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Balluku Charges Test PM Rama’s Power

TIRANA, Albania (Tirana Times) November 11, 2025. The criminal charges filed against Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku over the Llogara Tunnel project have pushed Albania’s flagship justice reform into

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Constitutional Court Overturns Dismissal: Veliaj Formally Reinstated as Tirana Mayor

Tirana November 3,2025 The Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of Erion Veliaj, annulling the government’s decision to dismiss him from office and invalidating President Bajram Begaj’s decree for early elections in

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SPAK Summons Deputy Prime Minister Balluku

SPAK Summons Deputy Prime Minister Balluku A Major Test for Albania’s Anti-Corruption Drive Tirana, October 27, 2025 .The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SPAK) has officially summoned Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of

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Opposition Alleges Vote Rigging via Building Permits

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TIRANA, July 27, 2025 (Tirana Times) — Albania’s political crisis deepened this week asopposition leader Sali Berisha launched a sweeping series of accusations against PrimeMinister Edi Rama, claiming the May 11 local

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Tirana Mayor Indicted in Corruption Probe

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TIRANA, Albania , Tirana Time, July 23, 2025— Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office (SPAK) has officially indicted Erion Veliaj, the mayor of Tirana, on multiple corruption charges in a sweeping criminal case

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Bankers Petroleum Threatens Arbitration Amid Fraud Probe in Albania

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By Tirana Times | July 23, 2025 Albania’s most lucrative oilfield has become the epicenter of what could be the country’s most consequential investor-state confrontation to date, after Bankers Petroleum — its

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UAE President’s Surprise Visit to Albania Underscores Strategic Diplomacy Beyond Friendship

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TIRANA, Albania — July 17, 2025 Tirana Times. In a rare and tightly scheduled diplomatic mission, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan made an unannounced visit to

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Skyscrapers and Shadows: Albania’s Construction Boom Masking a Web of Crime and Corruption

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TIRANA, Albania (Tirana Times) July 15,2025 — Just 300 meters from the office of Albania’s Prime Minister, a 40-story tower rises over Tirana’s skyline. It’s one of dozens of new high-rises reshaping

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Veliaj in Legal and Political Limbo: High Court Confirms Detention, Rule-of-Law in Question

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Tirana Times, TIRANA July 9, 2025— Albania’s High Court on Tuesday upheld the pretrial detention of Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj, marking a decisive moment in both the judicial handling of the high-profile

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Albania’s Youth Exodus: Emigration as a Security Threat

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Tirana Times. July 8, 2025. Albania is shrinking—demographically, economically, and institutionally. A once-youthful country on the edge of Europe is now in the grip of a mass exodus that analysts warn is

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Toxic Smoke and Broken Promises: Albania’s Waste Crisis Exposes Deep Rot in Governance

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ELBASAN, Albania, July 5,— For days, thick plumes of toxic smoke have risen from the burning landfill on the outskirts of Elbasan, one of Albania’s largest industrial cities. The stench of melting

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Massive Fraud Uncovered: Bankers Petroleum Under Fire for Decades of Tax Evasion and Billions in Untaxed Oil Revenues

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CEO Arrested, €4 Billion in Oil Sales Revealed, and Zero Profit Tax Paid to the Albanian State FIER/TIRANA, Albania (Tirana Times) — Albania’s largest oil producer, Bankers Petroleum, is at the center

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Skopje Summit Revives EU Enlargement Hopes — But Ignores the Democratic Erosion in the Balkans

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The participants of the Growth Plan Summit, 1 July 2025, Skopje; Photo: European Commission By Tirana Times SKOPJE, July 2, 2025 — The European Union’s renewed enthusiasm for enlargement took center stage

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NATO Summit in The Hague Reaffirms Alliance Unity

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Tirana announced as host city for 2027 NATO Summit The Hague, June 25, 2025 — NATO leaders convened today in The Hague for a pivotal summit that reaffirmed the Alliance’s unity amid

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Balluku Charges Test PM Rama’s Power

Constitutional Court Overturns Dismissal: Veliaj Formally Reinstated as Tirana Mayor

SPAK Summons Deputy Prime Minister Balluku

Opposition Alleges Vote Rigging via Building Permits

Tirana Mayor Indicted in Corruption Probe

Bankers Petroleum Threatens Arbitration Amid Fraud Probe in Albania

UAE President’s Surprise Visit to Albania Underscores Strategic Diplomacy Beyond Friendship

Skyscrapers and Shadows: Albania’s Construction Boom Masking a Web of Crime and Corruption

Veliaj in Legal and Political Limbo: High Court Confirms Detention, Rule-of-Law in Question

Albania’s Youth Exodus: Emigration as a Security Threat

Toxic Smoke and Broken Promises: Albania’s Waste Crisis Exposes Deep Rot in Governance

Massive Fraud Uncovered: Bankers Petroleum Under Fire for Decades of Tax Evasion and Billions in Untaxed Oil Revenues

Skopje Summit Revives EU Enlargement Hopes — But Ignores the Democratic Erosion in the Balkans

NATO Summit in The Hague Reaffirms Alliance Unity

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