European leaders joke about Trump’s Armenia-Albania confusion

World leaders joked about President Donald Trump mixing up Armenia and Albania at a European political summit.Trump has taken pride in his efforts to strike a preliminary peace deal between longtime rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan, but has confused...

The European Political Community Summit started, with general security situation in Europe set as main topic

Among the main topics are the overall security situation in Europe and how to make Europe stronger and safer in the current geopolitical context. The meeting is co-chaired by António Costa, President of the European Council, together with Mette...

CEC’s Draft Decision: Only One Week of Campaigning for the November 9 Elections

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has set November 1 as the official start of the election campaign for the partial elections in six municipalities: Tirana, Berat, Tepelenë, Cërrik, Mat, and Vlorë. The elections are scheduled to be held on...

Socialist Party Prepares for Campaign as PM Rama Convenes Tirana Structures

While Erion Veliaj appeals to the Constitutional Court to suspend the President’s decree on elections in the Municipality of Tirana, the Socialist Party continues organizing its structures in support of candidate Ogerta Manastirliu. Sources told...

Albania's Prime Minister Trolled Trump

6 Edy Rama He was played up by Macron. Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama joked to world leaders during the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen on Thursday about US President Donald Trump's declaration of an end to a war that never...

Sali Berisha Meets President of Parliamentary Assembly of CoE

The Chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania, Sali Berisha, held a meeting today with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Theodoros Roussopoulos. The meeting focused on several issues that, according to...

Veliaj takes presidential decree to Constitutional Court

Former Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj — dismissed by the Council of Ministers — has petitioned the Constitutional Court to annul the president’s decree setting a date for special local elections in the capital. Veliaj argues that Decree No. 350, dated...

The president’s decree sparked more political drama than legal

President Bajram Begaj’s decree calling by-elections for November 9 sparked more political than legal drama at Tirana City Hall. Legally, most commentators agree the decree is the result of a maneuver that sidesteps the Constitution and leans on a...

Albanian PM jokes with Macron over Trump’s Albania-Azerbaijan mix-up

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama joked with French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen, APA reports. Rama made light of U.S. President Donald Trump mistakenly referring to an “Albania-Azerbaijan...

Albania reviews 105 MW of new solar project applications

Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has received three proposals for solar parks totaling 105.6 MW, all without subsidies or concessions. October 2, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Marco De Hevia/Unsplash Albania’s Ministry of...

Rama teases Trump over Albania–Armenia mix-up

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2 (TemA) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama poked fun at U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday after Trump repeated in September that he had brokered a deal “between Albania and Azerbaijan” while discussing talks with...

Rama says Albania ‘running’ toward EU

COPENHAGEN, Oct 2 (TemA) — Prime Minister Edi Rama said Albania is “running very fast” toward European Union membership, using the European Political Community summit to argue his government is accelerating reforms and will be “ready very soon.”...

France’s Macron and Albanian leader caught laughing at Trump’s repeated confusion over where he thinks he’s ended wars

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EcoContact presents Moldova's experience in managing national pollutant release and transfer register in Tirana

A subregional workshop dedicated to improving pollutant release and transfer registers (PRTR) in the Western Balkans and Moldova was held in Tirana, Albania, on September 30-October 1, 2025. The event brought together representatives from...

Albanian PM jokes: Won’t you congratulate me and Aliyev?

October 2, 2025 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ahead of the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama joked with French President Emmanuel Macron, recalling statements made by U.S. President Donald Trump....

'Laughing at Trump’s mistakes': world leaders appear to make fun of president’s 'nonexistent deal'

Viral videos show world leaders laughing at President Donald Trump's claims that he resolved a nonexistent conflict between Azerbaijan and Albania, The Daily Beast reports. In one video, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama joked with French President...

Albania to join SEPA on Oct. 7, cutting transfer fees

TIRANA, Oct. 2 (TemA) — Albania will join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) on Oct. 7, enabling faster and cheaper transfers with 40 other states, central bank governor Gent Sejko said. Sejko told reporters the Bank of Albania has ordered fees...

European leaders mock Trump over Albania-Armenia mix-up

Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of Albania and Azerbaijan were caught mocking Donald Trump after he mixed up Armenia and Albania. The US president has repeatedly confused the two countries while discussing his attempts to solve deep-rooted...

Veliaj Brings to C.Court even the President's Decree

The arrested mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj filed another complaint to the Constitutional Court. Sources from the local media reported this Thursday that his layers required by the C. Court to declare anti-constitutional even the last decree of the...

Mayoral Election in Capital Stirs Albanian Opposition Hopes of Comeback

Albanian parties are gearing up for half-a-dozen mayoral races across the country, where the well-oiled political machinery of the ruling Socialists is expected to triumph against an embattled opposition, including in the capital, Tirana. The...