President of Albania, Ilir Meta declared today that he’s ready to hand his resignation if needed in order for a solution to be found for the political crisis that has engulfed the country. President Meta has accused both political sides of being irresponsible. During a meeting that he held in the southern city of Pogradec, […]
In its fourth opinion on Albania, the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) urges Tirana to make operational the county’s law on the protection of national minorities through the adoption of further legislation. Examining the progress made and providing recommendations on the basis of the last year’s […]
Albania is the friendliest country we have. We are helping each other move forward in the future and ultimately, providing our citizens with better living conditions, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said during his visit to Tirana. “This friendship has helped us improve many things, including a one-stop shop and bolstering confidence into our […]
Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev was in Tirana today as part of an official visit to Albania. After a closed-door meeting with his Albanian counterpart, the two senior officials gave a news conference where PM Rama thanked the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev about the application of the law on languages […]
Opposition in Albania held another protest yesterday in front of parliament. Everything started with tight security measures in this area of the capital and MPs who made their way inside parliament to start their session at 9 am in order to prevent any possible clash with demonstrators. Afterwards, PM Edi Rama also arrived there along with […]
Opposition in Albania has warned for bigger protests today after the central electoral body in the country has decided to replace opposition MPs who decided to resign two weeks ago as part of a unanimous decision taken by several opposition parties. This decision aimed at pressuring the current socialist led government to resign, form an interim […]
“You had a name dispute, you did not have territorial differences with North Macedonia, which is easier,” Ivica Dacic said at the beginning of his speech at the 4th Economic Forum of Delphi, while congratulating the event organizers and stressing that he himself, as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, had warned […]
(Rama-Basha agreement, Rama’s resignation and early elections, a long crisis without a solution, the replacement of the opposition and Albania in chaos. These are the five different options that the opposition’s decisions can lead the country to. Albanian Free Press’ Roland Qafoku analyzes the situation by offering a prediction as to what is expected to […]
The country’s capital city has once again been the scene of a massive protest organized by the opposition. Yesterday, the ruling party decided to convene parliament in a plenary session to avoid the protest that the opposition had announced for Thursday. The situation became tense and escalated in physical clashes between opposition MPs and riot […]
Albania’s acting Foreign minister, Gent Cakaj is in an official visit to Skopje today where he declared that he was happy that the neighbouring country had finally managed to solve the name dispute with Greece. Cakaj declared this after holding a meeting with his counterpart, Nikola Dimitrov. “North Macedonia is not only a friendly country, […]
In Albania, the left wing majority has decided to proceed as normal after the decision of opposition MPs to resign from parliament, demanding early elections. Prime Minister Edi Rama convened his party’s parliamentary group and asked them to get ready as normal parliamentary agenda will resume. Mr. Rama told MPs that despite the opposition’s decision […]
North Macedonia and Albania are focused on improving mutual cooperation in the defense field. North Macedonia’s NATO accession makes the region safer and more stable, and we are seeing the future with more optimism, agreed Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka, who is paying an official visit to Skopje. DM Sekerinska said […]
The protest called by the opposition on 16 February attracted lots of attention. What really caught the eye during this protest? Was it a normal protest? Did it turn violent and why? What did this protest show? Did it improve the opposition’s reputation? What was the signal that this protest sent to PM Rama? Democrat Party MP, […]
The Albanian opposition led by the Democratic Party held a protest today in front of the government building in the capital Tirana. The protest started around 11 am, but a few minutes into the demonstration, participants managed to break police cordon, while the crowd started to attack the government’s building with strong objects and Molotov bombs. […]
The Albanian parliament ratified North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Thursday. The plenary session began with a minute of silence for the victims of yesterday’s bus accident at the Skopje-Tetovo motorway. North Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and Ambassador Danco Markovski attended the session. Speaker Gramoz Ruci expressed satisfaction that the Albanian parliament is among […]
Foreign Policy Committee of the Albanian Parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved the protocol for Macedonia’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO. “In a broad consensual atmosphere, members of the ruling majority and the opposition green-lighted the accession of a neighbouring and friendly Republic of North Macedonia to NATO,” Albanian media reported. On Monday, […]
The Law Commission of the Albanian Parliament voted unanimously on the Protocol for Accession of Macedonia to the North Atlantic Alliance. With full consensus, opposition and majority members voted for the Protocol, which paves the way for Macedonia to join the Alliance as the 30th member. This approval gives the green light to the Albanian Parliament, […]
Albania’s Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruci has told Macedonian Ambassador Danco Markovski that the NATO Accession Protocol would be ratified very soon. “The first possible date for the ratification is during the next parliament session on Thursday,” said Ruci and added that the government has already passed the decision. Ruci and Markovski discussed the NATO Accession […]
The US Embassy to Skopje congratulated today’s signing of NATO accession protocol with Macedonia. “Congratulations on this historic step!,” reads the post on the US Embassy’s Facebook page. Embassy staff and US Ambassador Jess Baily jointly watched the NATO accession protocol signing ceremony. The Permanent Representative of the US to NATO, Ambassador Key Baily Hutchison […]
The new government measures to outlaw gambling in Albania came into effect on 1 January 20019. With this new law, the government closed all casinos and betting shops. Nonetheless, the government decided to allow the existence of casinos in five star hotels and tourist resorts. Meanwhile, the National Lottery, owned by a gambling and casino company […]
