HEADLINES
POLITICS
- Kuçova airbase, formerly built for the Warsaw Pact, is now made available to NATO crafts
- Record spending in construction, last for machinery
- Opposition protest, roads to be blocked
- Blinken thanks Albania for giving refuge of those in need
- EU urges Albania to rethink planned changes to protected areas
- Opposition calls citizens to join protest on February 20
- Minister of Justice: How many will benefit from the “Penal Amnesty’
- Agenda: Prime Minister`s Rama visit to Turkey
- Debates at the online meeting of Law Committee on “Amnesty” law, DP seeks more time
ECONOMY
- American Chamber encourages resolving business challenges
- Record spending in construction, last year machinery
- Ministry: 2023 budget gap narrows at 60%
- American Chamber of Commerce encourages sliding of business issues
- Power production surpasses consumption by 11%
- IMF and WB consistency holds first meeting in Albania
CURRENT EVENTS
- Incinerator affair, DP sues as SPAK Rama and Veliaj
- SP struggles to find votes for migrant deal with Italy and draft of Amnesty
SOCIETY
- Korce-Erseke, road collapses, 60 mln euro cost
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- Kosovo celebrates the 16th anniversary of Independence amid the long and difficult journey of state-building
- SP struggles to find votes for migrant deal with Italy and the draft of Amnesty
- Meidani: North Macedonia, partner and ally in the inegration process
- Opposition calls citizens to join protest on February 20
- Rama meets secretary Clinton in Munich
- Basha benefits state budget for the parliamentary elections
- Tensions in sessions, two DP women MPs expelled by parliament
ECONOMY
- American Chamber encourages resolving business challanges
- Imported inflation increases to 3, 4% in Q4
- IMF and WB constituency fold first meeting in Albania
- Power production surpasses consumption by 11%
- Euro to be devaluate, Bank of Albania: It will affect the stopping of price hike
- The Summit of Investments for Western Balkans to be developed in London on January 26
CURRENT EVENTS
- 33 year old from Durres arrested for violating a 53 year old
SOCIETY
- Road axis Elbasan-Qafe Thane, Balluku inspects works
- Asphalting begins on the first lot of the Elbasan-Qafë Thane road axis, minister: Ready for circulation in a few weeks
- Kosovo -Erseke road collapses. 60 million euro costs
- Saimir Mane receives the acknowledgement award of the University of Business to technology
- Farmers protests, road Kallpaq- Ioannina blocked for buses and vans
- Korçë-Erseke road collapses, 60 million euro costs
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- Begaj welcomes Blinken: Our strategic partnership is stronger than ever
- Rama-Blinken: Special visit for Albania and region
- Blinken in Tirana, meetings even with justice leaders
- US secretary Blinken in Tirana, appreciates PM Rama and alliance with Albania: We face every difficulty together
- EU policies partly to blame for 3000 deaths in Mediterranean last year, say rights groups
- Senate gives final OK to Italy-Albanian migrant agreement
- The United Federation of of the opposition to be created Friday
- NATO-s air base in Kuçova ready next month
- IMF and WB constituency hold first meeting in Albania
ECONOMY
- BoA: Low productivity growth, population aging and labour force constraints, new challenges
- INSTAT: Almost 65% of the employers in the service sector
- Public Procurement Agency: Institutions to report the development of 2023 contracts
- Bank of Albania foresees added hazzard from price hike in economy
CURRENT EVENTS
- 33 year old from Durres arrested for violating a 53 year old
SOCIETY
- The subject teacher fails the students but the principal breaks the law and passes them
- Albania is officialy in a flue epidemic
- 1500 police officers on alert during Blinken`s visit to Tirana
- Balliu: Fire paralises urgency at Mother Tereza Hospital
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- US secretary Blinken in Tirana, appreciates PM Rama and alliance with Albania: We face every difficulty together
- Albania is officially in a flu epidemic
- 1500 police officers on alert during Blinken`s visit to Tirana
- Govt okays 90 MW PV Park in Libohova
- Govt Decision: Layoffs in some ministers
- Parliament votes new law on “Gambling”
