The bodies of four Russian tourists who were found dead at a beach resort in western Albania last week have been flown home, the Russian Embassy in Tirana said on Friday. Albanian police said the four – a married couple, their daughter and son-in-law – were found dead in a hotel sauna.
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Albania’s Constitutional Court said on Friday it will examine the legality of parliament’s decision to impeach the country’s figurehead president for alleged constitutional violations.
European Union leaders tried to reassure six Balkan countries they could eventually join the trading bloc if they met its standards, but the leaders failed to provide a credible signal Wednesday that the EU’s enlargement process will be relaunched in the near future.
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The EU needs to speed up the debate on European strategic autonomy and to make clear commitments on the accession prospects of western Balkan countries, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.
Questions remain over the future of the two EU hopefuls North Macedonia and Albania and what impact any new rejection to join the bloc might have.
An Albanian appeals court Wednesday sentenced the country’s former chief prosecutor to two years in prison and confiscated his property Wednesday for hiding the money involved in illegally owned properties.
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Albania’s parliament was to vote late Thursday to approve the new, female-dominated cabinet of Prime Minister Edi Rama, with 12 of the 17 jobs going to women, making Albania a global leader in terms of the percentage of women in government positions.
Over 1 million foreign citizens entered Albania from January to May 2021, increasing by 1.8 times compared with the same period of 2020.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama agreed on Monday to sign an arbitration agreement for reaching a settlement on the delimitation of the respective maritime zones of their two countries via the International Court of Justice.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a 100-million-euro standby credit line to the Albanian Deposit Insurance Agency (ADIA).
Albania’s ruling Socialist Party secured 49.4% of votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, the state election commission announced on Monday on the basis of 30% votes counted. The opposition Democratic Party came second with 38.8% of the vote, while the Socialist Integration Movement was third with 7.1% of voters’ backing. If the Socialists led by Edi […]
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Albania’s ruling Socialist Party secured 49.4% of votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, the state election commission said on Monday on the basis of 30% votes counted.
The Albanian government on Monday announced the decision to impose a 14-day quarantine on all travelers entering the country from Greece and North Macedonia.
Albania opened its second international airport on Sunday with the landing of the first passenger plane operated by Air Albania in the city of Kukes, in the country’s northeast.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama appears to be promoting Turkey as the country's main ally and benefactor and has been criticized for that.
Greece and Albania on Monday signed an agreement establishing a new “communications center” on the land border between the two countries, aimed at strengthening cooperation between their police forces and customs offices.
