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From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

In 1919, Vatra, a pan-Albanian association functioning as something of a shadow Albanian government in the United States, made an unprecedented request to Secretary of State Robert Lansing: Albania should become an

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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. By ANDI BALLA In his

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United Arab Emirates ‘s Expanding Influence in Albania – Financial and Political Concerns

By Tirana Times TIRANA, March 20th (Tirana Times ) The Albanian government has nearly doubled the projected cost of its “Smart City” initiative, now expected to cost $118.5 million—up from the initially

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Albania suffers lowest number of births on record as population shrinks, ages

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TIRANA, March 30 – Albania’s estimated number of newborn babies last year fell to 31,733, the lowest figure on record, further contributing to the ageing and shrinking of the country’s population, official

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Choice between caretaker government and no elections, opposition says

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TIRANA, March 27 – Albania’s opposition parties reiterated this week their decision not to register at the Central Elections Commission for the June 18 elections, “until a political agreement for the formation

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Ruling coalition buckles as disagreements continue

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SMI says it won’t participate in Kavaja elections without the opposition’s participation TIRANA, March 27 – Albania’s president has set May 7 as the by-election date to replace the mayor of Kavaja,

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Meat imports from Brazil blocked until tests show it’s safe

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TIRANA, March 30 – Albanian food authorities say they have blocked Brazilian meat imports to the country and have taken samples to test products over their safety after some of the world’s

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Prosecutors investigating Vlora judge over alleged ties with drug baron

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TIRANA, March 22 – The ongoing investigation on the wealth and assets of a former local government officials and alleged drug baron, Klement Balili, have revealed that a judge of the Court

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CEC to audit decriminalization declarations of 21 MPs and 8 mayors

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TIRANA, March 21 – Albania’s Central Election Commission will double-check questionnaires submitted by several MPs and mayors in the framework of the decriminalization bill, indicating that it suspects the self-declarations were not

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Prime Minister Edi Rama of the governing Socialists said he was happy with the verdict. (Photo: Kryeministria.al/Handout)

PM willing to hold elections without the opposition as protest continues

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Ruling coalition shows cracks over prospects of elections without opposition’s participation TIRANA, March 22 – The upcoming general elections will not be postponed even if the opposition decides not to participate, Prime

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Initiative to ban communist-era movies meets strong opposition

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TIRANA, March 21 – An initiative by the state-funded Institute for the Study of Communist Crimes to ban the screening of communist era movies on public and private-run TVs because of their

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AmCham: High tax burden remains top concern as business climate recovers to 5-year high

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TIRANA, March 20 – Some of the country’s biggest local and foreign companies represented by the American Chamber of Commerce in Albania perceive the business climate to have considerably improved in 2016

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Eurostat: 29,000 Albanians sought asylum in 2016, Germany remains top destination

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TIRANA, March 20 – The number of first time Albanian asylum seekers to EU member countries more than halved in 2016, but Albania remained for the second year in a row among

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Editorial: Unburdened for all the wrong reasons

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The key political event of this week was the change of four ministers of the Rama cabinet, all of them of the Socialist Party. Two of the ministers have key positions: that

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From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

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

United Arab Emirates ‘s Expanding Influence in Albania – Financial and Political Concerns

Albania suffers lowest number of births on record as population shrinks, ages

Choice between caretaker government and no elections, opposition says

Ruling coalition buckles as disagreements continue

Meat imports from Brazil blocked until tests show it’s safe

Prosecutors investigating Vlora judge over alleged ties with drug baron

CEC to audit decriminalization declarations of 21 MPs and 8 mayors

PM willing to hold elections without the opposition as protest continues

Initiative to ban communist-era movies meets strong opposition

AmCham: High tax burden remains top concern as business climate recovers to 5-year high

Eurostat: 29,000 Albanians sought asylum in 2016, Germany remains top destination

Editorial: Unburdened for all the wrong reasons

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