Head of SP group says the new party initiative “will make Albania the most transparent government in the Western Balkans”
👁2983
04/09/24
The head of the Parliamentary Group of Socialists in power, Niko Peleshi, in an interview with Top Channel’s Muhamed Veliu, shows details about a government initiative that includes increasing transparency and communication with citizens. Veliu: You told the parliament yesterday that the Albanian government is working to formulate a new ambition in terms of transparency. […]
Minister of Finance presents reform in the pension scheme: It ensures higher pensions
👁1705
04/09/24
In his first conference as Minister of Finance, Petrit Malaj announced the undertaking of a reform in the pension scheme, of which he said would provide higher pensions for senior citizens. “We are also working with the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation for the whole pension scheme, which is not in its best days, […]
Fires in Fan and Orosh reach large proportions as intervention from the air begins
👁2022
03/09/24
The Cougar helicopter and about 60 members of the Armed Forces have joined the efforts to extinguish the fires that are spreading in an area with pines and bushes, in the Fan and Orosh administrative units of the municipality of Mirdita, in the northeast of Albania. Along with employees of local structures, firefighting vehicles, the […]
Head of SP group says the new majority’s initiative “will make Albania the most transparent government in the Western Balkans”
👁1537
03/09/24
The head of the Parliamentary Group of Socialists in power, Niko Peleshi, in an interview with Top Channel’s Muhamed Veliu, shows details about a government initiative that includes increasing transparency and communication with citizens. Veliu: You told the parliament yesterday that the Albanian government is working to formulate a new ambition in terms of transparency. […]
Begaj’s message to MPs at the start of the new parliamentary session: Main objective is EU membership, anti-crime and anti-corruption policies
👁1774
02/09/24
Today, Albanian President Bajram Begaj gave a message to the Parliament at the opening of the new session, where he emphasized the priorities of the country’s integration into the EU and the fight against corruption. Among other things, he said: “I would describe the new parliamentary session that opens today as one of hopes and […]
32-year-old mother of two children, in serious condition after arson attack by her husband in Korca
👁1839
01/09/24
A serious attack shocked today Korça, in the southeast of Albania, where a 31-year-old woman was attacked by her ex-husband, who poured gasoline and then set her on fire. The suspected perpetrator Bledar Trëndafili went to the apartment where his ex-wife Melisa lived, with whom he was in the process of divorce, and committed the […]
PM Rama at the Prague forum: We have no longing for Russia, Serbia must be kept on our side
👁1839
31/08/24
During the interview with journalist Steve Clemons at the International Forum in Prague, Albanian PM, Edi Rama answered some important questions for the country and the region. Clemons addressed Albania’s chief executive with the question of whether Russia has made any attempt to undermine the Albanian government. Rama said that with Russia “we have no […]
Rama at the security forum on the immigration agreement with Italy: I could not say “no” to Italy and to Meloni, because of our history
👁855
31/08/24
During the panel at the GLOBSEC 2024 Security Forum, Rama was also asked about the agreement for hosting immigrants from Italy, saying that Albania cannot say no to Italy, while secondly, according to him, this agreement “shows that we are all Europeans”. “First of all, we can’t say ‘no’ to Italy, you can’t say ‘no’ […]
Parliament speaker visit to the Albanian Arbëresh community Italy: Gjergj Kastriot Skënderbeu, the emblem of our nation
👁1240
30/08/24
New Speaker Elisa Spiropali, paid a visit to Hora e Arbëreshëvet in Sicily to participate in the festive activities on the occasion of the establishment of the Albanian association. Spiropali greeted the Conference on the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu, organized by the Municipality of Hora, with the participation of local authorities, citizens and […]
Protesting DP opposition leaders warn SPAK special prosecutors not to favor the socialist party
👁1525
29/08/24
Former democratic MP, Belind Kelliçi, has today publicly warned the prosecutors of the SPAK special anti-corruption unit, as according to him, they have turned into “a section of the Socialist Party” in power. In today’s protest in front of the office of the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, Kelliçi reminded the prosecutors that they can […]
