TIRANA, Sep. 17 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Monday that he would ask the parliament to consider a resolution that would denounce the former communist regime of the late dictator, Enver Hoxha. The reaction followed news that slogans supporting
BRUSSELS, Sep. 18 – The European Union signed visa agreements with five Western Balkan nations on Tuesday, including Albania, making it easier and cheaper for citizens from those countries to travel to some parts of the 27-nation union. Agreements were
TIRANA, Sep. 18 – Tirana Mayor Edi Rama, also leader of the main opposition Socialist Party, said Tuesday that the rule of law, the government’s role and respecting an urban planning of the capital, Tirana, were the main ways to
TIRANA, Sep. 18 – The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that an Albanian deputy minister, six other senior officials of the Transport Ministry and two owners of private companies were arrested on corruption charges. They become the first high-level officials of
TIRANA, Sep. 15 – Macedonian Parliament Speaker Ljubisa Georgievski held an official visit to Albania last weekend, invited by his Albanian counterpart Jozefina Topalli, during which he met with all top officials in the neighboring country. With Topalli, they discussed
TIRANA, Sep. 15 – Five officials of the taxation department were arrested and accused of corruption and abuse of their posts. Police also arrested another person who worked as an economist at a private company. An investigation had shown that
TIRANA, Sep. 15 – Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha met Saturday with the Italian vice Defense Minister, Lorenzo Forcieri, to discuss cooperation between the two countries in the military sphere. Italy is a main supporter of the reform of the
TIRANA, Sep. 15 – Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha took part last weekend at the meeting of the South East European Cooperation Process held in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he stressed his government’s will for good neighborliness and cooperation with all
TIRANA, Sep. 17 – President Bamir Topi said in his speech at the opening of the parliament that the parliament’s role in deepening the country’s reform remained indisputable. The parliament plays an important role in approximating the Albanian legislation with
TIRANA, Sep. 17 – The Interior Ministry presented a strategy to cut the number of accidents on Albanian roads. In collaboration with the European Union police mission PAMECA, officials discussed roads security and steps of public awareness in a conference
