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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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Vetting bill lost in translation

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TIRANA, Dec. 1 – Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party believes that the highly debated vetting bill sent for review at the Venice Commission has not been translated accurately. Therefore, it plans to

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Hold these suitcases please!

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By Jerina Zaloshnja At seven in the morning, on the third Tuesday in September of the year 2003, weighed down with some bags and all kinds of suitcases, I placed my foot

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EU accession talks won’t start before elections, Merkel says

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BERLIN, Nov. 28 – Five conditions that Albania must meet to continue EU accession negotiation talks still stand, and the negotiations would not open until after elections in Germany and Albania take

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Ruling MPs request 2-year freeze on new gambling law ahead of mid-2017 general elections

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TIRANA, Nov. 29 – With only a month to go before a law disciplining gambling in downtown areas become effective and few months before the mid-2017 general elections, several ruling majority MPs

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Italian legal changes put Albania’s booming call center industry at risk

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TIRANA, Nov. 28 – Legal changes initiated by the Italian Parliament risk putting at risk the booming call center industry in Albania, one of the country’s key employers in recent years with

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Turkish couchsurfer: It’s a social responsibility for me to host people visiting Albania

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By Jona Kuka Alaattin is an avid traveler and an active participant in the famous traveler’s website, couchsurfing.com. This website is great for those that want to explore countries of the world,

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The Ministry of Health said it blamed the opposition of launching a negative propaganda against the free check up program which led to a â€œsmall number of citizens that have used the services regardless of the capacity of 475,000 tests each year which is supported financially by the Public Private Partnership.â€ (Photo: PDP/Pixabay)

New ‘shady’ PPPs to cost taxpayers €52 mln for 2017

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TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Financial support to six concession contracts the Albanian government has signed in key sectors over the past three years and two new public-private partnerships expected to be made

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Euro hits 6-year low against lek, further affecting ailing exports

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TIRANA, Nov. 23 – Europe’s single currency hit a six-year low against Albania’s national currency this week, further affecting the country’s exports, already on a downward trend due to a slump in

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Proposed income tax changes to increase companies’ burden

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TIRANA, Nov. 21 – Some newly proposed changes to the income tax will increase the companies’ corporate income tax by lowering the amount of tax deductible interest involving borrowing expenses that taxpayers

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Lumpy skin disease increases poverty rates among affected farmers

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TIRANA, Nov. 22 – The lumpy skin disease continues claiming livestock lives throughout Albania, most recently in the central part of the country, increasing poverty rates among thousands of households who rely

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EC: Albania’s narcotics business generates €260 mln annually

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TIRANA, Nov. 24 – The narcotics business in Albania, which has thrived nationwide even after a mid-2015 police crackdown on the notorious marijuana growing Lazarat village, has a much higher share to

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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

Vetting bill lost in translation

Hold these suitcases please!

EU accession talks won’t start before elections, Merkel says

Ruling MPs request 2-year freeze on new gambling law ahead of mid-2017 general elections

Italian legal changes put Albania’s booming call center industry at risk

Turkish couchsurfer: It’s a social responsibility for me to host people visiting Albania

New ‘shady’ PPPs to cost taxpayers €52 mln for 2017

Euro hits 6-year low against lek, further affecting ailing exports

Proposed income tax changes to increase companies’ burden

Lumpy skin disease increases poverty rates among affected farmers

EC: Albania’s narcotics business generates €260 mln annually

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