World Albania and North Macedonia 'ready for EU enlargement talks' Albania and North Macedonia have delivered “tangible” changes that pave the way for accession talks to join the European Union, the commissioner for enlargement said in an official report. 02/03/2020
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
Romania 'A world of train': Where in Europe is rail travel a nightmare? "The next train on platform one will arrive.... in four months' time." 19/02/2020
World Sceptical Macron hints at change of heart on EU enlargement Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he is ready to lift French opposition to the opening of EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia. 15/02/2020
brussels bureau EU Commission presents new enlargement strategy amid divisions The new strategy sets the stage for North Macedonia and Albania accession's battles - which Paris blocked last year. 05/02/2020
Italy Albanian father rescues son who had been kidnapped to live under IS After 5 years of not knowing where his son is, an Albanian father manages to rescue his son out of Syria. His mother had taken him to live under the IS. 06/01/2020
Republic of Northern Macedonia North Macedonia PM resigns over stalled EU talks France, supported by Denmark and the Netherlands, strongly opposed membership talks with North Macedonia and Albania. 03/01/2020
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
world news Murder charges over Albanian earthquake Nine people have been arrested in Albania in connection with the deaths of 51 people in an earthquake last month. 15/12/2019
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
no comment 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
no comment 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
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
Good Morning Europe '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
brussels bureau The Brief: The EPP elects Donald Tusk as the party's new president Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk was elected as the new president of the European People's Party with 491 votes in favor and 37 votes against. 25/11/2019
Republic of Northern Macedonia North Macedonia PM calls for election after EU accession talks blocked “Citizens must decide which path we will take in the future – the correct, progressive European path, the path of reforms, or the path that leads backwards, towards isolation, nationalism, conflicts" 19/10/2019
brussels bureau 'An historic error': North Macedonia & Albania bids to join EU blocked Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews on Friday that his country is "collateral damage" in an intra-EU power struggle. 18/10/2019
brussels bureau EU summit divided over Western Balkans Divisions over the opening of negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia to join the EU left the summit in a stalemate. 18/10/2019
Luxembourg France rejects talks with Balkan hopefuls on EU membership Amelie de Montchalin, France's European affairs minister called the current EU enlargement process "an endless soap opera". 16/10/2019
