This is not an original article of invest-in-albania.org. The original piece was written by Elizabeth Gowing and published at BBC. The weather-beaten forms of cuddly toys hanging from buildings are a common sight in Albania. Who put them there, and why? Suspended from the eaves of houses, they sway gently in the wind. The bodies are...
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“Week of Emigrants”, a week dedicated to culture, tradition, environment
“Week of Emigrants” is an annual event organized by the local government of Mirdita city, with the aim to promote tourism and the protection of environment. During this festive week, the city of Mirdite transforms into an exhibition of culture, tradition and joy among its citizens, returned emigrants who choose Albania as their summer destination...
“Jazz Albania Festival” starts its Fourth Edition in touristic cities
On July 21st, Jazz Albania Festival started its fourth edition, a four-day journey throughout the country where the most prominent jazz music singers will perform for the audience in several cities on July 21st – 26th. The festival opening ceremony was held at the premises of Rogner Hotel in Tirana capital where jazz music groups from...
Life in rural areas of Albania as shown in Instagram
Photos captured by amateur photographers of Instagram that show the true life of Albanians in villages, its colours and diversity of activities during a day. Photos from Instagram Users: klubi_discover_albania, sameerah_a, ollieaniajkulla photography_algida, jalkamp, roryshy, edmond_themeli memoriesofalbania, yllka.85
Protik Innovation Center brings to Albania the International Space Apps Challenge, powered by NASA
Protik Innovation Center held the International Space Apps Challenge competition, a technological marathon initiated by NASA which was implemented worldwide on April 10th of this year. The participants of the competition were 45 students from the public universities in the country which organized in teams and each one worked for a certain project. The participating...
Official Calendar for “Summer Day” celebrations in Tirana (March 14)
The Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth published in its official site the calendar of events that will take place in Tirana capital in the framework of celebrations for the Day of Summer national feast, on March 14. Here is the list of events at which you may participate in during 10:00am until 14:00pm: ...
The letter from an Albanian girl that disproved all my cliches about Albania
This is a very unique real story that happened to Marc Oliver Ruelhe who visited Albania as a tourist and was impressed by the attitude of an Albanian girl which had kept safe all the personal cards he forgot in an internet-coffee, in the southern small town of Orikum. The article was first published at...
Albania commemorates victims of Holocaust
Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a commemoration ceremony to honor the victims of Holocaust in the framework of International Day of Holocaust Commemoration. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ditmir Bushati, United Nations Permanent Coordinator for Albania Zineb Touimi-Benjelloun, the Israeli ambassador to Albania, David Cohen, Ministers, representatives of Diplomatic sphere...
InterNations Albania monthly meeting held on December 15, in Tirana
Many foreigners that live in Tirana capital met on December 15, in the framework of their monthly InterNations meeting. They are part of a group in the world known website InterNations.org, a website which connects foreigners that live in a certain country or town. During the meeting, the attendants had the possibility to know and talk to each...
Albania celebrates the 70th anniversary of the end of war by opening Bunk’Art
In the framework of celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama inaugurated on November 22 the Bunk’Art, an exhibition taking place in this cavernous nuclear fallout shelter. Bunk’Art was built secretly between 1972 and 1978, the structure was part of a program of...