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Albanian ex-PM Berisha to face court in corruption trial
Gazeta Tema
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June 29, 2025
Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha will appear in court Monday as the trial begins in a high-profile corruption case linked to the privatization of a former military sports complex known as “Partizani.” Berisha, his son-in-law Jamarbër...
Leaving Albania, the Country’s Youth Seek a More Stable Future
Balkan Insight
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June 30, 2025
“I studied a lot to pass the exams, but when I started working, I noticed that I didn’t know anything,” she said. “It’s not just the quality, but after you finish there are not many vacant jobs, and a lot of positions are paid so low.” Last year,...
Albania expands free public beach access nationwide
Gazeta Tema
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June 29, 2025
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...
Two illegal immigrants from Albania found in £400,000 drug farm
Wales Online
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June 29, 2025
An organised crime group turned a disused restaurant into a commercial-scale cannabis farm, a court has heard. When police raided the building they found 900 cannabis plants and sophisticated growing equipment - along with two Albanian so-called...
British MP Responds to Rama: 1 in 48 Albanians in the UK Is in Prison
Euronews Albania
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June 29, 2025
British MP Nigel Farage has continued his public spat with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, firing back with updated figures in a post on Twitter. Tagging Rama directly, Farage wrote that there are 53,000 Albanian nationals living in the United...
Across the political spectrum, leaders are pushing a harder line on people lacking permanent legal status
The New Zealand Herald
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June 29, 2025
Procaccini’s party, Brothers of Italy, is now very popular in Italy. Its leader, Giorgia Meloni, is the country’s prime minister. And Procaccini is a chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, a big force in the European Parliament....
Nigel Farage accused of 'post-Brexit delusion' by furious Albanian PM in fresh twist to international feud
GB News
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June 29, 2025
Nigel Farage has been accused of "post-Brexit delusion" by Albania's Prime Minister in a furious new twist in the pair's growing war of words. Just days ago, the Reform UK chief had demanded on GB News that PM Edi Rama "take all your criminals...
Albania’s tourism boom and the industry of naysayers
Gazeta Tema
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June 28, 2025
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...
“Little Switzerland” Between Elbasan and Tirana, Draws Increasing Numbers of Visitors
Euronews Albania
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June 29, 2025
Just a few kilometers from Elbasan and Tirana lies Funari, a hidden village nestled among green hills that has become a favorite weekend destination for many. Often referred to as Albania’s “Little Switzerland,” Funari is increasingly attracting...
Albanian PM promises to take back criminals from UK jails on 1 condition
Daily Express
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June 28, 2025
The prime minister of Albania has promised to take back all his country's criminals held in UK prisons on the condition that a claim about numbers made by Nigel Farage is true. Edi Rama laid down the gauntlet after the leader of Reform UK claimed...
Albanian PM promises to take back every criminal if Nigel Farage is right about prison population
GB News
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June 28, 2025
The Prime Minister of Albania has promised to take back all Albanian prisoners in the UK in a clash with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Edi Rama added he would take the Clacton MP as his "guest of honour" as long as he promised never to badmouth...
Albania pitches transport progress at Istanbul forum
Gazeta Tema
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June 28, 2025
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...
Shpëtim Idrizi: Greece Must Engage in Dialogue with Albania to Resolve Historical Disputes
Albanian Daily News
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June 2025 marks the 81st anniversary of the genocide and ethnic cleansing committed against the Albanians of Chameria. It has been 81 years of injustice, silence, and unresolved pain. To honor this anniversary, the Patriotic Association “Chameria”...
Albanian PM challenges Farage over UK prison claim
Gazeta Tema
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June 28, 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama publicly challenged British politician Nigel Farage to a fact-check after Farage claimed that one in 50 Albanians in the UK is in prison. In a post on X, Rama called the claim “absurd and untrue” and invited Farage...
BALKAN BLOG: Western Balkans military build-up continues as the world looks elsewhere
BNE Intellinews
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As the world’s attention remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and, more recently, the Middle East, several countries in the Western Balkans are ramping up their military capacities. This build-up is not a sudden reaction but part of a...
Meet Olsi Beheluli. The Albanian heroine dealer who holds a mirror up to Britain's suicide - Peter Bleksley
GB News
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June 29, 2025
Olsi Beheluli, 33, is a verminous waste of space who shouldn’t be living in the UK, but is. Allow me, with a bit of help from my friends at The Telegraph, to list the reasons why this worthless individual should have been sent packing from this...
One year since the death of Ismail Kadare
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
One year has passed since the death of Ismail Kadare, Albania’s most prominent literary figure, whose work elevated Albanian literature to global recognition. Kadare died at age 88 on July 1, 2024. Born in Gjirokastër in 1936, he launched his...
EU backs Western Balkans reform with €6B plan
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos urged Western Balkan leaders to accelerate key reforms, warning that the current political momentum for EU enlargement “will not last forever,” as a high-level summit opened in Skopje. Prime ministers from...
Rama: Western Balkans closer than ever to EU
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the Western Balkans is “closer than ever” to realizing its EU membership goal, as the EU–Western Balkans Summit opened Tuesday in Skopje, focused on implementing the regional Growth Plan. Rama, speaking...
OFFICIAL QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE FOREIGN COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CONCERNING WORDING IN THE PROGRESS REPORT ON THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
Bulgarian News Agency
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To: David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Committee Copy to: Kaja Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy All Members of the European Parliament OFFICIAL...