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, Aug 31 – Albania is to receive EU funding to finish up key sections of the north-south highway corridor and to create a better high voltage link with neighboring Macedonia, according
A joint article by the Foreign Ministers of Austria and Germany, Sebastian Kurz and Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the occasion of the Western Balkans Summit in Vienna 20 years after the wars in
TIRANA, Aug. 19 – The Albanian government has reconfirmed it is committed to undertaking a nationwide campaign against informality and tax evasion in the next couple of weeks similar to that on
TIRANA, Aug. 20 – An underground tunnel built by the former politically imprisoned in Gjirokastra, has become a tourist attraction in Gjirokastra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The visitors come mainly from
TIRANA, Aug. 20 – The official governing body of Albanian football, the FSHF, has announced that it would take new security measures to avoid incidents during matches of the national team, starting
TIRANA, Aug. 11 – A group of Czech volunteers fond of exploring northern Albania have teamed up to establish the Albanian Challenge not for profit association aimed at revitalizing the isolated Curraj
TIRANA, Aug. 13 – Albania’s Skenderbeu will face Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb in its historic Champions League play-off as the first Albanian team to have made it to this stage of Europe’s most
TIRANA, Aug. 6 – For the very first time Albania’s national football team has made it to the world’s top 30 following a surprise positive performance in its Euro 2016 qualifiers. Albania
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In a meeting with hundreds of employees of several companies the municipal government hires to clean up various parts of the capital region and to collect trash, Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj said the evaluation of how they were doing their job would be left to the residents themselves. (Photo: MoT)
TIRANA, Aug. 6 – Tirana’s new mayor, Erion Veliaj, is a man with a mission: To make Tirana the cleanest capital in the Balkans. He has started his new job with the
TIRANA, Aug. 6 – Skenderbeu has become the first Albanian club to qualify for the Champions League play-offs after beating Moldova’s Milsami 4-0 on aggregate in the competition’s third qualifying round. The
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Ambassador Jan Braathu is based in Prishtina, from where he also covers Albania. (Photo: Embassy of Norway)
The region’s European perspective is clear, and rule of law, an inclusive justice reform and regional cooperation are key areas for further progress, says Ambassador Jan Braathu, Norway’s top diplomat for Albania