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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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Main·Western Balkans

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

6 months ago

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Headline·Main·News

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

6 months ago

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Stalled EU progress looms large over Open Balkan meeting in Tirana

Main·News

TIRANA, Dec. 21 – The leaders of Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia have signed five agreements related to the free movement of workers and goods, food safety and agriculture at the latest

4 years ago

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Analysis: Future uncertain for DP as parallel assemblies strive for control

Main·News

TIRANA, Dec. 11 – Delegates representing a large portion of Albania’s Democratic Party convened in an assembly Saturday, voting to sack the party’s incumbent leadership and approving changes to the party’s constitution.

4 years ago

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Albania moves to mandates as vaccination rates remain low

Main·News

TIRANA, Dec. 6 – Albania is making vaccines against COVID-19 mandatory for certain groups, including public administration and service sector employees, government officials said this week. The government’s Technical Committee of Experts

4 years ago

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Climate change hurting Albania’s aromatic plants, vital to economy of rural areas, exports

Business & Economy·Main

TIRANA, Nov. 29 – Drought and fires seen this year across Albania have damaged wild plants collected for their medicinal and aromatic properties, bringing hardship to hundreds of families who make a

4 years ago

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Questions persist over UK’s plan to fly third-country asylum seekers to Albania

Main·News

TIRANA, Nov. 23 – A series of articles in UK media outlets indicating there is a plan to transfer UK’s third-country asylum seekers to Albania has led to repeated denials by the

4 years ago

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In official visit to Italy, Albanian PM seeks renewed bilateral relations, support on EU challenges

Main·News

By JERINA ZALOSHNJA ROME, Nov. 17 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has made an official visit to Italy, focusing on bilateral relations and seeking support for Albania’s arduous EU membership bid.

4 years ago

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Open Balkan leaders push forward on agreements, urge rest of region to join

Main·News

BELGRADE, Nov. 4 – Leaders of Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia said at a summit in the Serbian capital Thursday that the Open Balkan Initiative would move forward steadily over the next

4 years ago

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Constitutional Court hears arguments on validity of 2019 administrative elections

Main·News

TIRANA, Nov. 2 – Albania’s Constitutional Court held Tuesday a session to hear arguments in a case that tests the validity of the June 30, 2019 administrative elections, which were boycotted by

4 years ago

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Chinese foreign minister visits Tirana

Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 29 – With China’s foreign minister in Albania as part of a regional tour, Tirana and Beijing have expressed their mutual will to expand economic, trade and cultural ties —

4 years ago

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New findings suggest Albania’s official data deeply understated COVID-19 deaths, potentially hiding worst performance in Europe

Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 23 – The official number of COVID-19 related deaths in Albania is far lower than the actual number of deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic, several international findings now suggest.

4 years ago

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Key EU report says opening talks with Albania is overdue, highlights concerns on reforms, elections and freedoms

Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 19 – Albania and North Macedonia continue to fulfill the conditions to open accession negotiations, but the delays in the official launch are having a negative impact on the credibility

4 years ago

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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?

Stalled EU progress looms large over Open Balkan meeting in Tirana

Analysis: Future uncertain for DP as parallel assemblies strive for control

Albania moves to mandates as vaccination rates remain low

Climate change hurting Albania’s aromatic plants, vital to economy of rural areas, exports

Questions persist over UK’s plan to fly third-country asylum seekers to Albania

In official visit to Italy, Albanian PM seeks renewed bilateral relations, support on EU challenges

Open Balkan leaders push forward on agreements, urge rest of region to join

Constitutional Court hears arguments on validity of 2019 administrative elections

Chinese foreign minister visits Tirana

New findings suggest Albania’s official data deeply understated COVID-19 deaths, potentially hiding worst performance in Europe

Key EU report says opening talks with Albania is overdue, highlights concerns on reforms, elections and freedoms

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