Public Procurement Continues Hand-Out to Government Favorites

Public Procurement Continues Hand-Out to Government Favorites

Even after former chairman of the Public Procurement Commission (KPP) Gentian Keri and four former and current members of the KPP were officially charged by the Prosecution Office for abuse of office, including unjustly favoring certain companies, the Albanian public procurement system remains mired in what appears to be unfair competition and...

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Incomplete KED Candidate List Submitted to President Meta

Incomplete KED Candidate List Submitted to President Meta

Following Law no.115/2016 "On the Governance Institutions of the Justice System," approved solely by the Socialist majority in November 2016, the Constitutional Court, High Court, and General Prosecution have sent the Presidency a list...

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Government Cuts Power to Protestors’ Homes

Government Cuts Power to Protestors’ Homes

The government has started to use military tactics to evict the inhabitants of the Astir neighborhood from their apartments. Today, the government decided to cut the electric power for hundreds of families it’s trying to evict from their houses, thus leaving them in cold and darkness. The cutting of vital services until these families give...

A Foiled Attempt to Whitewash the Terrorist Regime in Tehran

A Foiled Attempt to Whitewash the Terrorist Regime in Tehran

After our recent reporting on The Guardian's article on human rights abuse in the Albanian camp of Mojahedin-e-Khalq, we received the request to publish the following response to the allegations made in the article. The Guardian’s attempts to paint the People’s Mojahedin of Iran/ Mojahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) as some sort of right-wing terrorist cult supported...

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€1 Million More to Fusha

€1 Million More to Fusha

Fusha shpk won another public tender, this time for the reconstruction of the Polytechnic University of Tirana building....

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Vetting Dossiers of 36 Magistrates Opened

Vetting Dossiers of 36 Magistrates Opened

The Independent Qualification Commission (KPK) has opened the dossiers of 36 new magistrates. The dossiers were selected by lottery. The list includes a number of...

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€1 Million More to Fusha

€1 Million More to Fusha

Fusha shpk won another public tender, this time for the reconstruction of the Polytechnic University of Tirana building. Out of the seven bidding companies, six...

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