EU integration
Albanian parties, CEC, and EU stress urgency of political finance law and electoral reform
Political parties, election authorities, and international representatives came together at a conference organized by the University of Helsinki to discuss urgent reforms to rebuild public trust in elections. Central to...
Sali Berisha elected Vice President of CDI as global center‑right bloc issues strong warning on Albania
Sali Berisha has been elected Vice President of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI), the world’s largest union of center‑right parties, representing 115 political forces worldwide. The decision came during the...
Albania and Croatia plan intergovernmental summit in 2026, discuss energy and EU cooperation
Following the first-ever G2G summit with Italy, the Albanian government is now planning a similar intergovernmental meeting with Croatia, potentially in 2026. The announcement was made after a meeting in...
Albania to open final EU negotiation cluster at intergovernmental conference on November 17
Albania will formally open its last remaining negotiation cluster — Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion — during the upcoming seventh intergovernmental conference with the EU, scheduled for November 17, the Danish...
Bank of Albania marks 100th anniversary with tribute to national currency and central banking legacy
The Bank of Albania is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, marking a century since its founding on September 2, 1925. Initially proposed by Albania’s founding father, Ismail Qemali shortly...
Albania-EU Stabilization Committee urges unity as EU talks near final chapter
With accession negotiations entering their final chapter, Albania’s Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee closed its two-day session in Tirana by calling for intensified reforms and cross-party cooperation to push forward...
Edi Rama in London: Albania will never host migrant camps
Prime Minister Edi Rama reaffirmed from London that Albania will not accept any request to host asylum or migrant processing centers, repeating his earlier stance that “never in Albania” will...
From controversy to revision: Albania retains binary gender definition in equality bill
A draft law on legal equality submitted to the Albanian Parliament initially proposed redefining gender in a way that would have allowed recognition beyond the traditional male-female binary. The proposal,...
Moody’s reaffirms Albania’s credit rating at Ba3 with a stable outlook
The international credit rating agency Moody’s has reaffirmed Albania’s sovereign credit rating at Ba3 with a stable outlook, citing the country’s macroeconomic stability and resilience in the face of multiple...
EBRD maintains Albania’s economic growth forecast at 3.5%
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has kept its growth forecast for Albania unchanged at 3.5% for both 2025 and 2026. The decision signals confidence in the country’s...