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Albania’s EU bid faces IBAR delay

Tirana Times, April 11, 2026 – Albania’s path toward European Union membership has entered a more uncertain phase as discussions over a key assessment report remain unfinished, exposing a gap between technical

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Iran could target Albania?

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

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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Adriatik Llapaj, who has spent the past two weeks staging a solitary protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office demanding the government’s resignation, is pictured with supporters on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2025, alongside other protesters as his demonstration against the prime minister continues into the new year.

Albania 2026: Power Under Investigation

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As Albania enters 2026, the country stands at a political and institutional crossroads shaped decisively by the shocks of 2025. What initially appeared to be a year of electoral routine and managed

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Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

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Will Parliament Lift the Deputy Prime Minister’s Immunity? Tirana Times, December 28 th , 2025. Albania has entered one of the most serious institutional confrontations since the launch of its justice reform,

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PM Kurti claims victory in Kosovo vote, no clear majority

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Tirana Times PRISTINA, Kosovo December 29, 2025. Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti secured another clear electoral victory in Kosovo’s repeat parliamentary election on Sunday, with his left wing Vetëvendosje movement significantly expanding

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Tirana’s Construction Boom and the Flow of Dirty Money

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TIRANA, December 26, 2025 – Albania’s decade-long construction boom, long portrayed as a sign of growth and urban renewal, is increasingly being scrutinized as a vehicle for laundering illicit capital. A new

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Opposition Takes to the Streets Over State Capture and Blocked Justice

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Tirana Times, December 22, 2025 – Tirana witnessed a major opposition-led protest on Saturday, as Albania’s main opposition force, the Democratic Party, together with allied groups, demanded the immediate resignation of Prime Minister

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Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

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Will Parliament Lift the Deputy Prime Minister’s Immunity? Tirana Times, December 16th , 2025.Albania has entered one of the most serious institutional confrontations since the launch of its justice reform, as the

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New Charges: Deputy PM Balluku Between SPAK and the Constitutional Court

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SPAK could move toward a harsher measure against the suspended deputy prime minister, including a request for house arrest or detention. Tirana Times – December 9, 2025 The suspension from office of

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Opposition Rejects EU Commissioner’s “Free and Fair” Assessment of Elections

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By Tirana Times Staff TIRANA, Albania , November 22, (Tirana Times). Albania’s main opposition party sharply criticized European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos for describing the country’s May 11 parliamentary elections as

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Deputy PM Balluku Suspended as SPAK Probe Widens

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By Tirana Times Staff Tirana 20, November 2025.The suspension of Albania’s Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku by the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime marks one of the most consequential judicial

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Balluku Charges Test PM Rama’s Power

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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

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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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Albania’s EU bid faces IBAR delay

Iran could target Albania?

Albania Opposition Protest Deepens Political Crisis

Albania 2026: Power Under Investigation

Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

PM Kurti claims victory in Kosovo vote, no clear majority

Tirana’s Construction Boom and the Flow of Dirty Money

Opposition Takes to the Streets Over State Capture and Blocked Justice

Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

New Charges: Deputy PM Balluku Between SPAK and the Constitutional Court

Opposition Rejects EU Commissioner’s “Free and Fair” Assessment of Elections

Deputy PM Balluku Suspended as SPAK Probe Widens

Balluku Charges Test PM Rama’s Power

Constitutional Court Overturns Dismissal: Veliaj Formally Reinstated as Tirana Mayor

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