Edi Rama

Every evening, Ergus Katiaj uploads a video on TikTok reminding customers that his shop in Tirana delivers potato chips, cigarettes and alcohol through the night. His phone buzzes with orders that add about 1,000 euros to his monthly profit.

Albania's prime minister said Sunday the ban on TikTok his government announced a day earlier was "not a rushed reaction to a single incident."

Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government will shut down TikTok for one year, accusing the popular video service of inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced that TikTok will be banned in Albania for at least a year, starting in early 2025. This decision follows a tragic incident in which a 14-year-old student was killed and another injured in a fight near a school in Tirana.

“The problem of Edi Rama with me started when he saw that he was losing the Municipality of Himara,” says the New Democracy MEP, Fredi Beleris, to protothema.gr.

The leader of the Albanian opposition, Sali Berisha, has been released from house arrest, an Albanian court ruled today, while the country’s former president and former prime minister awaits trial on corruption charges against him as protests agai

The Albanian police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a gathering of hundreds of opposition supporters who had blocked roads in Tirana, accusing the government of corruption.

Albania will officially join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) on January 1, 2025, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced via a post on the social network "X." This move will eliminate financial fees for money transfers between Albania and EU countries, benefiting Albanian citizens who send or receive money across borders.

The leaders of Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Albania held a brief discussion ahead of the opening of the European Political Community meeting in Budapest on Thursday, exchanging views on the outcome of the US election as well as regional and international developments.

BUDAPEST - On the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with several senior officials to discuss the place and the role of Western Balkan states in the global political reality, as well as current issues.

Albania hopes to join the European Union by 2030, Prime Minister Edi Rama told a crowd of some 2,000 supporters at a hotel in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday.

Rama also promised that the numerous Albanian expatriates will be able for the first time to mail in their ballots in the next general election, set to take place in Spring 2025.