- Albania, a mirror of West`s credibility crisis
ECONOMY
- Businessman `s brother indicated by Tirana prosecution, the reason
CURRENT EVENTS
- General Director of Prisons resigns
- Ibrahim Lici, wanted for murder arrested in Turkey
- Man arrested for sexually abuse against minor
SOCIETY
- Health officials alerted by 17,300 flu cases in one week in Albania
- Paralyzed patient cannot do the dialysis; After interest of Fiks Fare health institutions are set in motion
- Farmers in Albania protests to halt cheap
- Flu peak still to come; Medical experts speak for rise of cases
- “Update of Maqellare road promotes tourism
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- CAA welcomes the Secretary of the U.S. Department of State Antony Blinken
- Blinken traveling to Albania, Germany to discuss Middle East and Ukraine
- US state secretary Blinken comes to Tirana on Thursday, among meetings, dinner with the head of SPAK special prosecution, Dumani
- Tirana is ready to receive Blinken
- Salianji on Blinken visit: Enrichment of our pro-american tradition
- Rama invites visitors to Albania
- UAE president receives Prime Minister in Albania
- Berisha accuses Rama and Head of SPAK as corrupted
- Ilir Meta and his party will join opposition protest
- US embassy welcomes judges of SPAK: Serving with integrity is crutial
ECONOMY
- Ilfation slows down to 3,4% in January
CURRENT EVENTS
- General Director of Prisons resigns
- Man arrested after chasing woman for a year
SOCIETY
- Rural areas are without doctors and nurses, their numer droped by 23% in 2022
- Number of deaths decline after two years after pandemic
- The eagle and the octopus, the third novel of Italian anti-mafia inspector
- Artificial inteligence, Ibrahimaj, in the World Summit of Govenrments in Dubai
- Students Card, Manastirliu signs agreement with Elbasan municipality
- There are no more drivers in Albania, public transport in crisis, 500 drivers required
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- Ukraine President Zelensky to visit Tirana on February 28th
- Çuçi drops all allusions on snap elections
- DP to file Criminal Complain to SPAK over Port of Durres
- Gonzato: Albania a linking bridge of EU in the Security Council of UN
- Chaotic situation, parliament votes 20 draft -laws in 20 minutes
- Alibeaj: Visit of Blinken confirms the special relationship Albania-USA
- Bardhi callls for massive participation at the protest on February 20
- Paloka appeals to Albanians to join protest of February 20th
- Meta: We will be at the square on February 20th
ECONOMY
- Bregu: Circular economy strategies can reduce greenhouse gas emissisons
- Agalliu: The expensive lifestile in Albania is costing more and more to citizens
CURRENT EVENTS
- Sudden fires in the forests of southwestern Albania, village houses at risk
- Young farmacist wanted for prescribing wrong medication to patient
- SPAK sent to court the doctor Edvin Prifti for Corruption and concealment for him
- Brother of late president accused of passive corruption
SOCIETY
- Good days for tourism as number of foreigners visiting the Albanian capital is increasing
- In 2023, 2500 fewer births, more deaths than births in five counties in Albania
- Albanian brith rate falls to the lowest record
- 1183 vaccancies in the public administration for 2024
CULTURE
- Today, National Day of Media
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- Amnesty law, Rama gathers SP parliamentary group
- Rama refuses to comment Ahmetaj`s accusations
- Rama blames Veliaj for poor results in Kavaja
- Socialists close after hours the National Assembly
- SP National Assembly, Rama criticises former Minister Xhacka
- Balluku: No tolerance for water polluting entities
- Bardhi calls parliamentary group meeting
- Basha: Visit of Blinken in Tirana, a great appraisal for the country and a message to Rama to quit his new justice
ECONOMY
- SEFA membership, fast payment: BoA projects
- EIB Global invested EUR 1,2 billion WB in 2023
- BoA projects: SEFA membership, Fast payment
- More investments that ever made by the Private Sector in Tourism
- Water supply companies improve energy efficiency
- Euro still devaluated versus ALL
CURRENT EVENTS
- Sudden fires in the forests of southwestern Albania, village houses at risk
- Man arrested in Vlora for possession of ammunition
SOCIETY
