Five injured after two-vehicle crash
Five people were injured as two vehicles crashed in the Lezhe-Balldre road axis this Sunday morning. The accident was registered early in the morning when a vehicle type Ford crashed with a Porche. All the people inside the two vehicles were sent immediately to the hospital of Lezha and so …
Tirana, four arrested for distributing drugs near schools
Four were arrested this Sunday for selling drugs near schools in capital, police confirmed. After several controls police seized narcotic doses ready to be sell and money accumulated due to the criminal activity. These operations are on the continuous battle of state police against narcotics in schools. The arrests were …
NATO’s air base in Kucova getting ready for inauguration day
Few days ahead of the inauguration of the NATO base in Kucova, the photos of the area were made public. The Commander of the Air Force, Brigadier General Ferdinand Dimo explains what is done so far as the inauguration day will be on March 04. According to him, it was …
Minister Hasani meeting with the high official of the EU, focusing on Albania’s engagement with the EU’s foreign policy
The Foreign Minister of the country, Igli Hasni, held a meeting with the Secretary General of the EU’s External Action Service (EEAS), Stefano Sannino. Through a post on the “X” platform, Hasani writes that he discussed Albania’s commitment to fully align with the EU’s foreign policy, the importance of progress …
Court releases four protesters that throw molotov towards Prime Minister’s Office
Tirana Court released this Friday all the protesters arrested for the chaos created during the opposition protest on February 20. The four protesters were release with the security measure ‘Submission Obligation’. They were arrested immediately after the end of the protest for throwing Molotov cocktails in front of the Prime …
TNT explosion in Shkoder
An explosion happen the city of Shkodra in the early hours of the morning. A quantity of explosives was placed on an Audi vehicle parked in the parking lot of a supermarket near the Migjeni Theater in Shkoder around 04:20. As a result of the strong explosion, the vehicle was …
Shock in Durres, a 19 year old girl kills her father and buries him in the house
A shocking event happened in Durrës. After 10 days of research and investigation, the murder of a 50-year-old man was revealed. According to information from the Durrës Police, initially the family members filed a police report declaring the 50-year-old missing. But then the police found the dead body of 50-year-old …
Protocol for immigrants/ The Assembly votes on the Albania-Italy agreement
With 77 votes in favor, none against and no abstentions, the Parliament of Albania voted on Thursday the protocol agreement for immigrants Albania-Italy. The agreement for immigrants was finalized on November 6 in Rome by the prime minister of Albania, Edi Rama, and the prime minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni. …
Criminal amnesty expires, the draft will not be filed to the commission
Referring to the regulation of the Assembly, the draft is not returned to the Laws Committee. The fact that we withdrew it from the agenda means that consensus will traditionally be found in this room. During these two days, I have heard a lot of charlatan lawyers and lawyers, who …
The British ambassador, Alastair King-Smith meeting with SPAK prosecutors
British Ambassador Alastair King-Smith went today to the premises of the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime. The British ambassador has held a meeting with SPAK prosecutors. As can be seen from the images, at the end of the meeting, the British ambassador left the premises of SPAK, without …
The criminal charges facing former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku have dominated headlines in Albania for months – prompting her boss, Edi Rama, to pick a fight with the judiciary. Original post Here
Shielding Balluku Could Cost Albania More Than a Court Case. Tirana Times, March 09, 2026 – Albania’s ruling Socialist majority moved Monday to block the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, in a decision expected to be ratified by parliament this week and one that is rapidly becoming …
Ahead of a vote in parliament on Thursday, the ruling Socialists reject a prosecution request to support lifting the immunity of dismissed former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, allowing for her arrest. Original post Here
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Original post Here
By Daniel Serwer Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – While all eyes are on the Iran war, subtle but important changes are taking place with respect to the Balkans. I think the two most important are these: The Trump Administration is abandoning state-building and instead wants local people to make the basic …
By Zef Preci Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – Two centuries ago, Karl Marx offered a blunt description of how capitalism is sometimes born and consolidated: through what he called “primitive accumulation,” a historical process—often violent—by which people are separated from their land and productive assets, while wealth is concentrated …
From European Union accession hopes to ongoing corruption investigations, our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the political wheeling and dealing going on behind the scenes in the region. Original post Here
by Genc Pollo Let’s start with the dog. “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly,” says the Old Testament (Proverbs 26:11), offering a blunt metaphor for stupidity and the stubborn repetition of mistakes. That proverbial dog may be the right analogy for Prime Minister Edi …
By Augustin Palokaj Tirana Times, March 03 2026 – EU enlargement does not lack ideas; it lacks political will. That is why the recent joint opinion piece by Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić, published in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, is troubling not so …
Do you live in the Balkans or France, and have you been awarded child support payments after divorce? Was the process easy – and did you receive the money as the court ordered? Original post Here