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SPAK Brings New Charges Against Former Deputy PM Balluku

Tirana Times, August 07, 2026 — Albania’s Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime has brought new allegations against former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, widening one of the most politically sensitive
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Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Ethnic Cleansing Remark Tests Serbia’s Claim to Have Broken With Milošević A Serbian minister’s declared willingness to expel Kosovo Albanians has drawn condemnation across the region and Europe. Belgrade’s refusal to remove
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Blair-brokered deal costs Albanians €645,000

TIRANA, Jan. 14 – The Albanian government has awarded a €150,000 bonus to U.K.-based Omnia Strategy, led by Cherie Blair, the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, also an adviser
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Flood situation improves in Albania

TIRANA, Jan. 11 – After the deluge registered in the past week, which was responsible for the flooding of hundreds of homes and thousands of hectares of agricultural land as well as
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Three customs officers arrested at Kakavija

TIRANA, Jan. 14 – Albanian police detained three customs officers at Kakavija, Albania’s largest border crossing with Greece, on Thursday, January 14. The arrests were made after a vehicle containing 1.3 tons
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Albania to test its public administration

TIRANA, Jan.13 – Albanian government has decided that all employees of the country’s public administration will undergo a test that which will help determine the level of skills of its civil servants.
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First fiscal receipt lottery draws public interest

TIRANA, Jan. 12 – Alongside a crackdown against fiscal evasion launched last fall, Albanian authorities are hoping to instill a culture of asking for and saving receipts of purchased goods among citizens
11 years ago
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The Albanian parliament, Kuvendi. (Photo: Handout)

Consensus on justice reform remains elusive

TIRANA, Jan. 7 – Signals for consensus and an overall cooperation climate between government and opposition experts that were given at the beginning of the week waned fast. A day after the
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