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Albania Closes First EU Chapters, Hard Tests Ahead

The provisional closure of three negotiating chapters represents an important milestone for Albania. Yet the Brussels conference also showed that the country’s further progress will depend on difficult reforms concerning the rule

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Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

Planned before Albania’s protest movement began, the concert was intended to strengthen the country’s international profile. But public financing, free tickets and a radically changed political context turned it into a debate

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NATO’s Ankara Summit: Albania Confirmed, but No Date Set

Tirana Times, July 8, 2026 – NATO’s Ankara Summit, held on July 7 and 8, marked less a moment of new strategic doctrine than a shift from political pledges to implementation. The

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Kushner’s Sazan Island Project Under Scrutiny

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As Albania faces growing protests over protected coastal areas, a draft government decision to transfer Sazan Island from the Defence Ministry raises new questions over transparency, public assets and strategic investments. Tirana

1 month ago

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PM Rama: Iran Is Behind Tirana Protests

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The prime minister casts the widening unrest as a “hybrid war,” citing antisemitic narratives, claims about resettling Palestinians and AI-manipulated content. Tirana Times, June 6, 2026 — Prime Minister Edi Rama has

1 month ago

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Albania’s Zvernec Revolt

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A luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has ignited nationwide protests now demanding the government’s resignation. Tirana Times, June 03, 2026 – A luxury tourism project linked to Jared Kushner has

1 month ago

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H.E. Marco Alberti, Ambassador of Italy to Albania

Transforming friendship into a strategic partnership: the common challenge for Italy and Albania

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Tirana Times, May 28, 2026 – The importance, depth and complexity of relations between Albania and Italy can never be overstated. Just over one year after he assumed the diplomatic post of

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President Begaj’s Eid Visit Signals Warmer Albania-Saudi Ties

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Albania’s president attended a high-level Eid al-Adha ceremony in Saudi Arabia, in a visit seen as strengthening Tirana’s relations with a key Arab and Muslim world power. Tirana Times, May 29, 2026 –

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Albania Says Italy Migration Deal Ends in 2030

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Foreign Minister Ferit Hoxha says Tirana will not extend the controversial agreement beyond 2030, arguing that Albania expects to be inside the European Union by then Tirana Times, May 12, 2026 –

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Kanye West concert plan sparks controversy in Albania

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Event raises concerns over antisemitism row, reported €50 million temporary stadium, wider European backlash and criticism from Jewish communities. TIRANA, May 11, 2026 – The planned concert of American rapper and producer

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Iran could target Albania?

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U.S. Embassy warns of possible Iran-linked attacks against MEK and public locations. Tirana Times, April 01, 2026 – The U.S. Embassy in Tirana has warned that Iran or groups linked to Tehran

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Albania Opposition Protest Deepens Political Crisis

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Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha targeted during demonstration. Tirana Times, March 22, 2026 — Albania’s latest national opposition protest in Tirana, which ended in violent clashes between protesters and police, exposed not

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Europe’s Next Enlargement: Why Berlin, Paris and The Hague Could Decide the Fate of the Western Balkans

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TIRANA TIMES, March 19, 2026 – The European Union’s enlargement debate has entered a new and unusually sensitive phase. What initially appeared to be a Brussels-driven discussion about how to accelerate Ukraine’s

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Parliament Blocks Balluku Arrest and Puts Justice on Trial

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TIRANA, March 12, 2026 – Albania’s Parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party, has refused to authorize the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, blocking a request by

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Albania Closes First EU Chapters, Hard Tests Ahead

Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

NATO’s Ankara Summit: Albania Confirmed, but No Date Set

Kushner’s Sazan Island Project Under Scrutiny

PM Rama: Iran Is Behind Tirana Protests

Albania’s Zvernec Revolt

Transforming friendship into a strategic partnership: the common challenge for Italy and Albania

President Begaj’s Eid Visit Signals Warmer Albania-Saudi Ties

Albania Says Italy Migration Deal Ends in 2030

Kanye West concert plan sparks controversy in Albania

Iran could target Albania?

Albania Opposition Protest Deepens Political Crisis

Europe’s Next Enlargement: Why Berlin, Paris and The Hague Could Decide the Fate of the Western Balkans

Parliament Blocks Balluku Arrest and Puts Justice on Trial

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