 😂

[@Pitcairn2]

'I want Britons to feel safe in the UK' says me and a million others

[@priam4862]

Stigmatising the ilyrian-Albanians for personal purposes , like Mr Sunak is doing isn't fair for the democracy which we are trying too instal in our beloved Europe . It is such a shame that hate and discriminating language isn't being spoken by some street thugs, but by the one which stands to be an exemple for Great Britain. I want to thank every U.K. citizen which really knows the value of the Albanian People, we aren't what your prime minister claims, we are way better people than the media wants us to look like .

[@Albania4ever1]

😊

[@peacew479]

Vete e kemi fajin sepse nuk protestojme dhe nuk ngrejme zerin per paragjykimet qe na behen padrejtesisht nga europianet,ne jemi sir Alex Ferguson per ca nacionalitete qe jetojne ne Angli

[@peacew479]

@Abraham Gebrezgi yes we want an Albanian be prime minister of UK rather than any indians or whoever

[@lukemurray4950]

The man should be focus on his own country instead of supporting human trafficking!

[@zanabanci1943]

He is doing that is a big project building in Vlora city that Brit’s will come and buy or time sharing but it will take time. Port of Durresi, new airports. But will take time.

[@ilirteuta3369]

We do not have tanks and planes to attack other countries and steal their resources. Like the English done,

[@albaniantildietirana4540]

proud of u PM ...good bless uk and albania

[@daveebam8196]

why proud of him? his citizens escape on dinghies en masse

[@albaniantildietirana4540]

@@daveebam8196 he cant close the borders like in a prision but is trying his best to turn the things around ....

[@D19944]

They are honoured because they bring the gear lool

[@qerimceka6736]

Ahahaha really mate

[@Ryan-vd9cm]

Legal immigrant telling illegal immigrants telling us they

[@ernestinewatson4444]

Why can the Albanian PM not create jobs for his people. What is he doing. Lots of social media jobs. Currently

[@BG-zq5pi]

People who are born lucky by the country of birth will never understand this, unfortunately!

[@albaniansuperiorshqipetari8055]

I'm so Praud of Edi Rama and I don't even like politics. I'm proud of this Guy, I'm surprised to feel like this?

[@lorik0109]

Is funny how told edi rama is and how short sunak is 😂

[@Enimo17]

Albanians are Europeans.

[@fatmirrinaj-xh8vu]

My friend sunak is Indian edi Rama is Albanian iliryan big difference

[@AleksanderZengo]

Let's albanian people to feel safe in UK like indian people feel that and get permanent ! :D

[@davidrobertsemail]

The irony.

[@katerpese]

...is for clowns.

[@Seyferal]

@@katerpese ti je shqipetar 🇦🇱

[@universityofartvenice]

I think Albania it’s amazing for retirement for eu or Uk citizen Albania it’s “new Portugal “ for retirement in my opinion 🎉

[@rtturkish1734]

And what about the uk citizens to feel safe in UK from Albanians?

[@BG-zq5pi]

How about UK citizens feel safe from the turkish who are in much greater numbers in the UK?!!!

[@rtturkish1734]

@@BG-zq5pi absolutely no chance. Your facts are wrong

[@Dinosaur315]

As if turks dont have gangs in there 😂

[@am-yx6mr]

They need to put an end to this. Economic migrants. There is nothing wrong with Albania. This guy doesn't get it. He's going on about jobs, taxi drivers etc.... because they are illegal they are not paying taxes.

[@Kbcqw]

Ok but how does albania fix englands own border issues? That makes no sense. They are coming from france not from albania, they leave albania legally to france.

[@Mason-.-]

@@Kbcqw ok? But they’re entering England illegally 🤦‍♂️

[@megikole1262]

​@@Mason-.- from France dude, from France. It's a problem between this two countries

[@nathandurant2825]

We don't feel safe due to them

[@tetovachkaska7056]

Ju lumtë!

[@albania881]

🥴

[@jibrail777lamaj8]

Well said Rama.

[@nemo4710]

" i hope we are not gonna wait for another prime minister go get to visit Tirana" 😂

[@rommel3854]

60% OF British jails are Albanians...and youre bringing more ????? WTF IS GOING ON ??

[@byoken]

UK police don't want to be racist and arrest black and brown suspects, that's why.

[@albania8982]

No mate only few Albanians are in jail. Majority we work and love UK

[@rommel3854]

@@albania8982 ---stats suggest otherwise.

[@Slots-Room]

@@albania8982 problam with Brits is they have stupid brains they dont know the difference between illigal Albanians and British Citizens Albanian, they even think RITA Ora and Dua Lipa are British 😂

[@User12345fan]

60% are British

[@HhBhb-tv2ms]

For the people Fo😊

[@albaniansuperiorshqipetari8055]

Edi Rama is the Smartest Man luckily a Leader to Albanian people. I full on Respect Edi Rama. GOD BLESS EDI RAMA ZOTI BEKOFT SHQIPETARET KUDO SE JAN 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@violetka1197]

Rob t syrgjynos jeni...ky ju syrgjynosi....neper bot...ah budallenj budallenj....ky ate do ..ikni..

