"Protect us because goods are coming in from abroad, we are in trouble"/ Farmer in Divjaka expresses concerns to Rama, the Prime Minister responds harshly: Sit down, because you are overreacting...

2026-01-30 11:19:14Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Protect us because goods are coming in from abroad, we are in
Edi Rama

During a meeting with farmers in Divjaka, Prime Minister Edi Rama was confronted with the concerns of one of those present, who demanded that his production be protected by closing the foreign market.

This irritated Prime Minister Rama, who in harsh tones told him to "sit down because you're overreacting" and to speak when it's his turn.

"We told the Minister of Finance, in defense, that goods are entering from abroad," the farmer addressed Prime Minister Rama.

The head of government responded by saying: So forget about closing the borders. Close the borders so you can sell your products, then let's open the borders so the products can come in so you don't have to compete. This is not happening. I'm sorry my friend. Leave this. This is talk about closing the borders so you can sell your goods.

Excerpts from the debate:

Farmer:  We do it out of concern, not out of pleasure. I have no personal connections, nor am I involved in politics.

Rama : I am doing politics.

Farmer:  I work 8-10 hectares of land, we are the most vulnerable addition.

Rama: For what?

Farmer:  We told the Minister of Finance, in defense, that goods are coming in from abroad.

Rama:  My friend, I have a big problem. No one can impose themselves on me by force. Sit down..we are here to…sit down…because there is a queue and there is politeness. The floor is not taken by force. There is a word order. There are 500 people here.

Farmer:  They have the same problem.

Rama:  Please, you are exaggerating. When your turn comes, you will speak. What you said is impossible and absurd. In an open economy, there is no such thing as closing the borders of the products you want. To understand that, before you even take it upon yourself to accuse, try to understand what others have told you. Don't interrupt me, just like I said... don't mention oil at all, the minister said how much we make available to compensate producers for oil. We must correct ourselves there too, because there are those who do not use it for production. So forget about closing the borders. Close the borders so that you can sell your production, then open the borders so that production can come so that you don't have to compete. This is not happening. I'm sorry my friend. Leave this. This is talk about closing the borders so that you can sell your goods.


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