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EU Countries Ban Albanian Farm Exports Amid Safety Scandal

TIRANA, Albania (Tirana Times, September 10, 2025 ) — Albania is grappling with an escalating food safety crisis as European Union member states including Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Germany repeatedly block or

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News Analysis: Kosovo Parliament Fails Again to Elect Speaker, Highlighting Deepening Partisan Divides and Institutional Fragility

Tirana, Tirana Times, April 27 — Kosovo’s political deadlock deepened further on Sunday as the Parliament failed once again to elect a Speaker and officially constitute the Assembly, despite seven attempts. The

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In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

If Rama wants to be the prime minister who ushers Albania into the European Union, he must first be the leader who makes Albania worth staying in. It means building a country

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As Bulgarian veto entangles region, Albania not hopeful on start of EU talks, PM says

Main·News

TIRANA, June 16, 2022 – Albania is not expecting that the EU will agree to open membership negotiations at a key EU summit next week, the country’s prime minister, Edi Rama, says.

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Ahead of Thessaloniki Summit that marks two decades since EU membership promise, Greek PM calls on EU to admit all of Western Balkans by 2033

Main·News

TIRANA, June 9, 2022 – The European Union should make sure all of the Western Balkans is integrated into the bloc by 2033, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Friday, becoming the

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Regional leaders gather for Open Balkan summit, with Kosovo absence and Russian meddling looming over meeting

Features·International·Main·News

TIRANA, June 8, 2022 – A two-day meeting of the Open Balkans initiative is being held in Ohrid with the leaders of Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia joined as observers by the

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Russian support for ‘Belgrade-led initiative’ is ‘a kiss of death’ for Open Balkan, critics say

Main·News

TIRANA, June 7, 2022 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lashed out at NATO and regional members for denying him the ability to visit Belgrade last Sunday, which he said he

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Former armed forces chief Bajram Begaj to serve as Albania’s seventh president

Main·News

TIRANA, June 4, 2022 – Albania’s parliament has voted Bajram Begaj as the country’s next president, with 78 MPs of 140 voting in favor, three against and one abstention. The ruling Socialist

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With first three rounds used up, Socialists set to select new president on their own

Main·News

Experts note that now is the time to see whether the ruling Socialist Party will take under consideration proposals from civil society, such as Përparim Kalo. TIRANA, May 30, 2022 – Albania’s

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Feyenoord, Roma supporters clash with police as Tirana prepares to host UEFA final

Main·News

TIRANA, May 25, 2022 – Nineteen police officers were injured Tuesday night and about 70 Dutch and Italian fans were detained following clashes as Tirana prepares to host the UEFA Conference League

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Greece warns it will put up barriers on EU bid if Albania brings up Cham issue

Main·News

TIRANA, May 23, 2022 – Greece’s foreign minister has publicly warned Albania in a visit to Tirana that raising issues related to the Cham community will result in Greece throwing up barriers

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Experts concerned Macron proposal will hurt Western Balkans’ EU membership bids

Features·Main·News

TIRANA, May 12, 2022 – A proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to build a new political community of non-EU members around the bloc is raising red flags in the Western Balkans,

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Investment at Butrint aims to protect, sustain the national park long term, says AADF

Main·News

TIRANA, May 3, 2022 – Following a debate over management of the Butrint National Park, the Albanian-American Development Foundation said this week that the ultimate ownership and control over Butrint, as with

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Albania removes all remaining pandemic restrictions

Main·News

TIRANA, April 26, 2022 – Albania will remove all remaining pandemic restrictions on May 1, the Technical Committee of Experts said Tuesday. The decision means masks will no longer be mandatory indoors,

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EU Countries Ban Albanian Farm Exports Amid Safety Scandal

News Analysis: Kosovo Parliament Fails Again to Elect Speaker, Highlighting Deepening Partisan Divides and Institutional Fragility

In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

As Bulgarian veto entangles region, Albania not hopeful on start of EU talks, PM says

Ahead of Thessaloniki Summit that marks two decades since EU membership promise, Greek PM calls on EU to admit all of Western Balkans by 2033

Regional leaders gather for Open Balkan summit, with Kosovo absence and Russian meddling looming over meeting

Russian support for ‘Belgrade-led initiative’ is ‘a kiss of death’ for Open Balkan, critics say

Former armed forces chief Bajram Begaj to serve as Albania’s seventh president

With first three rounds used up, Socialists set to select new president on their own

Feyenoord, Roma supporters clash with police as Tirana prepares to host UEFA final

Greece warns it will put up barriers on EU bid if Albania brings up Cham issue

Experts concerned Macron proposal will hurt Western Balkans’ EU membership bids

Investment at Butrint aims to protect, sustain the national park long term, says AADF

Albania removes all remaining pandemic restrictions

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