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Tirana, Albania | 01 July 2019 (Tirana Echo) – Albania’s local elections were conducted in a generally peaceful and orderly manner but were held under a polarized and antagonistic political environment, with little regard for […]

Tirana, Albania | 30 June 2019 (Tirana Echo) – Albanians have voted in unprecedented local elections, despite opposition boycott and earlier threats of violent clashes and civil conflict. Of 61 mayoral races, 31 mayoral candidates […]

Washington DC – Albania’s political leaders are bickering over the timing of the next election, while diplomats and officials from the European Union, United States and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are urging […]

Albania’s President Ilir Meta has announced a new local election date, despite disagreement from the Prime Minister and amid confusing constitutional interpretations over the legality of his act. In the meantime, Parliament has begun an […]

Tirana, Albania | 18 June 2019 (Tirana Echo) – Ruling socialists have pressed ahead with procedures at the Legal Affairs Parliamentary Committee to impeach Albania’s President Ilir Meta. The legal affairs committee has voted overwhelmingly […]

TIRANA, ALBANIA – A mission of seven international press freedom organizations has published a preliminary report on the difficulties faced by journalists in Albania. The report says press freedom in Albania has deteriorated and the […]

The Hague, Netherlands | 17 Apr 2019 (Tirana Echo)  – The Dutch Parliament has upset Albania’s authorities, by approving a controversial motion to temporarily cancel visa-free traveling for Albanian citizens in the Schengen Zone. The […]

Tirana, Albania | 04 Apr 2019 (Tirana Echo) – The United States says that justice reform in Albania is moving forward, and won’t be stopped, as two crucial anti-corruption structures are expected to be erected […]