Albania may go it alone in bid to launch EU membership talks
AP -- Apr 07
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister said Thursday that his nation may go it alone in its efforts to launch European Union membership talks, turning its back on a stalled joint bid with North Macedonia.
Albania and North Macedonia have both fulfilled the required criteria for launching talks to join the 27-nation bloc. But in 2020, Bulgaria vetoed the start of formal EU accession talks for North Macedonia, arguing that Skopje had failed to honor parts of a 2017 friendship deal, particularly regarding shared history and language.
Albanian parliament fails to elect a president in 1st vote
AP - May 18
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian Parliament on Monday failed to elect the country’s next president after no candidates were nominated for the first round of voting.
Albanian and Ukraine agree Russia must be further isolated
newsonalbania.com - May 14
WEISSENHAUS, Germany, May 14 (NewsOnAlbania) - Albanian Foreign Minister, Olta Xhacka, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, are convinced Russia must be further isolated until it ends its aggression.
Albanian government must prioritise vulnerable people amid price crunch
euractiv.com - May 12
The government must provide financial support to society’s most vulnerable while scaling back on non-priority expenditures to help the country through this difficult period, according to the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Gent Sejko.
Albania to go digital as of May
euractiv.com - May 02
Albanians will have to use the government’s e-services portal from Monday to receive the vast majority of public services, including collecting copies of their birth certificates, paying taxes, and more.
