Albania

Albania

Albania's interior minister resigns over fatal police shooting

On Thursday, Prime Minister Edi Rama confirmed he has accepted the resignation of interior minister Sander Lleshaj.

09/12/2020

Albania

Albania approves electoral code reform to boost EU prospects

Post-communist Albania's elections have always been contested and marred by irregularities, including alleged vote-buying and manipulation of ballot counts.

05/10/2020

Green News

What is the Blue Heart of Europe and why does it need saving?

Hydropower projects in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all over the Balkans are threatening an ecological gem.

26/09/2020

Albania

'Give us a chance': Albanian PM says OSCE must mediate Belarus crisis

“I am proposing that the OSCE becomes a facilitator of the necessary dialogue, to help Belarus out of this situation,” said Edi Rama.

28/08/2020

Albania

Albanian man arrested over alleged social media calls to kill Israelis

The man was charged with terrorism offenses and hate crimes after an investigation by Albania's anti-terror police.

25/06/2020

Albania

Wife of Albania's president detained during protest

The wife of Albania's president was detained along with more than 30 others during a protest against the demolition of the National Theatre in Tirana yesterday.

18/05/2020

Albania

COVID-19: Albania sends 30 doctors and nurses to Italy

The Albanian doctors, PM Edi Rama said, will go to Italy's Lombardy region "to help their Italian colleagues".

28/03/2020

Albania

Analysis: Albania standoff could affect its ambitions for EU accession

A decades-long personality clash between two of Albania’s leading politicians has worsened a constitutional mess that has profound ramifications.

27/02/2020

Albania

My country could be 'North Korea of Europe' again — Albania president

Ilir Meta wants Albanians to topple the government, which he claims is a “one-party regime” that threatens progress towards EU membership.

27/02/2020

Albania

Albania president calls on people to topple the government

Albania's president has called on the people of his nation of nearly 3 million people to topple the left-wing government.

19/02/2020

Albania

Western Balkan leaders discuss regional cooperation

The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro met on Saturday to discuss how to deepen regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, including in their quest to join the European Union.

21/12/2019

Albania

Plea to help Albanian earthquake survivors as Durres search resumes

Many houses have become unsafe to live in following the quake and its aftershocks. Volunteers say the most urgent need is for clothing and blankets.

30/11/2019

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Residents crowd aid centre for food after deadly Albania quake

The death toll from the earthquake has hit 49.

29/11/2019

Albania

Albania's national day marked by rescuers amid rubble of earthquake

It was supposed to be a national day of celebration, but Thursday instead saw Albanians recovering bodies from rubble or burying their loved ones.

28/11/2019

Albania

Albanians sleeping in cars at roadside to stay safe after deadly quake

Parked cars lined highways as Albanians slept on the roadside, heeding warnings not to return indoors until engineers can check quake-shaken buildings.

28/11/2019

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Man pulled alive from under rubble of a hotel after Albania earthquake

Adriatik Bode was one of the survivors of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has so far left 40 people dead.

28/11/2019

Albania

Kosovan president caught up in aftershock when visiting quake victims

Hashim Thaci was on a visit to the town of Thumanë to express his sympathy and support to the victims of Tuesday's earthquake

28/11/2019

World

'One of the worst days in the Albanian people’s history'

The Head of News at Euronews Albania has given a personal account of the devastation in the port city of Durres after revisiting the site of damage caused by a 6.4 earthquake.

27/11/2019

Albania

In pictures: Powerful earthquake rocks Albania

More than a dozen people died after Albania was rocked by the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in decades.

26/11/2019

Albania

Albania earthquake: 'I heard the crush of collapsing roofs'

In this first person piece for Euronews, a Turkish holidaymaker describes the moments as the earthquake was felt where he was staying in Durres, and what he witnessed in the hours after.

26/11/2019

Europe News

'A picture I will never forget': Euronews Albania chief on Earthquake

Soldiers have been deployed to help rescue efforts as reports emerge people are using their mobile phones to call loved ones under rubble.

26/11/2019

Albania

Cleanup after Albania experiences five quakes in two days

Rescue efforts continued as Albania observed a day of national mourning for at least 26 killed by the country's biggest earthquake in decades.

26/11/2019

Albania

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes near coast of Albania

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 has struck 30 kilometres of the Albanian capital of Tirana.

21/09/2019

Albania

Albanian ex-minister cleared on drug charges, guilty of abuse of office

Albanian ex-minister cleared on drug charges, guilty of abuse of office

20/09/2019

Albania

Albania at 'end of beginning' of EU accession talks, says ambassador

Albania at "end of the beginning" of EU accession talks, says ambassador

12/08/2019

Albania

Protesters occupy Albanian National Theatre in attempt to save historic building

The fate of Albania’s national theatre remains in the balance as protesters continue their occupation. They’re fighting a battle with the government who’ve awarded a bid to knock the 1939 building down and construct a new one, along with residential towers blocks to be owned by private investors.

12/08/2019