Europe Albania A 70-year-old woman from northern Albania, File Kola, is one of the few to make the ancestral dress called Xhubleta, which UNESCO recently included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Europe Albania Albania joins Serbia in agreeing to offer Chinese citizens visa-free travel – the only two countries in the region to do this
Europe Albania The overproduction of olive oil in 2022 can be a boomerang for the country: as oil has been marketed at lower prices, harvesters and mills are considering reducing capacity and production
Europe Albania More than half of Albanians said they had been asked for a bribe, while half admitted to giving one: these are the highest rates in the region, according to a new report on corruption by Southeast European Leadership for Development and Integration
Europe Albania Prosecution in Tirana on Wednesday requests arrest of five public administration staffers related to Iranian hackers' recent cyber-attacks on public institutions
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