A new report from the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) has highlighted evidence pointing to a rising number of Albanian minors being used by drug gangs for product distribution. Experts... read more →
Five Kosovo Albanians have been remanded in custody for 30 days, after being arrested on suspicion of planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the country. Ardian Gjuraj, Nuhredin Skenderi,... read more →
Leaked documents from the Panama Papers have directed attention to Bosnian engineering firm EnergoInvest in relation to the electricity interconnection line built between Albania and Kosovo. Ten years in the... read more →
Earlier this week, Albania’s Special Appeals Court Against Corruption and Organised Crime upheld a verdict sentencing the former General Prosecutor Adriatik Llalla to two years in prison for illegally concealing... read more →
Relations between Albania and Kosovo have sunk to new lows after a German official hinted at support for the long-disputed “Open Balkan” initiative. Kosovo is resolutely opposed to the project. ... read more →
A new European Commission report has called on Western Balkan countries, including Albania, to expand efforts in managing migration inflows, asylum seekers, corruption and organised crime. Presented by Home Affairs... read more →
North Macedonia’s parliament has almost unanimously passed an opposition-proposed resolution amid ongoing talks with neighbouring Bulgaria. The resolution would draw so-called “red lines,” or non-negotiable topics, regarding talks over the... read more →
Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin yesterday underscored the importance of peace and stability in Albania for Turkey and the broader Balkans region. Meeting with reporters in Albania’s capital of Tirana,... read more →
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has outlined the country’s priorities for its upcoming two-year term in the United Nations Security Council. Amid a formal reception to celebrate the occasion, Rama... read more →
Around 613 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment were discovered in the Albanian port of Durres, in a coordinated operation between the Colombian National Navy, international agencies and... read more →
