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Albania

Mogherini in Tirana – Albania ready to start negotiating its membership with the EU

Tirana, Albania (Tirana Echo) – EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said today in Tirana that Albania is ready to open negotiations on its EU membership bid, providing it maintains and deepens the crucial reforms [...]
Albania

Albania PM – EU membership means corrupt politicians, judges and prosecutors must be punished

Tirana, Albania (Tirana Echo) – Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has said that EU membership talks mean a new phase of making corrupt politicians, judges and prosecutors pay for what they have done in the [...]
Albania

EU asked to open membership talks with Albania and Macedonia amid growing Euro-skepticism

Brussels (Tirana Echo) – The European Commission has recommended the opening of accession talks for Albania and Macedonia who have asked to join the European Union. The recommendation will be discussed by the European Council in [...]
Albania

Albanian MP Tom Doshi banned from US due to significant corruption

Tirana, Albania (Tirana Echo) – Tom Doshi, an Albanian member of parliament, has been banned from the United States together with his family due to involvement in significant corruption. The news was confirmed by the [...]
Albania

FORBES: Albania Is An Unusual Country With Unusual Leadership. Now It Wants To Join Europe

By Shellie Karabell – The Albanian Prime Minister turned up at his offices in Tirana for our interview wearing what he called his “painting clothes”—denim work shirt and jeans, lightly paint-spattered. Edi Rama had spent the holiday [...]

Turkish Cuisine Ready to Challenge the World

Health & Food

May 5, 2017 0

Besides our history and cultural heritage, it is the Turkish cuisine that is one of our greatest richness. However, unfortunately, Turkish cuisine is one of the richest in the world, but is not adequately known [...]

Nothing Tastes like Albanian Flija, the Layered Pancake

Health & Food

May 1, 2017 0

Being one of the most favorite dishes of Albania, Flija is a layered pancake made with simple ingredients and baked slowly over a few hours. Served hot, fresh and with honey or greek yogurt [...]

Health & Food

Croatian Recipes: Dalmatian Pašticada

May 1, 2017 0

If you visit the Dalmatian coast then you must try this dish as it originates in Dalmatia. Dalmatinska pašticada, or just pašticada, is a stewed beef dish cooked in a special sauce and served usually [...]

Croatia

Traditional Free Grah Lunch to Mark May Day Around Croatia

May 1, 2017 0

Croatians celebrate Labor Day today with a public holiday that will see thousands turn out for traditional free lunches around the country. More than 60,000 portions of free bean soup and 55,000 bread rolls are [...]

Business

EU, 220 m€ Investment for Mediterranean Food Projects

April 30, 2017 0

The EU will invest 220 million euros in water and food projects in Mediterranean areas as part of PRIMA Program. The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) was announced at the [...]

FORBES: Albania Is An Unusual Country With Unusual Leadership. Now It Wants To Join Europe

Albania

April 17, 2018 0

By Shellie Karabell – The Albanian Prime Minister turned up at his offices in Tirana for our interview wearing what he called his “painting clothes”—denim work shirt and jeans, lightly paint-spattered. Edi Rama had spent the holiday [...]

Kosovo Unhappy with Albania Road Toll Fee

Albania

April 5, 2018 0

Tirana, Apr 05 (Tirana Echo) – Kosovo has officially protested against the latest toll fee introduced by the Albanian government on the highway linking the two neighboring countries. Minister for Infrastructure Pal Lekaj met yesterday [...]

Photos: Snow blankets Rome and Balkans; More on the way

February 28, 2018 0

A snowstorm brought more than a foot of snow to parts of the Balkan Peninsula from Sunday into Monday, while rare snowfall blanketed Rome. Cold air racing from Siberia all the way through much of [...]

Arts & Culture

Ohrid named ‘world’s capital of humanism’ by World Organization for Social Integration

January 18, 2018 0

Ohrid, Jan 18 – The World Organization for Social Integration has issued on its website an exclusive feature about Ohrid and Macedonia describing it as ‘the world’s capital of humanism in honor of St. Clement [...]

Albania

The Crazy Tourist Recommends 15 Best Places to Visit in Albania

October 24, 2017 0

Albania may be a little country but there is a lot to see and do in this exciting up-and-coming location. Bordering Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo and Montenegro, Albania’s long coastline is one of the most ruggedly [...]

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