- Conference on EDUCATION: Lili Sula publishes figures; Rama government has abandoned education
- Albana Vokshi: In 10 years of government, Edi Rama has checked every chain of education
- Bylykbashi: 250 thousand students less in 10 years
- Huge Deposit of Natural Hydrogen Has detected deep down in Albanian mine
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- Salianji asks for clarifications onthe population census carried out by the authorities, INSTAT returns an answer
- Rama in a meeting with the Albanian expats in Luxembourg tells why the vote of immigrants cannot be realized
- Berisha not allowed to be in parliament
- Agron Shehaj creates new political party
- Xhixhi proposes legal changes related to new cases of sexual abuse
- Peleshi: Lissus ship part of NATO mission in Aegean Sea
- Comission of electoral reform summons online
- Tabaku: DP to not get involved in Berisha battle with justice
- Tabaku from Washington DC: Integration process a priority
- Ibrahimaj: Support to new projects, government has allocated 3 million euro
- Tabaku: Law on protected areas aims at their disappearance
ECONOMY
- SEFA membership, fast payment: BoA projects
CURRENT EVENTS
- Police Officer arrested after involved in a fight
- Julian Meçaj accused for shooting against former prosecutor, arrested in Dubai
- 15 year old crashed to death, driver causing the accident arrested
- 28 year old arrested after being declared wanted for sale of narcotics
SOCIETY
- Unusual February higher temperature
- Requests: Farmers portest in front of the Ministryh of Agriculture
- Manastirliu: New education complex in Cerrik with high standards
- Postriba residents in protest: Close quarries as we are drinking polluted water
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- NPLs down to 4, 7% lowest level in the last 15 years
- Parliament excluded for 10-12 days 4 opposition parliament members
- Opposition protests block session, Paloka burns parliament regulation
- Basha: Rama regrets creation of new justice
- Rama meets Luxemburg counterparts, topics discussed
- IRI Albania poll finds support for fighting corruption, higher expectations from municipality leaders
- Minister and Parliament General Secretary vehicles hit by egg
ECONOMY
- Home loans on rise for fourth year in row
- Farmers protest against government politics with exports
- BoA: Interest rates remain unchanged to 3, 25%
- Xhixho: Fason business in deep crisis, leaves jobless dozens of girls and women
CURRENT EVENTS
- Former Kukes Mayor sentenced with two years of imprisonment
- High judicial Council suspends judge Arnisa Kelleci
- GJKKO leaves Rraja in jail
- 34 year old that jailed his wife left in prison
SOCIETY
- Higher education, Manastirliu: Two new programs for natural science to open
- Flu peak still to come; medical experts speak for rise of cases
- Half million tourists visited Albania only in January
- Half million of tourists visited Albania only in Albania
- Road towards G5 starts, AKEP opens public consultation for issuing first frequencies
HEADLINES
POLITICS
- New law on bigamy and infidelity, A. Hoxha: It is for both sexes, there are alternative punishments and reprimands
- Chaos in parliament, ruling party seeks exclusion of 4 democrats
- US secretary Antony Blinken to visit Albania on February 16
- Basha: Rama regrets creation of new justice
- Former Minister on the run, contract 150 000 euro lobbing company in USA
- Parliamentary committee on electoral reform fails for the second time
- Changes within the State Police, New chief appointed
- Meta: Albania a champion in the region with highest taxes for personal incomes
- Basha: Rama is regretting the new justice
- Nikolla receives new ambassador of Japan
ECONOMY
- Home loans on rise for fourth year in row
- Albania-Italy sign Agreement on mutual recognition of social security contributions
- 500k Albanians in Italy benefit from pensions deal
- Floating TPP in Vlora to start operation
- Gerdec file, Court orders police to find secretary of the former Minister of Justice-New developments
- IMF: No tax exemption for private pensions
- Highest personal income tax rate in the region
CURRENT EVENTS
- Tirana, two arrested in drug trafficking charges
- 56 year old arrested in Elbasan for prostitution exploitation
SOCIETY
- Dismissals from Shkoder municipality