Europe Albania The country has joined the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to better cope with the consequences of climate change and natural disasters
Europe Albania PM denounced Britain's "calculated attack" on his country in reference to allegations over the increase in the number of Albanian migrants entering the island
Europe Albania The National Urban Transport Association and the Association of Urban and Intercity Transport called for the continuation of the subsidy to support the sector due to high oil prices
Europe Albania Police rapid intervention forces have started a special training with their Austrian counterparts to be fully prepared to give assistance to climbers, citizens and tourists in need in mountain areas
Europe Albania Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy intends to amend Renewables Law to allow Albanian consumers to sell electricity from renewable sources through supplier agreements and bilateral contracts; they are currently obliged to deliver excess electricity
Europe Albania Albanians' trust in the EU dropped by four percentage points in 2021, from 75 per cent in 2020, according to the Trust in Governance survey conducted by the Institute for Democracy and Mediation
Europe Albania An FBI investigation indicates Iranian state cyber actors acquired initial access to the victim’s network approximately 14 months before launching the [July] destructive cyber attack, says the official report released yesterday
Europe Albania The government presented its energy-saving measures, including an 800 Kwh/month limit for households wishing to avoid paying a higher electricity tariff; the price will quadruple for each watt exceeding the limit
Europe Albania Experts have expressed dismay after Prime Minister Edi Rama on Wednesday raised the possibility of again allowing online gambling, saying the move would be harmful and regressive
Europe Albania Farmers growing wheat on their land will receive €256 per hectare in an attempt to stimulate local production in response to rising prices that have even caused bakeries to close down
Europe Albania Anonymous accounts advertising transfers of people from Albania to the United Kingdom have spiked on TikTok; smugglers offer the English Channel boat route or Belgium truck transport, prices vary and some invite to a personal contact for the deal
Europe Albania Andrzej Izdebski, a notorious arms dealer involved in a scandal-tainted procurement of medical ventilators in Poland, died unexpectedly in Tirana; oddities surrounding the death sparked speculation it had been staged
Europe Albania With the Free Iran World Summit taking place this weekend near Durres, a massive cyber-attack synchronized from outside Albania and a potential threat alert issued by the US embassy have upset the country