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Rama’s comments on decoupling from N.Macedonia, opposition calls for substantive motion
Several MPs from the Democratic Party who have sided with Sali Berisha, along with several MPs from SMI (Socialist Movement for Integration), have called...
Albania
€100 million from Switzerland to go for health and economic sector reform
Albania and Switzerland have signed a document that is meant to improve the business and healthcare climate in our country through various climate change...
Albania
Albanians spent €3.3 million euros on cars in 4 months
Over 15 000 new cars have entered our country over the past 4 months.
In most cases, they have been imported from Italy and Germany.
More...
Kosovo
German ambassador expresses support for Kosovo’s bid to join the Council of Europe
The German ambassador to Kosovo, Jorn Rohde, has expressed his support for Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe.
By commanding Kosovo’s application, Rohde stated...
North Macedonia
Opposition sticks to boycott as government shuns dialogue
The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski ruled out government efforts to dialogue in case the opposition continues to press on holding snap...
Balkans
Kosovo no longer recognized by 4 four states, claims Serbian FM
The Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic declared Friday to have submitted to President Aleksandar Vucic four diplomatic notes pertaining to states that...
Albania
Berisha challenges Rama to pass bill exempting PMs from statute of limitations for criminal offenses
Sali Berisha challenged Prime Minister Edi Rama this Friday in passing a bill in parliament that would exclude heads of governments from the statute...
Albania
Majority cannot pick the president alone, says Alibeaj
Democrat MP Enkelejd Alibeaj declared on Friday that the ruling majority cannot pick the new President with the votes of the ‘persona non-grata’.
Alibeaj emphasized...
Albania
Socialists still without a name for the new president
The floor leader of the Socialist Party in parliament, Taulant Balla, said after a meeting with Mesila Doda and Fatmir Mediu on Friday, that...
Albania
PDIU leader on new President: Time to focus on concrete names
The leader of the Party for Justice, Integration, and Unity (PDIU), Shpetim Idrizi, declared on Friday that political parties must shift their focus toward...
Albania
Albania to receive $75M from WB to modernize water sector
Albania will receive a total of $81.3 million to reform its water sector.
In a press release posted on the official website of the...
Albania
Talks with party representatives over new president to continue today
Representatives of various parliamentary groups will meet on Friday to discuss about who will be Albania’s new head of state.
The floor leader of the...
Kosovo-Serbia negotiators head to Brussels for new round of talks
The negotiating delegations of Kosovo and Serbia are heading to Brussels on Friday for a new round of talks mediated by the European Union.
According...
Barometer
The (Un)represented Albanians in Parliament
A majority of Albanian citizens (58%) have never heard their parliamentary representative take the podium during a plenary session, against one-fourth (28.4%) who actually...
Barometer
Pre-election care and post-election carelessness
51% of Albanians do not know who is representing their district in the Albanian parliament.
MPs are more recognized by their Socialist electorate (58.7%), compared...
Barometer
No more party lists; Albanians want to elect their own parliamentary representative
A considerable majority (65%) think that their regional representative in parliament has not delivered on the promises given during the 2021 electoral campaign.
Only 14%...
Balkans
Region aims to wave goodbye to roaming tariffs to boost barrier-free tourism
Albania, as well as the region, possesses the capacity to attract more tourists, and with that comes increased revenue.
But in order to get to...
Albania
Rama reacts to parliament vote against draft resolution on Srebrenica genocide
Prime Minister Edi Rama took it to Twitter to express his stance on the turmoil triggered on Thursday after a majority vote at the...
Albania
SPAK investigating procedures at Tirana incinerator plant, concessionaires in health sector
All eyes have been on SPAK in the last three weeks, be that from the general public but also from the political scene.
This saturated...
Albania
Negotiations for new president to take place on Friday amongst parliamentary groups
Tomorrow, parliamentary groups will be holding a meeting at the Parliaments Leadership, where they will negotiate on putting forth a proposal for the country’s...
North Macedonia
Political crisis continues in N. Macedonia, opposition calls for snap elections
For the past 3 days, the Macedonian Parliament has been nearly non-functional, due to the block being imposed by the main opposition party VMRO...
Balkans
Kosovo applies to European Council, Vucic calls meeting of National Security Council
Serbian president, Alexandar Vucic, has reacted after the news was confirmed that Kosovo had applied to join the European Council.
Vucic thus announced that he...
Kosovo
Gervalla submits Kosovo’s application to join the European Council
Kosovo’s minister of foreign affairs, Donika Gervalla, has submitted her country’s application to become a member of the European Council, this Thursday on May...
Albania
Berisha: Vucic is a young Putin that is ready to repeat genocide
‘Vucic is the inspirer of Serbian genocide. This man is a small Putin that is ready to repeat these acts at any moment’.
These were...
