By Marko Čadež As of 1 March this year, citizens of Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia will FINALLY be able to live and work in any of the three countries as in
If Albania needed a sign that the European Union is still serious about its enlargement in the Western Balkans, it has received it in a special way: College of Europe, a renowned
The virtual Thematic Event on Road Safety, organized by the EU-funded Twinning Project “Strengthening the capacity of the Albanian Road Authority in applying good governance practices for planning, managing, procuring, implementing and
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Wildfires are not new in Albania, causing considerable damage to the country's economy and the environment every year. (Photo: Archives)
TIRANA, July 12 – With summer temperatures at record highs and lack of rain, wildfires have spread across the country this week, burning whole areas of forests and pastures. According to civil
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Serious Crimes Court building in Tirana. (Photo: Wikimapia)
TIRANA, June 12 – Albania’s Serious Crimes Court has given a 10-year prison sentence to Ermal Hoxha, the grandson of former communist dictator Enver Hoxha, for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking
TIRANA, July 13 – Albania’s Armando Sadiku has moved to Legia Warsaw on a three-year contract with one of Poland’s most successful clubs, abandoning Switzerland where he played for the past six
By Eqrem à‡abej* Albanians are one of the few peoples of Europe and even other continents, who are known by two national names, one used internally, i.e. the name they call their
TIRANA, July 12 – Young British filmmaker Dan Shutt has picked the Albanian iso-polyphony to shoot his first documentary. A sophisticated form of group singing, performed mostly by men in southern Albania,
TIRANA, July 10 – The first two Albanian natural sites have received UNESCO protection as an extension of the World Heritage site of the Primeval Beech Forests. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has
TIRANA, July 6 – A convention of the Socialist Movement for Integration, Albania’s third largest party, has selected Monika Kryemadhi as the new party leader, becoming the first woman to take the
INGREDIENTS 500 gr rice 4 eggs Mint powder (dried mint leaves) Black pepper Salt Olive oil Ready in 40 minutes Serves 4 people The traditional qifqi originates from the southern
TIRANA, June 5 – About 50 activists and residents have been holding protests against the construction of new high-rise buildings on a patch of land that had served as a park for
TIRANA, July 6 – More than 100 luxury sports cars paraded in Tirana this week in a stop as part of a Riga-Mykonos Gumball 3000 rally, in a comeback a decade after
TIRANA, July 5 – Already in its peak tourist season, the lake town of Pogradec in southeastern Albania, is hosting a Balkan Film and Food Festival, an event enhancing cultural life and