Begaj in meeting with the diplomatic corps requests support for Albanians, EU accession: Let’s support Kosovo unconditionally
👁2251
28/08/24
President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj today received the ambassadors and consuls general of Albania, describing the event as an opportunity to discuss important issues of diplomacy and foreign policy of Albania. Thanking them for their commitment, the president emphasized that thanks to the ambassadors, “Albania has managed to strengthen its position in the international […]
Small parties demand repeal of the electoral code by Constitutional Court, Shehi: Open up the lists of candidates
👁1211
28/08/24
Before the elections are called, the changes in the Albanian electoral code must first pass the test of the Constitutional Court. Small parties seem to have tightened their ranks and collected signatures to challenge the agreement of the two major parties SP-PD in the Constitutional Court. “This is the worst and most anti-democratic law. Albanian […]
‘Turn’ of the weather after the scorching days, storm and hail in cities of central and southern Albania
👁527
27/08/24
After several days of high temperatures throughout the country, the weather took a “turn” on Monday afternoon. Heavy rains have started in some cities, causing problems with flooding, as was the case in Bulqiza in the northeast of the country. Meanwhile, in Elbasan, the gusts of wind and hail have started, breaking some trees in […]
43 fires put out in the last 24 hours in Albania, fire engines and aerial vehicles continue to fight the flames in other areas
👁1371
27/08/24
During the last 24 hours in Albania, firefighters have extinguish 43 fires, out of 48 that were lit. 655 operational forces and 63 vehicles were engaged in the operations, of which 109 were military troops and 13 vehicles, 4 firefighting vehicles and the Cougar helicopter of the Air Force. The fires have been extinguished in […]
PM Rama at the conference of ambassadors announces hosting of the NATO summit in 2027: We must get ready for entry into the EU in 2030
👁778
26/08/24
From the annual conference with the ambassadors of Albania in the world, Prime Minister Edi Rama estimated that Albanian diplomacy now “brings respect”, while he emphasized European integration work and benefiting from the EU’s economic package for the region. “Next year, Albania will host the leaders of 44 European countries at the Summit of the […]
Albanian police dismantles network of escorts from China and the Philippines in Tirana
👁1689
25/08/24
The escape of the 38-year-old Chinese woman who in cooperation with a 52-year-old woman, ran a prostitution ring in the Albanian capital, has come to an end. The officials said that the two Chinese pimps, through social networks, recruited Chinese and Filipino girls, who accommodated them in a rented apartments adapted for prostitution and then […]
Kurum steel company is behind “hazardous waste” exported from Albania to Thailand
👁1681
24/08/24
On August 5, Basel Action Network, an environmental organization based in the United States, raised the alarm that a container ship of the Maersk line disappeared in late July from radars near Cape Town in South Africa, following a notification made by her to the local authorities. Based on the data provided by a whistleblower, […]
Opposition MP demands thorough investigation into toxic waste of the steel company in Elbasan: The residents are condemned to live in this hell
👁644
24/08/24
Zheni Gjergji, the deputy of the Democratic Party in Elbasan, has reacted regarding the dangerous waste that is allegedly generated by the “Kurum” company at its steel plant of the city in central Albania. Through a reaction on social networks, Gjergji says that the citizens of Elbasan have long been condemned to live in this […]
Reform in educational structure reduces power of local offices in favor of central and regional ones
👁534
23/08/24
The Albanian government has approved the new management structure of the pre-university education system, which starts implementation from October 1, 2024. Unlike the previous plan, a strengthening of central or regional institutions is observed, thus reducing the weight of local educational offices. With the reformed scheme, the National Agency of Pre-University Education as the main […]
Ballot boxes of partial elections in Himara are opened, after the opposition’s request for electoral invalidity
👁1243
23/08/24
The DP opposition continued today with the calls for the opening of the boxes for the partial elections of the Municipality of Himara, in the hope that they will be repeated. Representative Koli Bele said that the right originates from Article 21, Section 2, and that the practice is consolidated in previous cases. “The process […]