January 2016 – Tirana Echo – South East Europe from Tirana

Real estate investment volumes in South Eastern Europe expected to reach record highs in 2015

January 26, 2016 0

South Eastern Europe (SEE) real estate investment volumes are expected to reach record highs of €285 million in 2015, driven primarily by a surge in demand for retail assets by foreign investors, according to JLL. […]

Kathimerini article linking Erdogan to the ‘Cham’ party stirs waters between Greece and Albania again

Albania

October 24, 2016 0

Tirana, 24 Oct (Tirana Echo) – An article on the Greek daily Kathimerini, depicting the ‘Cham’ party in Albania as Erdogan’s extension stirs waters again between Greece and Albania, with mutual accusations dominating media outlets […]

Audit finds irregularities in more than 100 public procurements by Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry

Bulgaria

February 14, 2017 0

An audit has found irregularities in more than 100 public procurements by the Ministry of Defence, Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Stefan Yanev said on February 14. On January 30, caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov gave […]

MEPs Want Visas Reimposed on US Citizens

South East Europe

March 2, 2017 0

The European Parliament has urged the Commission to take reciprocal measures against US nationals over America’s failure to lift visa requirements on citizens of Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Poland and Cyprus. MEPs have called on the […]

Kosovo’s president seeks NATO support for creating army

Kosovo

March 15, 2017 0

Kosovo’s president has called on NATO to support the transformation of its security force into a regular army with heavy weaponry. President Hashim Thaci sent a draft law to parliament last week seeking approval to […]