History made as College of Europe set to open Tirana campus
If Albania needed a sign that the European Union is still serious about its enlargement in the Western Balkans, it has received it in a special way: College of Europe, a renowned institution for training future European leaders, is set to open a campus in Tirana. Following a lobbying campaign …
A polish tourist dies after falling from sixth-floor hotel
A tragedy happened in the early hours of this morning in Durrës. A Polish tourist, 55 years old, fell from the sixth floor of the hotel where she was staying, losing her life. The circumstances of this event are still unknown. Meanwhile, the police are at the scene to clarify …
Belgrade School Shooting Has Online Ripple Effect in Balkans
A recent mass shooting at a school in Belgrade had a widespread impact online in the Balkans, sparking a series of copycat threats, misleading articles, fake video footage and insensitive reports in countries across the region. Original post Here
Kosovo Cautious on Albania PM’s Plan for Serb Municipalities Association
Albanian PM Edi Rama has presented a proposal to France and Germany for the establishment of Kosovo’s Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities in a bid to break the deadlock between Pristina and Belgrade on the issue. Original post Here
Albania PM joins pressure on Kosovo gov’t with unconsulted proposal
TIRANA, June 8, 2023 – As Western pressure mounts on the Kosovo government to accept the creation of the Association of Serbian-majority Municipalities, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced he has sent a draft solution on the matter to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Rama …
Kamza, Saranda marked biggest growth of businesses in 2021
Number of businesses increased by a total of about 5.5% on a national scale, but in the municipalities of Kamza and Saranda the number of businesses increased by twice the national average. On the other hand, a series of small municipalities saw a decrease in the number of businesses, where …
Anti-drug operation in Shkodër/ A 65-year old woman is declared wanted
The fifth phase of the “Alpet e Pastra” operation in Shkodër has been completed, where it was possible to destroy 510 seedlings and 2760 suspected cannabis sativa narcotic plants. 460 cannabis plants were found cultivated in Lotaj village of Shale administrative unit. 2300 cannabis plants and 510 seedlings planted in …
Accused for abuse of duty/ Vangjush Dako to appear before the court
The former mayor of Durrës, Vangjush Dako, appears today before the Special Court. The session will take place at 10:00, where the security measure will be introduced. Along with Dako, several other officials of the Municipality as well as a builder were arrested, while three others were left under house …
Alibeaj: Democratic Party must elect a chairman as soon as possible
Enkelejd Alibeaj says that the Democratic Party should take the full form of its operation, an hour earlier. In the outer premises of the Assembly, Alibeaj told the journalists that the chairman of the Democratic Party should be elected as soon as possible. “It will take an hour or so …
Tensions in Democratic Party leadership/ Basha: I distance myself from violence
Lulzim Basha, in a statement for the media, spoke about the tensions between the MPs and his supporters after the Democratic Party leadership meeting. Asked by journalists about the tensions, Basha said that there was no violence while adding that threats or fighting against different opinions are not his model. …
The implementation of the criminal amnesty began this Wednesday. The Minister of Justice, Ulsi Manja, after a visit to the Rrogozhina prison, declared that about 800 convicts will benefit. Manja clarified that no senior official, who has been convicted by GJKKO, benefits from the criminal amnesty. According to Manja, from …
This Wednesday, the implementation of the criminal amnesty began. The number of convicts who benefit is 1100, of which 700 will be released immediately, while another 400 will benefit from a reduced sentence. In the Reçi prison, the beneficiaries are 150 convicts, among them the mayor of Lezha, Frran Frokaj. …
The implementation of the criminal amnesty begins this Wednesday. It was learned from IEVP Reç in Malësi i Madhe that about 150 convicts will benefit from the amnesty. There are about 700 prisoners in Reçi prison. Meanwhile, 150 people in IEVP Fier benefit from the amnesty. There are about 800 …
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Shkodër as part of the police operation codenamed “Temple 2”. His arrest was carried out after on April 22, 2024, the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Shkoder assigned the security measure “Arrest in prison”, for the criminal offense “Production and …
Two people were arrested in a bar in Laç, after placing sports bets with mobile phones. A 34-year-old man and a 41-year-old man were arrested. As material evidence, 2 mobile phones of these citizens were seized. The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of First …
The Special Prosecutor’s Office disputes the innocence of Alqi Bllakos for the Elbasan incinerator and the dropping of the charge of abuse of office against the former Minister of the Environment Lefter Koka, as the latter was only convicted of corruption. SPAK requests in the Special Appeal the punishment of …
A 65-year-old man, who was wanted, was arrested in Elbasan as part of the coded police operation “Rule of Law”. In 2014, the 65-year-old, while driving the truck on the “Bilisht-Korçë” road, collided with a vehicle and a pedestrian lost his life in the collision. The 65-year-old was sentenced in …
The mayor of Tirana met Haris Doukas, the mayor of Athens, at the start of the B40 panel. He said that the two capitals will continue to nurture an excellent relationship between them. Veliaj writes on Facebook: “With Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens, before the launch of the B40 panel”. …
The Tirana court has released the four people arrested after the protest of Reestablishment and the Freedom Party in front of the Tirana City Hall at noon on April 19. ABC News journalist, Ervin Leka reports that the court has set for the four people, the security measure “obligation to …
28 drivers have been arrested while 32 driving licenses have been suspended during the last week for violating traffic rules. As a result, 28 drivers were arrested, 19 of them for driving while intoxicated and 9 for driving without a license. The police also say that 32 driving licenses have …