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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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Matryoshkas and friends

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By Genc Pollo* The matryoshkas are a set of egg-shaped, empty, wooden dolls painted as a mature woman and they fit into one another from the smaller to the biggest one. They

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Experts petition against gov’t bypass project in UNESCO-listed Gjirokastra

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TIRANA, March 7 – Architects, academics and culture heritage specialists have come together to strongly oppose government plans to build a bypass in Gjirokastra, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Albania,

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Signs of compromise to overcome political deadlock emerge as Mogherini visits Albania

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TIRANA, March 5 – Albania’s political leaders showed signs of compromise on Friday as the opposition staged their 14th days of protest over free and fair elections and EU foreign policy chief

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Showcasing Albania – Natasha Korn

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By Alan Andoni Natasha Korn lives in Albania. She is a designer but to say that does her little justice. To put it concisely, Natasha Korn is one of Albania’s foremost ambassadors,

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Editorial: Oil concessions in Albania: The rich, the poor and the dirty

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The inhabitants of Zharrez, a small village of the Fier region, which has suffered considerable damage due to fracking by the companies that extract oil there, were not put off by the

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Gov’t promises to fully pay for Zharrez damages

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TIRANA, March 1 – Albania’s government has approved a package of measures that guarantees residents of Zharrez and surrounding areas that there will be a full compensation for all damages done to

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IMF: Uncertainties related to the elections put economy at risk

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TIRANA, March 1 – As a 3-year binding deal with the International Monetary Fund came to an end this month and prospects of a renewed agreement were delayed after next June’s general

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Genoveva Ruiz Calavera, Director for Western Balkans at the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission, and chair of the International Monitoring Operation (IMO) Management Board. (Photo: Courtesy of Europa.ba)

EU replies to SMI concerns over justice vetting implementation

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TIRANA, Feb. 28 – A justice reform body that has raised concern among members of the government has a purely administrative, not executive, role and should not be seen through those lenses,

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Edmond Spaho, deputy head of Albania's main opposition Democratic Party. (Photo: DP Handout)

Basha’s ‘war’ cry taken out of context, deputy says

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TIRANA, Feb. 27 – Harsh language used during an ongoing protest by Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha was not a call to violence in what has been a peaceful protest, but rather

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Cannabis trafficking from Albania to Italy tripled last year, Italian prosecutor says

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TIRANA, Feb. 25 – Italy’s nationwide anti-mafia prosecutor, Franco Roberti, who visited Albania last week, said that cannabis traffic from Albania to Italy tripled last year. In a press conference after a

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Opposition leader Lulzim Basha at a protest rally. (Photo: DP handout)

Calling for caretaker gov’t to protect free elections, opposition continues protest

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – Albania’s opposition is continuing its indefinite protest in front of the prime minister’s office and opposition leaders said the Democratic Party will not return to parliament until a

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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

Matryoshkas and friends

Experts petition against gov’t bypass project in UNESCO-listed Gjirokastra

Signs of compromise to overcome political deadlock emerge as Mogherini visits Albania

Showcasing Albania – Natasha Korn

Editorial: Oil concessions in Albania: The rich, the poor and the dirty

Gov’t promises to fully pay for Zharrez damages

IMF: Uncertainties related to the elections put economy at risk

EU replies to SMI concerns over justice vetting implementation

Basha’s ‘war’ cry taken out of context, deputy says

Cannabis trafficking from Albania to Italy tripled last year, Italian prosecutor says

Calling for caretaker gov’t to protect free elections, opposition continues protest

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