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A decade on, Albania continues to see no progress in Freedom House reports

A decade on, Albania continues to see no progress in Freedom House reports

TIRANA, April 5 – Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization, has urged Albania to implement reforms in the judiciary sector needed for further progress towards EU integration. Freedom House released this week “Nations in Transit 2017- The False Promise of

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Albania and Montenegro to boost cooperation

Albania and Montenegro to boost cooperation

PODGORICA, April 3 – Albania and Montenegro have pledged to increase joint cooperation to address common challenges ahead. During a press conference held Monday in Podgorica, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his Montenegrin counterpart Dusko Markovic agreed to work

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Low cost flights reconnect Tirana to Budapest after 5-year break

Low cost flights reconnect Tirana to Budapest after 5-year break

TIRANA, April 5 – Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has launched its low-fare service reconnecting Tirana to Budapest after a five-year break following Malev’s 2012 bankruptcy. “The new low-fare route, with a convenient schedule of two weekly frequencies, will bring

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Weightlifters get medals in Croatia event

Weightlifters get medals in Croatia event

TIRANA, April 6 – Albanian weightlifters got medals in the European Weightlifting Championships in Croatia this week with Erkand Qerimaj managing to finish third overall in the men’s 77 kg. The 28-year-old Albanian snatched 155 kg and clean and jerked

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Albania’s most secretive military base under communism opens up to tourists

Albania’s most secretive military base under communism opens up to tourists

TIRANA, April 6 – As Albania gears up for its 2017 tourist season and hopes to make one of the country’s most promising industry a year-round enterprise, authorities are also opening up key military facilities to tourists. The Sazan Island,

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Albanian internationals shine with European clubs

Albanian internationals shine with European clubs

TIRANA, April 4 – Sokol Cikalleshi came in as a substitute only ten minutes before the final whistle to punish his former Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir with an injury time winner and give a blow to its title hopes last

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Albania’s future uncertain as EU marks 60 years of the Rome Treaties

Albania’s future uncertain as EU marks 60 years of the Rome Treaties

TIRANA, March 31 – The European Union is the sole destiny for Albania even though the EU itself doesn’t regard enlargement as priority anymore, Albania’s former European Integration Minister Majlinda Bregu has said. She was speaking at an event organized

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Israeli private investigator detained

Israeli private investigator detained

TIRANA, March 28 – An Israeli private investigator hired by a member of Albania’s parliament has been detained and not allowed to leave the country after airport security found an electronic device the PI says is used to hunt for

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1.3 tons of cannabis seized in Vlora

1.3 tons of cannabis seized in Vlora

TIRANA, March 29 – Police in the coastal city of Vlora have seized 1.3 metric tons of cannabis ready to be smuggled to Italy. Officers tracked the drugs after pursuing two vehicles dragging a speed boat near the Zvernec area.

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New leftist leader explains platform to int’l reps

New leftist leader explains platform to int’l reps

TIRANA, March 29 – U.S. Ambassador Donald Lu and Head of EU Delegation to Tirana Romana Vlahutin met Wednesday with the chairman of the leftist LIBRA party, Ben Blushi, who explained the party’s platform to the international representatives. The meeting

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