[@illbeback3168]

if he's the smartest man, why your people are leaving your country on dinghies in the 21st century in huge numbers?

[@englishman9020]

But a question to ask: Why are Albanians fleeing Albania?

[@ninasworld278]

Extreme poverty, no jobs, no free education, lots of crimes, drugs etc

[@Bungle-UK]

Hey, how about keeping them in Albania?

[@eonesoundsuk]

Hey, how about stop being so hateful

[@lorik0109]

They are 200k with British passports plus 100k with European pasaport and visa. maybe 50k illegal not all Albanians are illegal. Is 1 of the smallest forent community in UK.

[@Mason-.-]

@@lorik0109 even the Albanians with British passport came to uk as a fake kosovo because of a civil war back 25 years ago, all are basically illegal

[@robolinoschmidt8676]

Hey, how about not colonising the world lol

[@Bungle-UK]

@@robolinoschmidt8676 who is colonising the world?

[@aldenrexha8670]

Bravo

[@oinn8003]

40,000 Albanians in England, 5 million Indians, 2 million Africans and the British folks worry about Albanians, the only homogeneous European blood 😂?!? 😂😂😂😂❤❤

[@normanleighton6526]

I hope Tom Thumb told him that those entering illegally are being returned within 31 days .

[@arditsinani2849]

And will come back in a week that does not change anything racist

[@pinkpanther7030]

What an arrogant assumption 😮

[@edjjit]

the "kitchens"... "important roles in communities" i wonder what is implied by this?

[@jackdobson1992]

Crack kitchens.....they cooking alright!

[@edjjit]

@@jackdobson1992 pork cracking...

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

If 12,000 Albanians came across in boats last year to seek asylum in the UK, then its not the UK that's unsafe for Albanians. But Albania. If he think they are simply coming across to abuse the UK's asylum system, then rather than call into question the safety of the UK, he should at least apologize.

[@User12345fan]

Apologize for what? It’s not his fault. He can’t stop people from leaving the country. It’s a democratic country.

[@Kbcqw]

How can he stop people from leaving his country? They arent going directly to uk from albania, they are crossing in from france. So why and how is this not frances problem? Albania is not at fault here.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

@@Kbcqw He's prime minster of Albania. Its apparently so bad there thousands of people are fleeing his country. He should be sorting it out. It's not the UK's problem.

[@illyrianknight1444]

​@@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 Albanians are stigmatised because they are not yet part of the free labour zone, therefore they need boats. Watch the statistics, even Croatians,now members of EU, thousands mooving to Ireland, but they dont make news cuz they have the free way to go there.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

@@illyrianknight1444 That's not stigmatization. Because its not a human right to settle in the UK. If they abuse the asylum system, they should be deported as quickly as possible.

[@Burnardcheasesaw]

Can any one provide me the number of French,Germans,Swiss Dutch,Irish entering the uk illegally by boat

[@annmariesim1405]

i dont think i have heard of any tbh

[@osazebacchus-oum1298]

By boat 😂

[@lukemurray4950]

@@hassyg4083 yes LEGALLY!! What do people not get about that word?? These people literally don't understand why they should follow the law and yet we are meant to be "accepting"?? Make it make sense??

[@adrijanoxhemali3312]

Cuz its very easy for them to get visa to UK in albania its impossible to get work visa to UK

[@lukemurray4950]

@@adrijanoxhemali3312 So how to so many Albanians legally go to the UK with Visa?? No what it is, is EVERYONE expects fall access to the UK like it's some God given right! We can't accept EVERYONE from EVERY Nation!

[@no1some186]

I love Edi Rama

[@robbiegrant4977]

Drug gangs should not be safe and honoured. Ever.

[@edmundsuli3274]

Love the Albanians!!!

[@tapstar3567]

He's Talking about 3 Albainians working on a building site, didn't mention 1,336 inprison, and this makes up the highest foreign nationality in prison in England and Wales. The ones that have come here on the small boats need sending back end of.......💥👎👎

[@agrongjoka5783]

we are going to prison them in albania

[@indefatigable8193]

How about on their way to the UK? Lol clearly not

[@Cool-hu5ze]

i also love albanian

[@adrianog4148]

Long live Albania!

[@philipwhaley9441]

I want UK people to feel safe in the UK.

[@arditsinani2849]

It isnt albanians who dont make u feel safe u got 2 milion indian in ur country and many other nationalitys

[@byoken]

Bring in some more indians, arabs and africans then. Your safety will be guaranteed.

[@reeling-in]

I also want UK citizens to feel safe! Stop the illegals!

[@celestindimitriu3675]

The difference is Mr PM is that Romanians are actually trying to combat corruption and not accept it as a norm. Romania is one of those ex communist states which made hugh reforms and is now one of EU's success stories. Yes, corruption is still rampant but not as much as in Albania not even close. Romanian took the streets and fought for their freedom and so they did later against corruption. Albanians need to unite and stand out like the Romanians did.

