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Merkel speaks in favour of the launch of accession talks with Albania
German chancellor, Angela Merkel has once again spoken in favour of Albania’s and North Macedonia’s EU perspective. Merkel told …
POLITICS
Chancellor Merkel to come up with new proposal
Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel is planning to come up with a new proposal to respond to the decision of French President, Emmanuel Macron …
US official pledges support regardless of decision taken by EU Council
State Department official, David Kostenlachik, pledges that regardless of tomorrow's decision of the European Council on the negotiations with …
Secretary General of RCC: EU integration is for citizens and not for politicians!
"As we await today for the official decision of the EU Summit to open accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, for us at the …
PM says a positive decision for Albania would be positive for EU itself
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has published two photos today from Brussels, where he is attending the meeting of the EU Council, which among …
SOCIETY
French fears of starting negotiations with Albania and N. Macedonia are misplaced
There is no reason for France to oppose opening of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, since the process will not be over soon, …
Symposium held in Albania to mark 70-year ties with China
A symposium kicked off Saturday in "Ismail Qemali" University Vlora in southwest Albania to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of …
Tirana hosts its fourth marathon
The fourth edition of Tirana Marathon has started this Sunday in the Albanian capital. Hundreds of runners are participating in this race which …
Tirana’s Marathon, Albanian Ornithological Society appeals citizens to participate in the framework of Egyptian Vulture’s protection
The Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS) has recently appealed to the citizens to participate in the 4th ecition of Tirana’s marathon in the …
TOURISM
Number of foreign visitors in August went up
1.55 million foreign tourists visited Albania in August 2019, marking a record in the number of foreign visitors arriving in the country. Data …
Albania increasingly attractive to Majorca’s hoteliers
Source: Majorca Daily Bulletin Majorca's hoteliers, concerned by a fall in profitability from Caribbean operations over the past year, are …
Six countries proving Eastern Europe is an untapped tourism goldmine
Source: The Herald Mass tourism has been creeping east for some years - hen parties in Prague, backpackers in Budapest, and sun-seekers on the …
Camping, a new tourism alternative in Albania for outdoor enthusiasts
Camping is an alternative and cheap way of spending holidays for many tourists. Local and foreign backpackers can camp throughout Albania, from …
ECONOMY
Reforms helped boost economy, says cabinet minister
Minister for Relations with Parliament, Elisa Spiropali made a summary of state budget expenses today in front of MPs. Minister Spiropali said …
Budget revenues up by 4.2%
Budget revenues collected during the period January-September 2019 amounted to 343.5 billion leks. This amounts to 4.2% more than the revenues …
PM reveals World Bank figures on employment
PM Edi Rama has published this Monday a chart which reveals employment figures in the country. Rama says in a posting on Facebook that these …
Albania’s Durrеs port Jan-Sept cargo traffic up 15%
Albania's largest sea port of Durres handled 3.12 million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2019, up 15% year-on-year, the port authority …
CULTURE
Ismail Kadare Wins Prestigious 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature
World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, announced late Wednesday …
Ninth edition of Balkan Film Festival comes to an end
The ninth edition of the Balkan Film and Culinary Festival hosted in Pogradec has come to an end. 78 films of different genres which were part …
Book exhibition held to mark 70th anniversary of China-Albania ties
Source: Xinhua A book exhibition to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Albania and the People's Republic of …
Albania’s endangered Jewish museum rescued for a ‘rebirth’
Albania's sole Jewish history museum reopened in southern Berat on Sunday, thanks to a businessman who rescued it from the brink of closure. The …
HISTORY
Albania’s endangered Jewish museum rescued for a ‘rebirth’
Albania's sole Jewish history museum reopened in southern Berat on Sunday, thanks to a businessman who rescued it from the brink of closure. The …
Germany Seeks Forgiveness From Poland 80 Years After WWII Start
Source: Bloomberg Germany made an emotional appeal for forgiveness to neighboring Poland 80 years after the start of World War II that was met by …
Lasting legacy of Albania’s Cold War paranoia
Lasting legacy of Albania's Cold War paranoia: The 175,000 bunkers which dot the country's landscape and have been transformed into homes, hostels …
Albanians unearth dark past searching for communism’s victims
Source: Channel News Asia After years of scouring documents, tapes and then the slopes of a mountain above Tirana, Jovan Plaku found the remains …