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US, EU renew calls for fair elections in Albania
TIRANA, Albania — The United States and the EU on Friday (June 19th) once again called on Albania to hold free and fair elections to boost its chances for closer ties with the West, media reported. In a statement, the US Embassy in Tirana said next week’s elections will test the country’s ability to comply [...]
Full StoryUS, EU renew Albania poll plea
Albania must hold free and fair elections next month if it hopes to form closer ties with the West, the European Union and United States said Friday, hours after a regional party leader was killed in a bomb explosion.Police have released few details about the bomb attack that killed 34-year-old regional leader Aleksander Keka, a [...]
Full StoryDiplomatic Diary: Albania, Macedonia boost connections
Albanian Transport Minister Sokol Olldashi and Macedonian counterpart Mile Janakieski met in Ohrid. Also in diplomatic news this week: Germany will back Croatia’s EU bid and Macedonia’s defence minister headed to Montenegro. Albania and Macedonia agreed on Friday (April 10th) to improve transport and communication links between the two countries. At a meeting in Ohrid, [...]
Full StoryAlbanian investigators uncover owners of company running Gerdec ammunition depot
TIRANA, Albania — An ongoing investigation into last year’s deadly ammunition blasts in Gerdec has revealed the name of the company that was running the dismantling depot, investigators said on Tuesday (April 14th). Running Trans Digging Construction were businessman Mihal Delijorgji, the main suspect in the Gerdec case, and Fahri Balliu, a close aide to [...]
Full StoryElection monitoring will cost Albania 1.5m euros
TIRANA, Albania — Monitoring the June 28th parliamentary elections will cost Albania’s Central Election Commission (CEC) 1.5m euros, media reported on Tuesday (April 14th). The CEC has selected the company R&T to oversee installation of monitoring cameras in all 385 vote-counting stations across the country. On Tuesday, the CEC demonstrated how to register each ballot [...]
Full StoryAlbania: ministro molesta, rimosso
(ANSA) – TIRANA, 5 MAR – Il ministro albanese di Cultura, Gioventu’ e Sport, Ylli Pango e’ stato rimosso dopo la diffusione di un video in cui molesta una ragazza. Il ministro e’ stato rimosso la scorsa notte dal premier Sali Berisha (FOTO) dopo che la tv nazionale Top Channel ha trasmesso registrazioni audio e [...]
Full StoryAlbanian Chamber of Commerce works on an economic recovery plan
The Albanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry plans to bring in a sort of wide-ranging “tax amnesty” to boost the country’s sagging economy and thereby escape the crisis. According to the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (Ice) offices in Tirana, the Albanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry plans to bring in a sort of wide-ranging [...]
Full StoryAlbania to borrow 250 mln euros via Deutsche, Alpha
TIRANA, March 5 (Reuters) – Albania will borrow 250 million euros through Deutsche Bank and Greece’s Alpha Bank in a syndicated loan to fund its budget deficit, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. ‘The best offer was the one presented by Deutsche Bank (nyse: DB – news – people ) and Alpha Bank. The Finance [...]
Full StoryAlbanian Culture Minister fired over sex claim
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha sacked his culture minister Wednesday after a report accused the minister of sexually harassing a woman looking for a job. Private Top Channel TV showed footage and an audio recording of what it said was Culture, Youth, Tourism and Sports Minister Ylli Pango asking the woman to strip, allegedly to see [...]
Full StoryΠρώην υπουργός Άμυνας της Αλβανίας κατηγορείται σχετκά με τις εκρήξεις στην Γκέρντετς
ΤΙΡΑΝΑ, Αλβανία — Εισαγγελείς ανακοίνωσαν την Τετάρτη (11 Φεβρουαρίου) κατηγορίες εναντίον δέκα στρατιωτικών και πολιτών που προκύπτουν από τις θανατηφόρες εκρήξεις στην αποθήκη πυρομαχικών Γκέρντετς τον περασμένο Μάρτιο. Ο πρώην υπουργός Άμυνας Φατμίρ Μεντίου είναι μεταξύ των κατηγορουμένων, μαζί με τον πρώην αρχηγό των ενόπλων δυνάμεων της Αλβανίας, Λουάν Χότζα. Κατηγόρησαν επίσης τρεις επιχειρηματίες που [...]
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