TIRANA, October 3 The Supervisory Council at the Bank of Albania (BoA) decided to keep the key rate unchanged at 1 percent despite the low consumer price index rate and slow economic …
Albania Plans to Extend Voting Rights to Citizens Abroad
TIRANA, October 1 Albanian citizens, 18 years or older who reside outside Albania are not eligible to vote by absentee ballot. According to the Office of the Albanian State Minister for the …
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Adria Airways Files for Bankruptcy, all Flights Cancelled
TIRANA, October 1 Former national Slovenian airline Adria Airways that operated scheduled flights from Tirana to Ljubljana vice-versa filed for bankruptcy on Monday at the District Court of Kranj. …
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Q2 Albania’s Economic Growth Left at 2.31%
TIRANA, October 1 The Albanian economy grew more slowly in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. This was confirmed by the recent stats provided by the Institute of Statistics …
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Albania Plans to Issue E-Visas to Facilitate Travel and Tourism
TIRANA, September 27 A draft-law on Albania’s visa policy was issued for consultation by the Interior and Finance ministries. Among others, the bill foresees the establishment of appropriate …
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Bundestag Votes in Support to Albania and North Macedonia
TIRANA, September 27 While Albania and North Macedonia are waiting for a date to start EU membership talks by 2019, the German Parliament gave the green light to both Balkan countries during a …
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New Customs Terminal Inaugurated in Qafe Thane-Kasafan
TIRANA, 17 September On Monday, 16 September the new customs terminal was inaugurated in Qafe Thane-Kasafan, in the Albanian border with North Macedonia. This project was funded by the EU and had a …
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Deregistering Your Vehicle? Book Online for Appointment
TIRANA, 17 September Whoever that chooses to make a temporary or permanent deregistration of the vehicle, from now on could book online for the appointment at the ticket offices of General …
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EU Okays Draft Law on Corporation of Investments
TIRANA, 16 September European Commission has given its O.K. on the reviewed draft law on Corporation of Investments, calling it thoroughly in accordance with the rules of the European Union. A …
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Gambling to be Banned! Changes in Penal Code Predict Harsh Penalties
TIRANA, 16 September Further changes are expected to be undertaken in the parliamentary session of this week, regarding the Penal Code, besides that regarding the problematic pets. According to the …
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