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Lessons Albania Can Teach the World

Lessons Albania Can Teach the World

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...

Rama’s Directives to Tirana MPs Revealed – Tasks They Must Fulfill

Rama’s Directives to Tirana MPs Revealed – Tasks They Must Fulfill

Euronews Albania has learned the key instructions Prime Minister Edi Rama gave to the MPs of Tirana during a closed-door meeting held at the Socialist Party headquarters this Friday. According to sources, the Socialist Party leader asked Tirana...

Tourism lifts Albania’s fuel and beer sales

Tourism lifts Albania’s fuel and beer sales

A surge in tourist arrivals is boosting consumption of excise goods in Albania, including fuel, beer, cigarettes, and coffee, according to customs data for the first half of 2025. Fuel use hit a record 357,000 tonnes, up 14% year-on-year, driven...

Rama Meeting with Socialist MPs and Tirana's Municipality Employees: We Do Not Know What Will Happen, Work with People

Rama Meeting with Socialist MPs and Tirana's Municipality Employees: We Do Not Know What Will Happen, Work with People

The Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama gathered this Friday at the Socialist Party headquarters all the socialist MPs in Tirana and some representatives of the capital's municipality. During the meeting, it was learned that premier said that no one...

Albania expands free public beach access nationwide

Albania expands free public beach access nationwide

For the first time, Albania has guaranteed free public access to all of its beaches during the 2025 summer season, under a national regulation mandating that 30% of every stretch of coastline remain open and free of charge. The policy, passed by...

Folk Dance & Music Festival Brings Artists from 10 Countries to the Stage in Durrës

Folk Dance & Music Festival Brings Artists from 10 Countries to the Stage in Durrës

The coastal city of Durrës has transformed into a hub of folklore in recent days, hosting the 6th edition of the International Folk Dance & Music Festival. Artists, musicians, and dancers from 10 different countries — including Albania, Kosovo,...

Opposition leader calls Albania 'Europe’s first narco-state' at OSCE

Opposition leader calls Albania 'Europe’s first narco-state' at OSCE

TIRANA, July 3 — Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha told the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and members of the European People’s Party (EPP) that Albania has become “Europe’s first and only narco-state,” accusing the government of systemic...

Albania’s tourism boom and the industry of naysayers

Albania’s tourism boom and the industry of naysayers

Albania has silenced all skeptics of tourism, emerging as the country with the highest tourism growth in the region—particularly from Western Europe. While just a few years ago most visitors came from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine, today...

Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd Evaded Taxes by Declaring Losses for 20 Years; Fier Prosecution Issues 14 Precautionary Measures, Executes 9, Declares 5 Wanted

Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd Evaded Taxes by Declaring Losses for 20 Years; Fier Prosecution Issues 14 Precautionary Measures, Executes 9, Declares 5 Wanted

Fier Prosecution 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...

Moldova and Albania Share Best Practices in the EU Accession Process

Moldova and Albania Share Best Practices in the EU Accession Process

Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov discussed the stages of EU accession negotiations and best practices for European integration with Albania’s Ambassador to the European Union, Ferit Hoxha, during a recent meeting...

Albania pitches transport progress at Istanbul forum

Albania pitches transport progress at Istanbul forum

Albania showcased major infrastructure projects at the Global Transport and Connectivity Forum, hosted under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with over 70 countries represented. Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku presented Albania’s gains...

Italy and Albania target cocaine-linked property ring in joint operation

Italy and Albania target cocaine-linked property ring in joint operation

Italian and Albanian prosecutors have frozen more than €4 million in assets as part of a joint investigation into a drug trafficking and money laundering network allegedly led by two Albanian brothers. The group is accused of smuggling cocaine...

Top Bankers Petroleum execs arrested in Albania raid

Top Bankers Petroleum execs arrested in Albania raid

TIRANA, July 4 – Albanian police in Fier today arrested two senior executives at Bankers Petroleum—including current CEO Hongping Xiao (Chinese national) and former head Leonidha Çobo—for allegedly failing to pay multi-million‑lek environmental...

Documentary About Albania! German Journalist and Director Visit Shkodra

Documentary About Albania! German Journalist and Director Visit Shkodra

Touristic Albania is gaining increasing attention from major international media outlets, which are turning their eyes to the country as an undiscovered and highly attractive travel destination. German journalist Sussane Petersen from the renowned...

Two Men Arrested for Drug Distribution Following Tirana Prosecutor’s Investigation; Drugs Seized

Two Men Arrested for Drug Distribution Following Tirana Prosecutor’s Investigation; Drugs Seized

Tirana Prosecution arrested two 27-year-old youngsters after several months of investigation for distributing narcotics in doses in several areas of the capital, namely Tiranë e Re, Kombinat, and Selita. Through proactive investigative methods and...

Albania becomes shareholder in Kushner’s €1.4B Sazan resort

Albania becomes shareholder in Kushner’s €1.4B Sazan resort

Albania has joined Jared Kushner's planned Sazan Island resort as a shareholder through a newly registered state company. The company, Albanian State Development & Real Estate, was set up June 26 to manage and monitor the Sazan resort project and...

Nudity at the Beach Still a Taboo in Albania, Citizens Call for Designated Areas

Nudity at the Beach Still a Taboo in Albania, Citizens Call for Designated Areas

At a time when many foreign tourists choose Albania for their vacations and often have no issue going topless on the beach, for the majority of Albanians, this remains a line that should not be crossed. In Durrës, beachgoers express surprise — and...

Berisha at the OSCE Assembly: Albania Is Experiencing a Demographic Drama in Europe

Berisha at the OSCE Assembly: Albania Is Experiencing a Demographic Drama in Europe

The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, raised alarm over Albania’s depopulation during his speech at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, currently taking place in Porto. In his address, Berisha cited statistics, stating that in just one...

Director and Former Administrator of “Bankers Petroleum Albania” Arrested

Director and Former Administrator of “Bankers Petroleum Albania” Arrested

The Prosecutor’s Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has launched a criminal investigation into the concessionary company Bankers Petroleum Albania, as part of a case related to tax evasion and money laundering. The...

Albania sees record tourist numbers in May

Albania sees record tourist numbers in May

Albania welcomed more than 1.6 million visitors in May, marking a 4.3% rise compared to the same month last year, official statistics show. Foreign arrivals reached nearly one million, with tourism from southern and western Europe driving growth....

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