Latest News from Albania
Former Albania PM publicly boasts about arming KLA
Former Prime Minister of Albania Salji Berisa boasted publicly for the first time about giving a great assistance in weapons to the former so-called Kosovo Liberation Army.
Berisa said that after the fall of communism in Albania he decided to open the doors of military arms depots, and one of the reasons was to arm Albanians in Kosovo, reported MIA in Macedonian language.
Albania Aims To Build on Boom in Tourism
Few people automatically think of Albania when it comes to arranging their holidays, but data showing that Albanian tourism is growing fast has speeded up a drive to formalize the touristic market, codify hotel ratings and promote growth by hunting for foreign investments.
Albania's Ministry of Economy and Tourism told BIRN that the main focus now is to continue the upwards trend.
Albania Spies Gold in Projects Linked to TAP
Albania hopes to be a major player in the distribution of gas in the region as a result of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, TAP, which will start bringing natural gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe in 2020.
The project, work on which will start within the next three years, will run through Albania with 215 kilometres on land and 37 km offshore in the Adriatic Sea.
Industry in Bulgaria Has One of the Highest Profit Rates in Europe
Industry in Bulgaria has one of the highest profit rates in Europe but pays some of the lowest salaries in the EU, an expert analysis of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria shows, cited by BNR.
The results were presented at a national conference titled ''Social Dialogue for Fair Pay'' organized by the trade union.
Albanian Opposition Leader Claims to be Soros Target
Albanian opposition leader Lulzim Basha, from the centre-right Democratic Party (PD) gave an interview to controversial American media outlet Breitbart during a visit to the United States to raise awareness about the political situation in the country.
Albania Makes Public State Security Files From Hoxha's Regime
Albania's government has made public the files of the sinister Directorate of State Security Sigurimi from the time ofthe communist dictator Enver Hoxha, reported BGNES.
There are millions of documents collected in tens of thousands of files of people persecuted by the regime.
During the rule of Hoxha, over 100,000 people were arrested and thrown into camps.
Juncker: There'll be war in Balkans if EU collapses
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the United States that there would be "war in the Balkans" if the EU collapses.
The website euractiv.com is reporting this, citing Juncker's exclusive interview to the Financial Times during which he revealed details of his conversation with US Vice President Mike Pence, that took place in Brussels on February 20.
Two hurt in explosion in Albanian army base
An explosion that occurred in an army base in Albania on Wednesday resulted in two army personnel receiving light injuries.
The Albanian Defense Ministry announced this on Thursday.
Albania Reforms Senate Caucus to Boost US Ties
Albania is trying to woo important friends in Washington DC at a time when the policies of the new White House under Donald Trump towards the Balkans are still unsettled and unclear.
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said a press release while on a US visit on Wednesday that the Senate's Albanian Issues Caucus had now been reformed.
Balkan States Linked to Russian Money-Laundering Scheme
Media reports about the massive money-laundering scheme which siphoned $20.8 billion (19.2 billion euros) from 19 Russian banks have named Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina among the countries where suspicious financial transactions took place.
Kosovo, Albania Give 'Common Market' Call Thumbs Down
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn's support for the creation of a common market in the Western Balkans, raised during the recent summit of six leaders in Sarajevo, has drawn little enthusiasm in Kosovo and Albania.
EP Adopts Resolution on Bulgarians in Albania
A month ago, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Albania, which included a text, put forward by Bulgarian MEPs Andrey Kovatchev and Angel Dzhambazki, reaffirming the rights of the Bulgarian population in Mala Prespa, Golo Brdo and Gora.
Kfor commander: Situation in Kosovo stable
BELGRADE - The situation in Kosovo is stable, Kfor Commander Giovanni Fungo said in the wake of a letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg from Albania and Croatia, in which they expressed concern over security in the province.
Albania warns FYROM: "Ethnic crisis could have serious consequences for everyone"
Albania on Thursday warned FYROM (Macedonia), where Albanians make up around a quarter of the population, not to try and turn a political crisis into an ethnic one, EurActiv.com reports.
Earlier this month, Macedonia's president, Gjorge Ivanov, refused to give Social Democrat Zoran Zaev a mandate to form a coalition government with ethnic Albanian parties.
More Serbian, Albanian companies want cooperation - PKS head
More and more Serbian and Albanian companies are interested in cooperation, Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) President Marko Cadez has said.
Speaking in Tirana, Albania on Wednesday, Cadez explained that this primarily concerns the farming industry, wood processing, metalworking and the electric industry and tourism, Beta has reported, quoting a PKS statement.