Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them here, however, does not necessarily mean that we agree with every word, nor do...
Tag - Edi Rama
On Sunday May 17, Albania’s National Theatre in Tirana was finally demolished after more than two years of protests and resistance from civil society, artists, and...
Few cities in emerging Europe have changed as much over the past three decades as the Albanian capital Tirana. At first, the transformation was chaotic: hundreds of...
An initiative to create a ‘Mini-Schengen’ zone in the Western Balkans is driving an increasingly large wedge between Albania and Kosovo. The idea was first...
Outgoing president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has reiterated his strong support for Albania and North Macedonia to begin European Union accession talks...
For many years a symbol of the Albanian communist regime, Tirana’s iconic pyramid is stepping into the future. Having served as a museum, a temporary NATO base and...
At a time when Albania was expected to make significant progress in its accession talks with the European Union, some member states are unwilling to support negotiations...
Just 21.6 per cent of Albanians voted in the country’s municipal elections on June 30, a significant drop from 48 per cent in 2015. This comes after the opposition...
Albania and North Macedonia will have to wait until October to find out if they can begin accession talks with the European Union. The European Commission said in May...
Albanian President Ilir Meta (pictured above) has called off local elections set for June 30, while the government, led by prime minister Edi Rama, has accused him of...
A senior European Union official has said that the parliamentary boycott by opposition parties in Albania seriously undermines the country’s path to potential...
Thousands of protesters supporting Albania’s opposition surrounded the country’s parliament on February 21 and demanded the resignation of prime minister Edi Rama...
