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Prosecutor Trenova the First to Be Dismissed by KPK over Professional Conduct

Tpday the Independent Qualification Commission (KPK) announced the dismissal of Gentian Trenova, prosecutor at the Appeals Prosecution and candidate for the Justice Appointments Council (KED). Trenova is the first vetted official who has been dismissed not solely on the basis of their asset declaration, but based on their professional conduct. According to...

11 hrs ago

Dutch Albanians Appeal to Parliament Not To Block Opening Accession Negotiations

A group of Albanian diaspora in the Netherlands has set up a petition to ask the Dutch Parliament not to block the opening of accession negotiations with the European Union. In the wake of...

12 hrs ago

Xhafaj to Meet German Interior Minister Seehofer, and Propose Albanian “Migrant Center”

Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj will meet his German counterpart Horst Seehofer in Berlin on Thursday. The main topic of their discussion will be the possibility to build in Albania a migrant camp to accommodate...

By Alba Mborja 12 hrs ago

Who Is Paying for Air Albania? – Exit Explains

Very little is known about the Air Albania project, besides the short public statements by Prime Minister Edi Rama, almost always consisting of brief, propagandistic posts on his Facebook page. It has now become clear that the project is a personal initiative of the Prime Minister’s and every decision regarding it has been taken by...

By the Editors Yesterday at 15:32

The Inglorious End of EULEX Shows the Fate of the Justice Reform

EULEX, the Rule of Law mission of the European Union operating in Kosovo since 2008, has come to an end. Around 3,000 EULEX functionaries were deployed to establish the rule of law in Kosovo and constrain the corrupt political class. In spite of its "executive mandate," which it held until 2014, no "big fish" were...

By Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei Yesterday at 10:00

Perspectives

Criminal Diplomacy

By Carloalberto Rossi

EURALIUS “Steered Away” from Public Procurement Support, Legal Aid, and Civil Code Reform

By Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei

How Media Owners Are Trying To Steal Public Funds

By Andi Bushati

Now We Know Who “Steered” EURALIUS

By Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei

Fatmir Xhafaj Is Not the Politician We Need

By Alba Mborja

EURALIUS as a Colonial Institution

By Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei

Tirana Mayor Veliaj Disrupts Parliamentary Committee Hearing on National Theater

Today Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj turned up uninvited and attempted to take over a hearing of the Parliamentary Media...

Yesterday at 15:03

EBRD Invests €100 Million in Tourism

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the EU will launch a €100 million investment tourist...

Yesterday at 14:56

Tirana Mayor Veliaj Flip-Flops on National Theater

Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj seems to be holding two contradictory stances with regards to the National Theater and...

June 18, 2018

Macedonians Protest Name Change, Seven Injured, 25 Arrested

Seven police officers were injured and 25 protesters were arrested during yesterday’s protest in Skopje, Macedonia, following the...

June 18, 2018

PM Rama’s Austrian Exhibition Curated by Socialist MP

After a break of several months, Prime Minister Edi Rama has again organized an exhibition of his own...

June 18, 2018

Artists To Take Over National Theater Building

The National Theater troupe and other fellow artists will camp out on the square in front of the...

June 15, 2018

Tirana Mayor Veliaj Disrupts Parliamentary Committee Hearing on National Theater

Today Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj turned up uninvited and attempted to take over a hearing of the Parliamentary Media Committee regarding the draft law that will...

Yesterday at 15:03

EBRD Invests €100 Million in Tourism

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the EU will launch a €100 million investment tourist program in Albania. During his visit to...

Yesterday at 14:56

Tirana Mayor Veliaj Flip-Flops on National Theater

Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj seems to be holding two contradictory stances with regards to the National Theater and the resistance of the artists against the...

June 18, 2018

Macedonians Protest Name Change, Seven Injured, 25 Arrested

Seven police officers were injured and 25 protesters were arrested during yesterday’s protest in Skopje, Macedonia, following the agreement with Greece concerning Macedonia’s name. The...

June 18, 2018