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Foreign minister explains OSCE's Chairmanship's priorities

Albania will assume the 2020 OSCE Chairmanship inspired by a sense of responsibility and driven by the determination to contribute to the security and stability of our continent and to the prosperity of our people. said the countrys Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakajin Vienna today, as he addressed the Permanent Council o...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative publishes legal review of draft Law on Media Services in Albania

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Dsir, today published a legal review of the draft Law on Media Services in Albania, after several consultations on the drafting process with Government representatives in recent months.The analysis by Dr. Joan Barata Mir, an independent media freedom expert, underlines significant improve...

Tirana Hosts Europol’s First Liaison Office In The Western Balkans

Europols new liaison bureau in Tirana Albania was officially opened today, 11 July 2019, in the presence of the General Director of the Albanian State Police, Ardi Veliu, EU Ambassador to Albania, Luigi Soreca, and Europol Executive Director, Catherine De Bolle. Albania is the first country in the Western Balkans to host a Europol liaison office...

Opposition accuses government of increasing tax on fuel

Opposition in Albania has accused the government today of proposing a new increase on the price of fuel through a tax that the government is planning to introduce.Opposition representative and former Socialist Movement for Integration MP, Perparim Spahiu declared today in a press conference that the government has decided to ignore parliament a...

Youth unemployment in Albania is high, says European Commission

The European Commission has published the 2019 report on the program of economic reforms ERP for Western Balkan countries.In the part on Albania, the European Commission says that the level of public debt is high, taxes are collected below potential, the level of competitiveness is low, unemployment among youngsters is high, while also stress...

Meta-Pendaroski: Albania and North Macedonia together for the opening of accession talks in October

The launch of membership talks with the European Union for Albania and North Macedonia was one of the main topics of the meeting held between Albanian president, Ilir Meta and his counterpart from North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski.Meta and Pendarovski met during the South East Europe Cooperation Process SEECP summit which was hosted in Saraj...

President Meta meets head of RCC in Sarajevo

Albanian president, Ilir Meta had a meeting on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Regional Cooperation Council in Sarajevo, where he was received by the chair of this organization, Majlinda Bregu.A privilege to be the first Albanian president to visit the headquarter of the Regional Cooperation Council in Sarajevo to talk with the first Alba...

Albania obtains support from Austria, Spain and Sweden

Albanian acting minister of Foreign Affairs, Gent Cakaj during the informal meeting with OSCEs foreign ministers in Slovakia, obtained the support of Austria, Spain and Sweden for the opening of membership talks between Albania and European Union.During the meeting with Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Alexander Schallenberg, Cakaj said t...

President says he's hopeful negotiations will open in October

Albanian president, Ilir Meta has declared from the Southeast Europe Cooperation Process SEECP summit which is taking place in Bosnia, that the integration of Western Balkans is a priority for the EU.In a message on Twitter, Meta says that we remain committed and hopeful that in October ,the EU Council will decide to open accession negotiatio...

President asks Bosnia to recognize Kosovo

President of Albania, Ilir Meta has called on Bosnia and Herzegovina to accept reality and acknowledge the fact that Kosovo is an independent and sovereign country.Meta addressed this request at the Southeast Europe Cooperation Process summit which is taking place in Sarajevo.Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama refused to take part in this ...

Foreign minister explains OSCE's Chairmanship's priorities

“Albania will assume the 2020 OSCE Chairmanship inspired by a sense of responsibility and driven by the determination to contribute to the security and stability of our continent and to the prosperity of our people.” said the country’s Acting Minister for Euro...