Albania News Archives

Albanian President Bamir Topi on Friday met with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang, with both sides vowing to enhance traditional relations between the two countries.

No man is a prophet in his own country. As a keen churchgoer and Catholic convert, Tony Blair must be familiar with those words from the Bible a ' a proverb that applies closely to his own situation this week.

Albania Society Tirana Besar Likmeta Ina Rama Albanian General Prosecutor Ina Rama unveiled the directors and staff of six new anti-corruption units to fight economic crime on Thursday.

EBU: Kosovo's RTK is "Media Arm" of PM Lawrence Marzouk more Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski will hold a short informal meeting with his new Greek counterpart, George Papandreou, on Thursday in Brussels.

Chinese vice Premier Zhang Dejiang arrived in Albania on Thursday for a three-day visit at the invitation of his Albanian counterpart, Ilir Meta.

Following a request by Minister of Interior Lulzim Basha, Albanian police general director Ahmed Premci has been replaced from the post he held for two years, MIA reports from Tirana.

Albania Business Insight Tirana Gjergj Erebara The supervisory board of Albania's Central Bank has cut the institution's main interest rate by 0.5 points, from 5.75 to 5.25 per cent, in an effort to boast lending in lek, the national currency.

How could you do it Mr. Tadic? 26 October 2009 Belgrade Insighta TMs food critic, Trencherman, offers his unique view on the Medvedev visit EBU: Kosovo's RTK is "Media Arm" of PM 26 October 2009 Lawrence Marzouk The European Broadcasting Union on Monday attacked Hashim Thaci, Kosovoa TMs prime minister, for turning public service broadcaster RTK, ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Ilir Meta, declared on Monday that Albania would move to strengthen its ties with Serbia, describing the country as an important partner for regional stability in the Balkans.

Karadzic Trail Postponed 26 October 2009 The trail of Radovan Karadzic, which was due to began today at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, has been postponed until tomorrow since he is refusing to appear before the court.

A deal between Greece and Albania that aimed to settle a longstanding disagreement between the two countries over their sea borders and continental shelf rights could be scuppered by a legal challenge being mounted by opposition parties in Tirana, it emerged yesterday.

VIENNA, Austria -- Albania met most of the OSCE's recommendations in its June parliamentary elections and has made progress in terms of voter identification and registration, according to an annual report presented by OSCE Ambassador to Tirana Robert Bosch.

Albanian Parliament postponed the ratification of the Albanian-Greek Maritime Border Agreement after the opposition parties lodged an initiative for reviewing of the document at the Constitutional Court.

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina accepts the proposal made by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Defence to refer the Stipe Zulj case to the Cantonal Court in Livno for further processing.

Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina got another boost in their visa liberalisation processes after a committee of the European Parliament adopted an amendment Tuesday that adds the two countries to the so-called "white Schengen list". Officially, only Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro are included in the next liberalisation wave, expected to take ...

There was a small piece of news I read yesterday that went almost completely unnoticed in the media frenzy caused by the failure of the latest EU-US high-level talks at camp Butmir near Sarajevo.

There was a small piece of news I read yesterday that went almost completely unnoticed in the media frenzy caused by the failure of the latest EU-US high-level talks at camp Butmir near Sarajevo.

TIRANA, Albania -- Turkey has abolished the fee of 10 euros per visa for Albanian citizens, following an agreement between the respective foreign ministers Sunday in Tirana.

I feel a little insecure writing this, but Ia TMm sure that Ia TMm in the silent majority, so here goes: Football a ' ita TMs only a game a ' get over it.

Tirana Ambulance in Shkoder, Albanian Albania's healthcare system, often marred by corruption and graft allegations has the lowest budget in the region spending a 238 million, just 2.74 per cent of gross domestic product, GDP, in the current fiscal year.

Bojana Barlovac Tirana Besar Likmeta Coal power plant More than two-thirds of Durres citizens oppose Italian energy giant Enel's plans to built a coal-fired thermal power plant adjacent to the port city, a poll conducted by an environmental NGO shows.

Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, said on Monday that 96 per cent of the National Programme for Serbia's EU Integration had been completed from July to September this year.

Albanian communists pay their respects at the tomb of the late communist dictator Enver Hoxha at a public cemetery in Tirana yesterday.

TIRANA, Albania -- Deputy Defence Minister Petrit Karabina announced on Thursday that Albania has cleared mines and other unexploded ordnance from its territory.

TIRANA, Albania - Authorities say they have charged an Albanian Muslim man for inciting terror acts through postings on a local Web site.

Tirana Besar Likmeta Artan Kristo, a.k.a Muhamed Abdullah Albanian authorities arrested a local imam, Artan Kristo, on charges of inciting terrorist acts on Monday afternoon, in the port city of Durres.

No request has been received from any quarter for transfer of Mother Teresaa s mortal remains to Albania, the country of her origin, said the Missionaries of Charity .

Albanian opposition supporters at a rally in the capital Tirana on Saturday protesting alleged vote-rigging by PM Sali BerishaA's Democratic Party.

Bujanovac Nikola Lazic Shaip Kamberi The Presevo Valley should be a separate region inside Serbia, since existing administrative divisions do not protect minority rights, the president of Bujanovac municipality, Shaip Kamberi, tells daily Politika.

Mother Teresa's remains are in India and King Ahmet Zog's in France. Prime Minister Sali Berisha's government has asked India for the Roman Catholic nun's to be returned by the 100th anniversary of her birth in August.

TIRANA, Albania -- Socialist Party leader Edi Rama said on Tuesday that the protest planned for Saturday outside the government building in Tirana is only the first of many.

Pristina Albania and Kosovo have signed a series of bilateral agreements, during Albanian Premier Sali Berisha's visit to Kosovo.

Tirana Czech President Vaclav Klaus Czech President Vaclav Klaus says that he will not sign the Lisbon treaty, while it is under legal review, and that the treaty will have no impact on EU enlargement.

So, no gay pride this year in Serbia. But maybe next. Liberals are disappointed.

TIRANA, Albania -- Education Minister Myqerem Tafaj promised on Tuesday to further change a newly revised history textbook, which was slammed as incorrect by opposition parties and the media.

So, no gay pride this year in Serbia. But maybe next. Liberals are disappointed.

Tirana Besar Likmeta Robert Bosch, head of the OSCE in Albania The heads of the European Commission and OSCE in Albania have both enjoined the country's Socialist opposition party to end its parliamentary boycott.