The Adriatic Charter, Xhaçka: Albania will chair A5 in 2019, membership for Kosovo with full rights
- Published: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 12:49
The Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka participated in the regular meeting of Defence Ministers of the U.S.- Adriatic Charter (Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) held in Budva (Montenegro) on 13 and 14 November 2018.
Albania, through the Ministry of Defence, will head the A-5, after less than two months. Minister Xhaçka, as the host of the next meeting in Tirana, invited the homologues of the Adriatic Charter member countries to support Albania's initiative to open the doors to other countries that aspire being part of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Rama and Xhaçka at Kuçova Air Base: Up to 19% increase for military personnel remuneration next year
- Published: Monday, 12 November 2018 17:21
Up to 19% salary increase is planned for the military personnel for 2019. During the presentation of the Draft Defense Budget from Kuçova Air Base, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka declared that this is the greatest increase in the history of the Armed Forces.
Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that "during the review of the draft budget and thanks to the insistence of the Defense Minister, the government will make possible for the AAF a much more substantial budget than was predicted for salary increase.
The draft on “Civil Protection”
- Published: Monday, 12 November 2018 11:45
The draft on "Civil Protection" aims to reduce the risk of disasters and the fulfillment of Civil Protection to guarantee the protection of people’s lives, property, cultural heritage and the environment by strengthening the Civil Protection System.
Based on this draft, the Civil Protection mission is the creation of the conditions for a society capable of coping with various disasters and recovering through the establishment of an integrated and efficient system of Civil Protection in the Republic of Albania.
“Kompaktësimi 2018” Exercise: AAF reconstruct 16 km of rural roads, Xhaçka: We help the community even through exercises
- Published: Sunday, 11 November 2018 20:05
The Armed Forces have begun the “Kompaktësimi 2018” Exercise, which, in addition of preparing and training the Engineering Battalion Effectives for carrying out works with heavy vehicles on mountainous terrain and difficult weather conditions, also comes to the help of the community.
Minister Xhaçka presents to the National Security Committee the draft budget for 2019: Priority the Modernization, Training and Investments
- Published: Thursday, 08 November 2018 16:53
The Modernization of the Light Infantry’s Group Battalion, the implementation of the Integrated Airspace Surveillance System, the improvement of the Integrated Observation System for Marine Space (SIVHD), infrastructure improvements, investments in the modernization of Kuçova Base, the support of the military in international missions, in the home and abroad exercises, their financial treatment and commitment before, during and after civil emergency situations are some of the main issues of the Defense Draft - Budget for 2019, which was presented by the Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka at the Parliamentary Committee on National Security.
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