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Day Two of Albanian Parliament Speaker Spiropali's Official Visit to Bulgaria
Albanian Parliament Speaker Elisa Spiropali paid an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation her Bulgarian counterpart Nataliya Kiselova on Wednesday and Thursday. On the second day of her visit, she conferred with the Bulgarian National...

President Radev Commends Albania for Setting Positive Example of European Integration in Western Balkans
During a meeting in Sofia on Thursday with the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that Albania is a positive example of European integration in the Western Balkans, as its progress has been...

Shaping the Future of Albanian Youth
One in three young people expressed a desire to learn about different job opportunities and understand job and economic trends both locally and regionally, according to the regional report “Learning for Careers,” launched last year in...

Latvia Throws Its Hat In Ring For Albania's Journey Toward EU Membership
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. On July 9, Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani paid a working visit to Riga, where he met with Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže, Trend reports. The...

Albanian-led drug ring hit in major EU raid
TIRANA, July 9 - An Albanian logistics cell at the heart of a major drug trafficking network has been dismantled in a Europe-wide operation led by Italian authorities with Europol support. The July 8 raids across Italy, Spain, and Albania resulted...

Bulgarian PM Praises Albania’s Reforms, Role in NATO, Policy on Minorities
On Wednesday, at the start of Albanian Parliament Speaker Elisa Spiropali’s two-day official visit to Bulgaria, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov congratulated Albania on its significant progress in the process of joining the European Union. He said...

Ambassador Kazakbaev meets with Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania
Ambassador Kazakbaev meets with Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania AKIPRESS.COM - Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Albania (with residence in Ankara) Ruslan Kazakbaev presented copies of his credentials to Director of State...

Massive landfill fire in Albania contained after blazing for eight days
Firefighters managed to contain a large blaze at the Elbasan landfill on July 8 that had swept through the site over the past week, raising concerns over environmental safety during a spell of high summer temperatures. Elbasan, located in central...

20% More Foreign Workers Registered in 2025
Albania has seen a significant increase in the number of foreign nationals working in sectors with a shortage of local talent. Most of these foreign workers are involved in sectors such as tourism, construction, and other services. According to...

Albania cuts health, education funds in mid-year budget shift
Tirana, July 8 – Albania’s mid-year 2025 budget revision, approved by parliament last week, boosts infrastructure spending while cutting allocations for health and education. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy receives a 2.85 billion lek...

Discovering Jewish Roots in Montenegro and Albania
Almost 10 years ago, I met a Jewish Bulgarian man, Joseph Benetov, who is the director of Modern Hebrew Language at the University of Pennsylvania. He was my tour guide through Bulgaria, Macedonia and Thessalonia in northern Greece. This amazing...

Kurt Okraku Engages Albania, Kosovo FA Heads On VAR, Football Development
Okraku (m) with Albania, Kosovo FA heads PRESIDENT OF the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and CAF 2nd Vice President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has held high-level meetings with the Presidents of the Albanian and Kosovo Football Federations as...

Albania revamps business strategy to drive EU-ready growth
Albania has unveiled a revised Business and Investment Strategy for the 2025–2027 period, signaling a strategic shift toward innovation and deeper integration with the European Union. The changes, introduced by the Ministry of Economy, Culture and...

Europe’s summer is getting longer: Heat now lasts up to 5 months in cities like Athens and Tirana
By Euronews Green Published on 06/07/2025 - 11:02 GMT+2 As global temperatures continue to rise, European cities are experiencing extreme heat for far longer than the traditional summer months. Some cities in Europe now endure high...

Albanian offshore investment surges fourfold in seven years
TIRANA, July 4 - Albanian capital is flowing abroad — rising from €393 million in 2017 to €1.57 billion in 2024, per Vienna Institute data. Major companies are expanding into Kosovo, North Macedonia and beyond, with telecoms, construction, banking...

Angela Gerekou | Greece at the crossroads of sustainability and innovation
Tourism is changing, and with it the demands, professional skills, hospitality models, and destinations. In this context, the President of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Angela Gerekou, comments on the latest data from the World Bank...

OMA Completes JOMOO Headquarters in Xiamen, China
JOMOO Headquarters by OMA. Image © Chen Hao, Courtesy of OMA Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1031991/oma-completes-jomoo-headquarters-in-xiamen-china OMA has completed the JOMOO Headquarters in...

OMA completes JOMOO Headquarters with multifaceted volume in Xiamen
The JOMOO Headquarters in Xiamen, the first office complex for the biggest sanitaryware firm in China, was completed by OMA. The new headquarters, which is currently operational and represents a significant turning point in JOMOO's development...

2025 Rule of Law Report: European Commission fails to raise its voice and continues to ignore emergency situations
On 8 July, the European Commission published its 6th Rule of Law (RoL) report, assessing countries’ advancements and progress in four key areas, one of which is media freedom. The same four candidate countries as in 2024 – Albania, Serbia, North...

Albania plans state entry into fuel import, distribution
TIRANA, July 2 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Wednesday that the government is preparing to enter the fuel import and distribution market in a bid to stabilize consumer prices and improve sector transparency. Speaking during a public...