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Travel News

Revealed: The top 10 countries for travel and tourism in 2026

While Japan claimed the top spot overall, Albania was named as the fastest improver in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index.

Europe News

EU Commission poised to back Albania's 2027 accession deadline

The Commission is set to formally back Albania's 2027 accession deadline in a new roadmap, which is also due to include a list of key deliverables Tirana will have to prioritise to complete the process by the end of next year.

Destinations

How Albania became one of Europe’s fastest-growing destinations

The number of tourists visiting the Balkan nation has doubled in the past decade as more and more people discover its fascinating history, brilliant beaches and awe-inspiring hiking trails.

Destinations

Albania, Hong Kong and Egypt: Trending destinations to watch in 2027

New data predicts which destinations are tipped to take off in 2027, with major sporting events and a spectacular solar eclipse also set to shape where travellers choose to go next year.

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Europe News

Brussels faces moment of truth over EU expansion

EU enlargement is set to face its moment of truth in the coming months as Montenegro and Albania near membership, Ukraine and Moldova advance, and Brussels weighs reforms needed to absorb a bigger, more complex Union.

Europe News

New temperature record in July hit 900 million people

Last month saw the highest average temperature ever recorded and alarming soil humidity figures across Western Europe, Copernicus said. Regions home to 900 million people underwent their hottest July on record, including the Sahel, Central America, France, and Spain.

Europe News

Italy to propose Albania-like migrant centres at the EU level

Italy is bringing to the EU a plan to set up new return centres, based on the Albania model, in safe third countries. Uganda among the options, clash with Spain over migrant management.

Europe News

EU's enlargement risks becoming a victim of its own success

EU enlargement is accelerating, but the Commission's responsible department is running out of capacity to manage negotiations with several candidate countries at once.

Europe News

Thousands gather in Tirana in major 'Pink Flamingo' protests

Protesters chanted slogans and carried slogans reading "Albania is not for sale" as they protested PM Edi Rama on his 62nd birthday for protests opposing a holiday resort project linked to the Trump family in a protected area in a southwestern part of the country.

Europe News

Albanian police fire water cannon as Trump-linked protests boil over

The government says the development on the Adriatic coast would be transformational for the former communist nation as it seeks to enter the high-end tourism market and pushes for European Union membership.

Europe News

EU set to reallocate Western Balkans funding for 'frontrunners'

The EU will redirect Western Balkans reform funding towards frontrunners Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia, as other countries are struggling to keep up with reform deadlines.

Europe News

MEPs blocked from inspecting Italy's Albania migrant centre

MEPs from the Greens/EFA group say staff refused to answer questions, blocked access to cells and provided no data during a visit to the Gjadër facility.

Europe News

Albania's PM Edi Rama in Berlin: Europe needs courage for enlargement

Is Europe ready for its next Helmut Kohl moment? Albania's PM Edi Rama makes his case in Berlin

Europe News

Euroviews. Albania's PM Rama: Is Europe ready for its next Helmut Kohl moment?

In Berlin, once the symbol of a divided Germany and Europe, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a speech on Europe's future. Rama called on Europe to seize a “Helmut Kohl moment”. Euronews reports on the speech, delivered at the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations.

Travel News

Seaplanes: Greece-Albania link and future flights to other countries

Hellenic Seaplanes is expanding its network, introducing new routes that will connect the city of Ioannina with Vlorë and Pogradec in neighbouring Albania.

Europe News

Albania assures EU Kushner-linked project will meet green standards

Albania has promised that a €1.4bn project linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law will meet EU environmental standards, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said on Monday.