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
TIRANA, Jan. 4 – Albania’s internationally renowned writer Ismail Kadare has been promoted to the rank of Commander in the Legion of Honour, France’s highest decoration, as a reward for outstanding merit
TIRANA, Dec. 29 – Swiss international of Kosovo roots Granit Xhaka says the Euro 2016 fixture against Albania and his elder brother will be tough and something he had hoped to avoid.
TIRANA, Dec. 28 – Favorite Eneda Tarifa will represent Albania in the 2016 Eurovision in Sweden after winning the national competition serving as the selection for the Eurovision song contest. Tarifa, 33,
TIRANA, Dec. 23 – Urban public transport companies in Tirana have threatened with a strike starting January 1, 2016 unless the municipality gives a solution to their continuous request for an increase
DURRES, Dec. 21 – December’s chilly temperatures have claimed the life of a one-month-old baby girl in the port city of Durres, as she and her homeless teenage mother were sleeping under
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A session of the Albanian parliament, locally known as Kuvendi. (Photo: Archives)
TIRANA, Dec. 21 – In a rare show of political consensus, Albanian lawmakers have approved a law banning people with criminal convictions from holding elected and other high public offices. The bill,
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The study, on the emergence of religious radicalism and extremism in Albania, was made public at the latest AIIS-organized forum to discuss an area of growing concern with experts, the media and the public. (Photo: AIIS)
TIRANA, Dec. 16 – Albania needs better instruments to fight the growth of religious extremism, including taking the proper institutional and social-economic measures to protect the most vulnerable communities in which such
TIRANA, Dec. 17 – In a rare public apology, Prime Minister Edi Rama has expressed regret for decorating an infamous political prosecutor of the communist regime who had violently interrogated two leading
TIRANA, Dec. 15 – The surrounding walls of a 4th century castle in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Berat, southwestern Albania, have collapsed, raising the alarm over the protection of cultural
TIRANA, Dec. 15 – The country’s largest foreign investor, Canada-based Bankers Petroleum, has announced a sharp cut in investments and oil production fueled by record low international oil prices and an ongoing
TIRANA, Dec. 16 – In 2006 there were just around 100 hectares of citrus planted in the Konispol region, in southernmost Albania just off the UNESCO World Heritage site of Butrint. Today,