Publications and multimedia

Calendar 2023

Cover of Calendar 2023
Cover of Calendar 2023 © FDFA

Albania is rich in medicinal and aromatic plants and our Calendar 2023 features 12 illustrations by artist Ledia Kostandini.   

Download the full Calendar 2023. (PDF, 26 Pages, 8.9 MB)

Decentralisation: 20 years of Swiss-Albanian cooperation

For just over two decades Switzeralnd supports Albania's decentralisation process and the strengthening of local governance. Some of the examples, best practices and lessons learned were put together in a report finalised in April 2020.

Download the report (PDF, 41 Pages, 273.3 kB).

Social science research and societal change: speech by Swiss Ambassador Christoph Graf

Swiss Ambassador in Albania Christoph Graf speaking at the closing conference of the Regional Research Promotion Programme. ©FDFA
Swiss Ambassador in Albania Christoph Graf speaking at the closing conference of the Regional Research Promotion Programme. ©FDFA

On September 2nd, 2016, Swiss Ambassador in Albania Christoph Graf addressed the closing conference of the Regional Research Promotion Programme - RRPP - and spoke about the importance of research for good policies and knowledge in the Western Balkans. 

Watch the video

Breakfast with Roma children

On June 26th, 2015, Swiss Ambassador Christoph Graf greeted a group of Roma children who participated in summer camps in four cities in Albania. Together with representatives from the government, the UN and UNICEF he called for more equality and inclusion for Roma people in society. The Breakfast with Roma Children was organised by Ndihmë për Fëmijët (Help for Children), a local foundation supported by Switzerland in its work to increase education and income opportunities for Roma. ©FDFA