AINA TIR-FAX, February 20, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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
  • 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
  • Incinerator affair, DP sues as SPAK Rama and Veliaj
  • SP struggles to find votes for migrant deal with Italy and draft of Amnesty
  • Korce-Erseke, road collapses, 60 mln euro cost
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 19, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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
  • 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
  • 33 year old from Durres arrested for violating a 53 year old
  • 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
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 16, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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  
  • 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
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 15, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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
  • Businessman `s brother indicated by Tirana prosecution, the reason
  • General Director of Prisons resigns
  • Ibrahim Lici, wanted for murder arrested in Turkey
  • Man arrested for sexually abuse against minor
  • 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
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 14, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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
  • Ilfation slows down to 3,4% in January
  • General Director of Prisons resigns
  • Man arrested after chasing woman for a year
  • 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
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 13, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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  
  • Bregu: Circular economy strategies can reduce greenhouse gas emissisons
  • Agalliu: The expensive lifestile in Albania is costing more and more to citizens
  • 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 
  • 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
  • Today, National Day of Media
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 12, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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
  • 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
  • Sudden fires in the forests of southwestern Albania, village houses at risk
  • Man arrested in Vlora for possession of ammunition
  • 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
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 9, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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
  • SEFA membership, fast payment: BoA projects
  • 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
  • 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
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 8, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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  
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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AINA TIR-FAX, February 7, 2024

HEADLINES

  • 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
  • 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
  • Tirana, two arrested in drug trafficking charges
  • 56 year old arrested in Elbasan for prostitution exploitation
  •  Dismissals from Shkoder municipality
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