[@eral4153]

free top g

[@Robert-mw5tp]

Rumanian government they are corrupt to the core, they arrest anyone with no charge against them latest example Andrew Tate. They keep him in prison with no evidence against their made up charges.

[@dagamingapple5997]

don’t make me laugh 80% off Romanian’s are born pick pocket

[@leomersinllari9048]

Still 6 milion Romanian left their own country their cities and towns are empty don’t tell Romania is doing well then any Balkan country

[@ilirbejko2876]

free top g

[@etmontbelloj1855]

Albania priminster is good English government ned to give more money to albania government to control the border like France

[@antivaccineproimmunity1043]

Dont worry mate they will be fine in their 4 star hotel

[@ea3449]

We get offered a villa, mate 😂.

[@peacew479]

Qenke plakur 😮

[@aidaaida8059]

Viva Edi Rama!

[@jimihayes150]

I want Albanians to feel safe in Albanania

[@Arev29]

Really???

[@jimihayes150]

@@Arev29 no ,I couldn't care less

[@michaelhoward5333]

Albanian is independent in everyway ironically it's flag is the double headed eagle not many get that on flag. more people drive C and E class Mercedes there along with Edi Mybach Mercedes state car. Looking out for his people.

[@dostijem5118]

he is doing that cause the EU countries most of the time are attacking and blaming the Albanians and the people are thinking Albania is not a safe place criminals bullshit like that, but when u go there everyone change their opinion, why is that ?

[@daveebam8196]

In 2007, David Beckham's BMW X5 was stoIen by these people. The car was seized on the Albania - Macedonia border in a raid on hu man smugIers. That's why so many Albanians drive Mercedes...

[@bobbi4122]

They came here by boats illegally they should be sent back ASAP

[@terryevans2265]

What a load of flannel.

[@Kris-xh6wk]

More illegal immigrants! We need more! 🤦

[@winston99999]

They would be safer back in their own country and not dealing drugs on our streets and pimping young girls!

[@deanosaur808]

I want Albanian...... Wife! 😛😅😂

[@Seyferal]

come on habibi 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✋✋😉😉

[@katerpese]

Marry me. I may not be a woman but we'll work that out.

[@ArbenGeci-gd1op]

​@@katerpese 😂😂😂😂😂😂...ai e meriton 1 hu gomari

[@Seyferal]

@@ArbenGeci-gd1op 😂😂😂😂😂 lot

[@Seyferal]

@@ArbenGeci-gd1op nderkohe ai qy nga profili duket qe esht ndonje fmi 😂 12 vjecari left the chat

[@mauricerose3082]

...shouldn't Albanians be honouring Britons...?

[@MarkelUK]

We do. We literally have monuments in Albania of Lord Byron and Edith Durham. Their literature is studied at Albanian schools as there are many other British Authors.

[@mauricerose3082]

@@MarkelUK ...did not know...

[@byoken]

And who do Britons honor? Indians?

[@albania8982]

We honour the British 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@mauricerose3082]

@@albania8982 ...I know...now...

[@aidaaida8059]

Che UOMO!

[@iborgiwc7899]

Get stuffed.. get out

[@dnstone1127]

Remember what Albanian immigrants did to the Serbian state of Kosovo once they became the majority.

[@Ridethebomb777]

I believe there's even a U.N office there now. U.S trying to increase its control over Eastern Europe.

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

What was it? Did they clean the place up?

[@adrijanoxhemali3312]

Serbs immigrate to balkan not albanian learn history before u talk

[@arsembaka6971]

​@@thebodykeepsthescore2828 no they were always there for generations

[@MarkelUK]

Oh get lost mate. Albanians of Kosova are the authentic Dardans. Serbs are the migrants in the Balkans and Europe mate. Don't play silly buggers here..

[@sanpotkins4705]

Safe doesn't mean safe to deal dope

[@georgepkoutsavakis8005]

Maybe the Albanian government should encourage their young in staying in Albania and help build a successful country , not demand they are welcome in foreign lands , where they are simply seen as foreigners

[@jurgenmance]

They are to busy with corruption

[@donaldhysa4836]

lol they cant do that they can just sit there and grandstand in front of cameras

[@Slots-Room]

do British see UK PM as a foreigner?

[@elgringodupi2621]

Invassion( pushtim)😂😂😂imagjono te ish shqiperia 20-30 mln Omg😂😂😂😂😂

[@kevibushi6664]

No mikse sathik for lebri qeqe memora catri ok lebri no mikses for politesh sathik for lebri ata merda

[@kevibushi6664]

Go merda ata for catri

[@kevibushi6664]

Faci sathik ok merda camra gabel elgish catri

[@georgepkoutsavakis8005]

Such a strange outlook of thecalbani@n leader

[@agrongjoka5783]

a heavyweight boxer

[@torifreeman4115]

Ma troq nuk thuhet.Eshte hera e par qe te falenderoj për qendrimin qe dhe .