Adriatic Charter: Kingji Meets US General Grynkewich
Defense cooperation and regional security issues were at the center of meetings held during the 2026 US-Adriatic Charter Conference of Chiefs of Defense in Zadar, Croatia. The US Embassy in Tirana said that US General Alexus Grynkewich, commander of the US European Command (USEUCOM) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), …
Food Safety: AKU Laboratories Upgraded in Shkodra, Fier and Gjirokastra
Improved laboratory infrastructure and stronger food safety control capacities marked the main results of the TYPIC-AL project, which concluded with a closing meeting in Albania. The project received funding from the Italian government through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). CIHEAM Bari implemented the project in cooperation with the …
Begaj Meets Konrad Adenauer Foundation Representatives: Albania Advancing on EU Accession Path
President Bajram Begaj met today with German representatives of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Dieter Althaus, former Prime Minister of Thuringia and board member, and Thomas Kunze, the foundation’s current head in Albania. Begaj thanked Germany for its continued support for Albania’s European Union accession process. He also praised the Konrad …
Diaspora Holds Protest in Times Square Over Hague Verdict, Hajdari: Freedom for Liberators
The Albanian diaspora in the United States held a protest in Times Square, New York, following the first-instance verdict by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague against four former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders. Tirana Prefect Shkëlqim Hajdari shared images from the gathering on social media. He conveyed the …
The Hague ruling unites PS and PD, Parliament: Sentencing of Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi is unjust
The Socialist Party (PS) and Democratic Party (PD) have issued a joint statement in Parliament regarding the ruling by the Specialist Chambers in The Hague, which sentenced four former KLA leaders — Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi — to a combined 81 years in prison. In …
July brings record number of hotel visitors, up 15% from a year earlier
The summer tourist season has boosted activity at accommodation establishments in Albania, with around 817,000 visitors recorded in July alone. Data show that the number of visitors staying in hotels and other accommodation establishments increased by 15% compared with July of the previous year. The vast majority of the increase …
Thaçi reacts after The Hague ruling: I deny any involvement in killings, I will appeal the verdict
One day after the first-instance ruling in The Hague, which sentenced four former KLA leaders to a combined 81 years in prison, Hashim Thaçi has responded through a post published by his lead lawyer on the social media platform X. In the post, Thaçi expresses his gratitude for the support …
Albanian diaspora gathers in Times Square in support of former KLA leaders, Tirana prefect shares footage
Following the announcement of the first-instance verdict by the Specialist Chambers in The Hague, which sentenced the former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army to a total of 81 years in prison, support for them has also been expressed outside Kosovo. Last night, members of the Albanian diaspora gathered in …
65,000 claims for damages in Ukraine, Gogu: Albania ratifies compensation mechanism
Justice Minister Toni Gogu today called on MPs, during a plenary session, to ratify the Convention establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine. With the ratification of the convention, Albania becomes the tenth country to approve the mechanism. A total of 25 states are required for it to enter into …
Albanian Assembly to issue joint statement after Kosova Liberation Army leaders’ Hague sentences
The Assembly of Albania will issue a joint statement after the Hague Special Court sentenced four former leaders of the Kosova Liberation Army to a total of 81 years in prison. Assembly Speaker Niko Peleshi said the Assembly had adopted a common position involving all political forces. He described the …