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Opposition Calls for Rama’s Resignation Over Corruption

Tirana protest unfolds amid EU concerns over shrinking parliamentary oversight. TIRANA, May 08, 2026 — Albania’s opposition staged a national protest in Tirana on Friday evening, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister

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Dirty Money in the Skyline: Albania’s Tower Boom and the Laundering of Criminal Wealth

From towers to “new pyramids”: how money from organized crime, international drug trafficking and entrenched corruption is reshaping Tirana while leaving behind empty buildings, distorted prices and a deeper threat to Albania’s

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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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2008-2020: As EU integration stalled, 1 in 4 Albanians left for new life in the EU

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TIRANA, Oct. 19 – In a 12-year period, from 2008 to 2020, as Albania’s EU integration slowed to a near-halt, the country’s citizens chose another form of integration — migration — as

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

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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

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Albanian prosecutors don’t rule out foul play in mysterious death of 4 Russian tourists

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TIRANA, Oct. 18 – The mysterious death of four Russian tourists at a spa in a luxurious hotel on Albania’s Adriatic coast has authorities baffled, with medical experts suspecting asphyxiation from chlorine

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Potential curtailing of visa-free regime for Albania worrying, but unlikely, experts say

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TIRANA, Oct. 18 – There are growing worries in Albania over the possibility that the visa-free regime with a Schengen Area is in jeopardy following reports from EU sources of alleged abuses.

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Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction, says Venice Commission opinion on local elections boycotted by opposition

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TIRANA, Oct. 15 – The Albanian Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction to review the validity of Albania’s last local elections, according to an opinion issued by experts of the Venice Commission. The

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Socialists agree to parliamentary inquiries on elections, waste incinerators but not the Becchetti affair

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TIRANA, Oct. 13 – Albania’s ruling Socialist Party says it will approve two of the three parliamentary inquiry commissions requested by the opposition. Alleged abuses during the general elections and the construction

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Delta wave ebbing in Albania, but risk remains as winter approaches

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TIRANA, Oct. 12 – While active COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Albania remain at far higher levels than seen in the early summer months, the most recent wave, driven by the Delta

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Former RTSH head, Thoma Gëllçi, arrested in suspect public procurement case

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TIRANA, Oct. 9 – Thoma Gëllçi, who until recently served as the top executive of Albania’s public broadcaster, RTSH, has been arrested on charges filed by SPAK, the special anti-corruption and organized

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Averting worst case scenario, EU-WB summit renews commitment to enlargement, but sets no date

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TIRANA, Oct. 7 – A summit of European Union and Western Balkan leaders has affirmed the EU’s commitment to enlargement in the region, but it has provided no firm membership dates, The

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New state police chief, Gledis Nano, appointed following Ardi Veliu’s departure,

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TIRANA, Oct. 7 – Albania’s government has appointed Gledis Nano as the new head of the Albanian State Police, a day after the resignation of the former chief, Ardi Veliu. Nano takes

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Reports that UK aims to use Albania as migrant holding center stirs anger in Tirana, FM says ‘fake news’

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TIRANA, Oct 4 – The United Kingdom aims use Albania as a holding place for migrants caught crossing the British Channel in small boats from France in a new asylum crackdown, according to

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News - Page 40

Opposition Calls for Rama’s Resignation Over Corruption

Dirty Money in the Skyline: Albania’s Tower Boom and the Laundering of Criminal Wealth

Albania’s EU bid faces IBAR delay

2008-2020: As EU integration stalled, 1 in 4 Albanians left for new life in the EU

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

Albanian prosecutors don’t rule out foul play in mysterious death of 4 Russian tourists

Potential curtailing of visa-free regime for Albania worrying, but unlikely, experts say

Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction, says Venice Commission opinion on local elections boycotted by opposition

Socialists agree to parliamentary inquiries on elections, waste incinerators but not the Becchetti affair

Delta wave ebbing in Albania, but risk remains as winter approaches

Former RTSH head, Thoma Gëllçi, arrested in suspect public procurement case

Averting worst case scenario, EU-WB summit renews commitment to enlargement, but sets no date

New state police chief, Gledis Nano, appointed following Ardi Veliu’s departure,

Reports that UK aims to use Albania as migrant holding center stirs anger in Tirana, FM says ‘fake news’

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