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Note/ Germany's 'slap': Rama's silence on the meeting with the German official and the unscrupulous deception about immunity
2026-03-09 19:55:44 / POLITIKË
Before coming out and vehemently defending Belinda Balluku, Edi Rama had forgotten to say something to the Albanians.
One of the most important politicians in Germany when it comes to Albania had arrived in his office.
CDU MP Peter Beyer is the lead rapporteur for Albania in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag and a supporter of our country's integration into the European Union.
Edi Rama did not make any public announcement, while his Foreign Minister made a brief and general post about the meeting he had with Beyer.
Beyer arrived in our country to monitor the situation, becoming the third high-ranking German official to come to Albania regarding the Balluku file. Leading these visits is that of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.
This third 'slap' against Rama comes at a time when Berlin has made it clear that integration will not only be blocked, but could also be undone if Rama continues to obstruct justice.
But while Rama did not want to reveal in public what was said to him behind closed doors, today when he defended Balluk, he made a misleading comparison with Germany.
He said that in Albania there is no immunity, while in Germany not only does immunity exist, but you don't even dare mention the name of a member of parliament.
What an unscrupulous fabrication!
The German Bundestag waives any immunity of a member of parliament when requested by the judiciary. The most recent case was recently when the immunity of MP Maximilian Krah, suspected of corruption, money laundering and links to payments from China, was lifted.
In Germany, they say that “Das Parlament schützt sich selbst, nicht seine Abgeordneten” – “Parliament protects itself, not its members” – and this is not just a phrase, it is a deep democratic principle.
This means that parliament is not a private club of deputies and immunity does not exist to save the individual, but to protect the function of the institution.
When a member of parliament faces investigation, the German parliament waives immunity because the interest of the state and the rule of law are above individual interest.
Appearing today as disoriented and breathing heavily, Edi Rama openly showed Albanians that he, Belinda Balluku and his thieves are above the law.
But European integration is not political rhetoric or an electoral slogan. It is an institutional practice that is measured by a single standard: whether or not power is under the law. Because in Europe there is a non-negotiable principle — no one is above the law.
In Germany, rules exist to protect institutions from politics; in Albania, institutions are used to protect politics from justice.
The difference between Germany and Albania is not only in law, but in practice. In Germany, parliament automatically lifts immunity when justice demands action. In Albania, the same mechanism often turns into a political debate to protect power.
The comparison with Germany is wrong for a simple reason: in Berlin immunity is a procedure that paves the way to justice; in Tirana a wall is built to stop it.
The problem is not whether immunity exists. The problem is who protects whom: in Germany the law protects the state from the government, while in Albania the government often tries to protect itself from the law.
It is very possible that Mr. Beyer told Rama exactly these things.
Or as a cold German might have put it: “Gleiches Recht für alle.” “The law is the same for everyone”! /Syri.net
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