Media and Information Agency (AMI / MIA, 'Ministry of Propaganda' nickname)

Created at the start of Rama's 2021 term as a public legal entity under the Prime Minister. Runs the state channel ERTV and government information. Funded from the state budget. Director: Endri Fuga. Press freedom groups say ERTV feeds pre-edited material to outlets, which are expected to run it unchanged. Funding of ERTV is not publicly itemised.

Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.

• Government advertising spend, 2014 (about EUR 17 million, about 60% to TV)

  €17,000,000

  paymentSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Stated definition: Approximate, from a 2014 figure reported by Top Channel; no Rama-era (2021-2026) state advertising total found. Undated in parts of the source chain.

  Date: 2014 · Payer: Government (state advertising through agencies and public companies) · Payee: Media outlets (about 60% TV)

  • Transparency for media advertisements (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 2014 · journalism · EN

• Official position←Endri FugaSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Director of MIA (PM order 29 Sep 2021)

  Evidence: PM order dated 29 Sep 2021, per FOI response reported by Exit.

Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.