Albania News

Tirana Bamir Topi Albanian President Bamir Topi announced in a statement on Tuesday that he has called for talks to be held between the ruling and opposition leaders on February 13 in an effort to solve the country's ongoing political crisis.

TIRANA, Albania -- The ruling coalition of the Democratic Party and the Socialist Movement for Integration is ready to support a parliamentary inquiry into the June 2009 general elections, DP parliamentary group member Astrit Patozi said Tuesday .

TIRANA, Albania -- Parliament adopted another three-year ban on motorised boats Thursday , to help fight illegal trafficking.

Gay rights advocates in Albania are welcoming the partial victory of an antidiscrimination law parliament passed Thursday.

Bojana Barlovac 02 February 2010 Albania's constitutional court has annulled a controversial lustration law that targets former communist regime collaborators.

Albania's President Bamir Topi welcomed on Thursday statements from the majority and opposition leaders that they are open to dialogue, with the president as a mediator, in order to solve the country's ongoing political crisis.

TIRANA, Albania -- Foreign Minister Ilir Meta said Sunday that defining maritime borders with Greece is a priority for Albania.

TIRANA, Albania -- Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will assist President Bamir Topi in organising an all-party roundtable to resolve the ongoing political stalemate.

TIRANA, Albania -- The ruling Democratic Party will ask for a referendum on a law aimed at removing former communist officials from state institutions.

Tirana Special Forces Albanian and Greek police are searching for a triple-murder suspect in the border area near the city of Korca.

Four people, including two children, were hurt yesterday when Albanian police fired above a crowd surging towards the ferry landing site at Durres harbour.

TIRANA, Albania -- Two Albanians were arrested on Wednesday at Mother Teresa airport while allegedly trying to help illegal immigrants reach Western Europe.

Albania's political class takes its latest spat to the Council of Europe - yet another sign that it has not matured enough to curb its excesses without a referee.

Greece expressed concern yesterday following a decision by AlbaniaA's constitutional court to annul an agreement between Tirana and Athens aimed at settling a longstanding disagreement between the two countries over their sea borders and continental shelf rights.

TIRANA, Albania -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Monday suspended the voting rights of the Albanian delegation because its members were selected without parliamentarian procedure.

When Boston's only Albanian restaurant closed in 2007, moans oozed from fans of this Mediterranean cuisine thrown into withdrawal.

TIRANA, Albania -- The so-called "anti-mafia" law that allows the seizing of assets whose legal origin cannot be proved took effect on Sunday .

25 January 2010 By Erna Mackic, Livno While courts promise to deploy more resources, victims have doubts, noting the inactivity of the judiciary in the area over the past 15 years.

Tirana Gjergj Erebara Tirana In an internal memo obtained by Balkan Insight the ministry of finance says Albania needs urgent cuts in budget expenditures in order to improve its credit rating.

September 2009: The extension of Tirana's new terminal was marked with an extravagant ceremony attended by more than 300 guests.