Kosovo secures CEFTA representation after lifting ban on Serbian goods

Kosovo will represent itself in the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), a trade initiative involving six Western Balkan countries and Moldova, aimed at promoting free trade and creating a...
Ursula von der Leyen and Viktor Orbán

Orban’s presentation on Hungary’s EU presidency: call for Serbia’s EU accession and confrontation with von der Leyen

The presentation of Hungary’s EU Council Presidency priorities by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the European Parliament on 9 October included a call to fulfill EU promises to the Western...

Edi Rama to meet Albanian Diaspora in New York on October 26

Prime Minister Edi Rama is scheduled to meet with Albanians living in the United States on October 26 as part of his “Proud of Albania” tour. This tour is focused...

Democratic Party Parliamentary Group vows to attend parliamentary session amidst suspensions and escalating tensions

The head of the Democratic Party’s (PD) parliamentary group Gazment Bardhi confirmed that PD members would attend tomorrow’s parliamentary session, regardless of attempts to block their entry. He stated, “They...
Andrej Plenković and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit in Croatia

Following last year’s Summit in Tirana, a third Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit took place on Wednesday in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Co-hosted by the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,...
Namazgah Mosque

Grand Mosque inauguration set for October 10th with Turkish President Erdogan attending

On Thursday, October 10th, the Grand Mosque of Tirana, known as the Namazgah Mosque will officially be inaugurated, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attending the ceremony. Turkey, the primary...
Fatos Tushe

Former Lushnja mayor Fatos Tushe convicted for asset non-disclosure

The Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime has convicted former socialist mayor of Lushnja, Fatos Tushe, for failing to disclose his assets. He has been sentenced to 2 years...

Democratic Party admits protest did not live up to expectations, vows escalation amid growing criticism

Senior representative of the Democratic Party (DP) Belind Këlliçi was the first party representative to acknowledge publicly that the October 7 protest failed to meet expectations. However, instead of reassessing...
Albana Vokshi

Albanian Democrat MP dismisses CDU criticism of protest as misinformed

Albana Vokshi, a Democratic Party (DP) MP, has responded to the recent statements made by Gunther Krichbaum, a spokesperson for the CDU/CSU in Germany. Vokshi dismissed Krichbaum’s criticism of DP...
Flamur Noka and Gazment Bardhi

Top opposition leaders under investigation after violent protest in Tirana

The Secretary General, the head of the parliamentary group, and the organizational secretary of the Democratic Party (DP), have been placed under investigation for organizing an illegal protest. This follows...