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Albania sees record foreign investment in Q1
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
Foreign direct investment in Albania rose to €362 million in the first quarter of 2025—the highest Q1 figure on record. Officials say the surge reflects growing foreign confidence in the country’s economy. Economy Minister Blendi Gonxhja called...
Tirana cracks down on undeclared tourist bed tax
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
TIRANA, July 4 - Tirana authorities are inspecting hotels and guesthouses, mainly on the city’s outskirts, to verify compliance with the tourist bed tax. The checks target informal operators, with penalties imposed on those found in breach. The...
Albania and Kosovo commit to 24/7 border operations
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
PRISTINA/TIRANA, July 4 — Finance Ministers Petrit Malaj of Albania and Hekuran Murati of Kosovo have announced that the Morinë–Vërmicë border crossing will operate continuously—24 hours a day, seven days a week—to improve services and reduce...
Israel Minister of Energy to Visit Albania on Monday
Albanian Daily News
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The Minister of Energy of Israel, Eli Cohen, will visit Tirana on Monday. Albaniandailynews.com learned that Cohen will arrive in an official visit which comes within the framework of strengthening bilateral relations between Albania and Israel....
Albania unveils plan to fight disinformation, foreign influence
Gazeta Tema
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July 3, 2025
TIRANA, July 3 — Albania has introduced a national strategy to combat foreign interference and disinformation, citing growing threats to democratic processes and public trust. The draft law, presented in Parliament by Socialist MP Erion Braçe,...
Albania plans state entry into fuel import, distribution
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
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...
Bankers Petroleum execs jailed in Albania over tax fraud
Gazeta Tema
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July 5, 2025
A court in Fier has ordered the arrest of two Bankers Petroleum Albania executives, including Chinese national Hongping Xiao and former director Leonidha Çobo, over a large-scale tax fraud scheme. The two are accused of leading a long-running...
Albania marks 35 years since 5,000 stormed embassies for freedom
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
TIRANA, July 2 – Albania is marking 35 years since over 5,000 citizens stormed foreign embassies in Tirana in 1990, a defining moment in the country’s break from communist isolation. On July 2, 1990, thousands of Albanians scaled embassy walls...
Albania launches app for anonymous police abuse reporting
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
TIRANA, July 3 – Albania’s Ministry of Interior has launched “Agjencia Dixhitale,” a new mobile app enabling citizens to anonymously report misconduct by police and other public safety officers. The app allows users to file complaints or flag...
Albania evacuates citizens from Iran amid strained ties
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
TIRANA, July 1 – Albania has evacuated a family of five from Iran, despite having no diplomatic relations with Tehran, Foreign Minister Igli Hasani confirmed in a televised interview. Hasani told Top Channel the operation was completed five days...
Albania’s ‘Lads of London’ Create Bigger Problems for Their Home Country
Balkan Insight
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July 2, 2025
A dry season, newswise, from the Balkans, has been filled a bit over the last week by a series of posts on X exchanged between British far-right leader Nigel Farage and Albanian MP Edi Rama over the level of criminality among Albanians living in...
Ambassador Alberti Invites Large Italian Firms to Albania
Albanian Daily News
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The Italian Ambassador in Tirana, Marco Alberti, has said that large Italian companies should also come to Albania. Speaking about economic cooperation with Italy, Alberti stressed that it is necessary to have the presence of large companies in...
US Secretary Marco Rubio to visit Albania after Rama invite
Gazeta Tema
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July 5, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accepted an invitation from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to visit Tirana, Albania’s ambassador to Washington, Ervin Bushati, confirmed. Bushati said the invitation was extended in recognition of Albania’s...
Durrës Prepares for Summer Season, Main Boulevard Closed to Traffic
Euronews Albania
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July 1, 2025
To better manage the influx of visitors during the summer, authorities in Durrës have decided to designate “Epidamn” Boulevard as a pedestrian zone every evening throughout July and August. According to the Municipal Police announcement, from July...
Albania’s manufacturing sector faces fresh job cuts
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
Albania’s garment and footwear industry faces new factory closures and layoffs after summer, driven by falling orders, euro depreciation, and rising costs, industry leaders warned. Edvin Prençe, head of ProEksport Albania, said the sector employs...
Quiet year for asylum and citizenship in Albania
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
Albania registered a steep decline in asylum requests in 2024, with just 104 applications, down from 261 the year before. Most asylum seekers originated from Afghanistan (27.9%), Syria (17.3%), and Pakistan (10.6%). More than half of all...
Albania sees strong deposit and lending growth
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
Deposits in both the lek and euro have surged in Albania, according to Bank of Albania data as of the end of May. Lek-denominated savings reached 645 billion leks, rising by 5 billion from April, largely driven by businesses but significantly...
Customs corruption ring at border crossing with Albania dismantled
Kathimerini
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NEWS [InTime News] Thirteen customs officials – including the supervisor – stationed at the Mavromati border crossing to Albania have appeared before an investigating magistrate following their arrest by the police’s internal affairs division. The...
Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd Evaded Taxes by Declaring Losses for 20 Years; Fier Prosecution Issues 14 Precautionary Measures
Albanian Daily News
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Fier Prosecution has issued 14 precautionary measures against Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd, accused for “Creation of fraudulent schemes regarding value added tax,” “Concealment of income,” “Laundering the proceeds of criminal offense or criminal...
Lessons Albania Can Teach the World
Albanian Daily News
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Dr Khaled El-Enany, former minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt and candidate of Egypt, the League of Arab States and the African Union for the post of Director -General of UNESCO, visited the Albanian capital as part of his campaign for...