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Afghan Refugees Repay Albania’s Hospitality in Colour
Afghans evacuated recently to Albania have painted two murals in Tirana and Shengjin to express gratitude for the warm reception they have received.
Bulgaria: From Today Changes in the List of Countries falling into the Red Zone
As of today, 20 January, citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia, Israel, Turkey, and Serbia, and members of their families arriving from a Member State of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Republic of North Macedonia, Israel, Turkey, and Serbia are a
Berisha’s Antics Are Useful Distraction for Albanian Govt’s Failures
Unfortunately, for the past 30 years, both international and Albanian leaders have often tipped the scales of justice to serve their respective political agendas.
Montenegro Being Urged to Join ‘Risky’ Open Balkan Initiative: Analyst
Montenegrin PM Zdravko Krivokapic (right), Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (centre) and Albanian PM Edi Rama (left) at a meeting in Belgrade. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Saz: Ancient Instrument’s Epic Journey From Central Asia to the Balkans
Nachtmanova may have met relatively late with Saz in the Berlin suburbs populated by many Turks and Kurds from Turkey, but in a short time has become popular for her enthusiasm for Turkish bardic culture and Saz - and of course for her crystalline voice.
The Regime for Entry into Bulgaria of Citizens of some Countries is Changing
As of Thursday, January 20, citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia, Israel, Turkey, and Serbia and members of their families arriving from a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of North Macedonia, the State of Israel, the Republic of Turkey and the Re
Erdogan Opens Apartment Complex in Albania for Quake Victims
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) during a welcoming ceremony with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) at Tirana airport, January 17 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA
The complex was financed and built by Turkey for Albanians who lost their houses in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in late 2019, which killed 51 people and displaced nearly 17,000 people.
Italy Arrests Albania’s Fugitive Former General Prosecutor Llalla
Italian authorities arrested Albania's fugitive former General Prosecutor, Adriatik Lllalla, in Rome, on 10 December, Albania's Special Prosecution Against Organised Crime and Corruption, SPAK, confirmed to BIRN on Monday.
Rival Assemblies Widen Rift in Albania’s Main Opposition Party
The civil war within Albania's main opposition Democratic Party worsened over the weekend after an assembly on Saturday summoned by former DP leader Sali Berisha voted to change the party's statute, and dismiss the current leader, Lulzim Basha - who has, in turn, dismissed some party members that participated in the assembly.
Six Balkan Foreign Ministers will Discuss the Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in London
The foreign ministers of six Western Balkan countries will meet in London today to discuss the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is stated in a statement by British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, who will chair the event.
It’s Time Washington Made Albania Take Corruption Warnings Seriously
Few people in the US or abroad took notice of President Joe Biden's memorandum to combat corruption globally -until the Administration began to declare former world leaders personae non grata.
In Albania, the US had repeatedly criticized Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist government of corruption, calling it "pervasive in all branches of government," especially in the judiciary.
Albanian Leaders Strike Opposing Tone, Commemorating Communism’s Fall
Leaders of Albania's two main Socialist and Democratic parties, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Lulzim Basha, marked National Youth Day on December 8 with opposing messages about the state of the country today.
Balkan Countries Unfazed by Belarus’s Import Ban
Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia are not likely to be affected economically by a ban on food imports imposed by Belarus, which starts on January 1.
Although not part of the EU, they have joined recent increased EU and Western sanctions on Belarus, imposed over the migrant crisis at the Polish border, for which Minsk is blamed.
Albania Police Chief Orders Drugs Test for All Officers
Albania has launched a police drug-testing process, to be applied in all local and central police directorates, for the first time.
An existing Regulation on the State Police says no one can become a police officer unless they first pass a drug test.
Kosovo, Albania Ready to Help any Potential US-led Ukraine Mission
With Europe and the United States increasingly concerned over a buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine, some Balkan countries are already offering their services in any potential US-led response to a possible Russian invasion.