TIRANA, January 10 Albania and Italy are close and the shortest air distance between Vlora and Otranto is about 91 km. Yet, it’s not easy to observe the Italian coast from the Albanian Riviera. On the other hand, people on the other side of Otranto Strait are luckier. Every winter, the inhabitants of Salento and...
TIRANA, December 6 In light of the earthquake of November 26th, Austria pledges Euro 600,000 to the reconstruction of damaged houses. The agreement was signed on Friday by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the National Agency for Civil Protection. “The fund aims to improve the living conditions of families affected by the earthquakes of...
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 mechanisms for issuing e-visas. The bill aims to offer a solution to issues associated with the lack of diplomatic missions in different countries. “The proposed changes to...
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 voting session held on Thursday evening. The Bundestag support is import because it was one of the reasons why the start date...
TIRANA, September 4 Have you ever wondered where do the people living in overcrowded destinations such as Ibiza or Malta spend their holidays? When crowds of millions start flocking to cities or islands with a few hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, the struggle begins. This is the reason why local authorities in Amsterdam or Majorca...
TIRANA, 3 September The Swiss daily newspaper, 20 Minuten has dedicated on Saturday, 31 August, an article regarding tourism in Albania. The article titled ‘Swiss on vacation in Albania’, tells about a huge increase in demand of the people from Switzerland booking and wanting to come for holidays in the Mediterranean country. According to the...
TIRANA, August 28 The Austrian Central Bank has published a few days ago the results of a survey carried out at the end of 2017, regarding the Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) countries. The report revealed that 8.3% of the individuals able for work (25-64 years old), aim to immigrate within a year of...
TIRANA, August 20 The United States Department of State has published on Thursday, 15 August 2019, the annual report titled ‘2019 Fiscal transparency report’, which assessed the fiscal transparencies of 141 governments, and indicates whether those governments made significant progress toward meeting the requirements during the review period of January 1 to December 31, 2018....
TIRANA, August 8 Shebenik-Jabllanica National Park makes one of the best and relevant habitats in Albania. The park is located in the eastern part of Albania, bordering with North Macedonia, and there it is found the biggest number and a variety of wild vegetation, bushes, and forest wood, as well as wild animals and birds....
TIRANA, August 8 In a region shaped by centuries of conflicts, wars, and between nice beaches and troubled history, a new trend of sombre tourism is yearning to hatch from the egg-bunkers of Albania. This is about the past. Although our past is our heritage, nobody seems to talk about a certain part of it...