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Kanye West concert

09.July 2026 Almire Pichon

Albania pays four million euros for Kanye West's performance

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama expects 100 million euros in revenue from Kanye West's concert in Tirana

Protests in Albania within the so-called "flamingo revolution"

Albanija

06.July 2026 B. B.

Continuation of the "flamingo revolution": Rummy for the birthday of the "cake" made of concrete

At the protest on Saturday, a large bust of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was pulled down with the help of a rope. The act recalled the demolition of a monument to longtime communist leader Enver Hoxha in February 1991, an event traditionally commemorated in Albania every February 20.

Albanija

27.June 2026 Rachel Shehu (DW)

Flamingo revolution in Albania

More than three weeks of continuous daily protests turned the "Flamingo Revolution" into the largest protest movement in Albania since the fall of communism.

EU

28.February 2026. RV

Vučić and Rama in a joint text: Let us into the EU without a veto

The President of Serbia and the Prime Minister of Albania have written an op-ed for a German newspaper in which they ask the EU to accept them, even without the right of veto.

Aleksandar Vučić is walking, behind him are the flags of Serbia and the EU

European Union

18.February 2026. IN THE

Vučić: Serbia would accept EU membership without veto rights

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić would agree to Serbia's membership in the EU, which would not be full. He says that access to the market and the flow of people are more important to him

Albanija

17.October 2025 MS

Big "all-Albanian protest" in Tirana: Support for former KLA commanders

On Friday, an all-Albanian protest was announced as a sign of solidarity with the former leaders of the "Kosovo Liberation Army" (KLA) who are in custody in The Hague, where they are charged with serious murders and war crimes.

In support of the accused in The Hague

14.October 2025 IN THE

Edi Rama: Thousands of hearts to unite in support of KLA

Ahead of the protest scheduled for Friday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that "thousands of hearts will be united" in demanding "justice for the liberators". The protest is organized by the Association of Former Members of the KLA, and Tirana is the next stop after the rally held in The Hague

Cash or card

02.September 2025 Elona Elezi / DW

Edi Rama wants a cashless Albania by 2030 - is it possible?

Albania's prime minister has announced that the country will become the first in the world to go cashless, but experts warn of the shadow economy, cyber risks and poor digital literacy

Elections in Albania

11.May 2025. S.Ć.

Polls: Edi Rama on the threshold of victory

Polling stations for parliamentary elections are closed in Albania. The first polls say that Eddie Rama's party could win more than 50 percent

Albanija

11.May 2025. Rachel Shehu (DW)

Elections in Albania: Edi Rama hopes for a fourth term

Parliamentary elections are being held in Albania on Sunday (May 11). The opposition will try to stop Prime Minister Eddie Rama in his bid for a historic fourth term. The result could determine the pace of EU accession, but also citizens' confidence in democracy

Albanija

24.December 2024 MJ

"Hard winter for dictators": Albanian opposition demands transitional government and resignation of Edi Rama

The Albanian opposition, led by the Democratic Party and its president Salji Berisha, protested again in Tirana demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. There were also references to student protests in Serbia

The big four

16.October 2024 Tijana Stanic

Brothers of interest

In twelve years in power, Aleksandar Vučić built close relations with the rulers, including Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Viktor Orban and Edi Rama. All these friendships are united by one thing - business and political interests that go beyond possible disagreements

Albanija

08.October 2024 IN THE

Ten people were injured in the clash between police and protesters in Tirana

Ten people were injured in violent demonstrations held in the capital of Albania against the Government of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Demonstrators demand Rama's resignation and the establishment of an interim technocrat government that will manage current affairs until parliamentary elections already scheduled for next year.

Region

28.September 2024 S.Ć.

For and against the Bektash state in Albania announced by Edi Rama

Edi Rama announced the establishment of a Bektash monastery in Tirana like the Vatican in Rome, which, he says, would be a center of moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence. Mufti Jusufspahić believes that it is a business movement and an attempt to consolidate Albanians

Albanija

25.September 2024 Anamari Repić

Europe, how far are you?

The fight against organized crime focuses on uncovering illegal marijuana plantations, cocaine trafficking, money laundering and human trafficking, but results remain meager. Although Albania has established a Special Prosecutor's Office, the EU is demanding more action in the fight against narcotics and the confiscation of assets linked to organized crime. Political tensions between the ruling party and the opposition are also worrisome because they often disrupt the work of parliament

Politics and organized crime

17.September 2024 JH

"Spiegel": Albania as Eddie Rama's private narco-state

The West is courting Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, while his opponents accuse him of turning Albania into a drug state, corrupt to the core, writes the German weekly "Spiegel".

Albanija

06.June 2024 IM / Tanjug

Protest in front of the parliament in Tirana, demonstrators demand the resignation of Edi Rama

The protest was called after former deputy prime minister Arben Ahmetaj, who was on the run, said he saw a large number of people allegedly linked to crime entering Prime Minister Edi Rama's office.

Politics

22.November 2023 S.Ć.

Edi Rama: Kosovo's border with Serbia is out of control

The Prime Minister of Albania told Jens Stoltenberg that Serbia's border with Kosovo is used for smuggling and infiltration of ultra-nationalists

Europe

10.November 2023 BG

Italy opens a center for migrants in Albania: A precedent or an example for the future?

The reception center will be opened at a former military location near the town of Đadera in northwestern Albania, a few kilometers from the Adriatic coast. Asylum requests will be decided according to Italian law

Region

02.October 2023 MJ

Edi Rama and Andrej Plenković called for measures against Serbia

"We have a crime, the murder of a police officer, and the making of those who committed it into heroes," said the Prime Minister of Albania

On the spot: Albania

19.July 2023 Philippe Bertenschan

Crossroads of human trafficking

Labor is recruited in the poorest and most uninhabited areas - for sowing, care during growth, harvesting, drying and packaging of goods before they are exported to Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece and Italy. Albanian woman, as the neighboring Slavs call it, is a high-quality plant. In 2016, three years after Prime Minister Edi Rama came to power, Albania rose to seventh place in the world for cannabis production, with a total value estimated at 2,6 percent of GDP, compared to 0,07 to 0,19, XNUMX percent in countries such as France, Germany, Italy or the United Kingdom

Kosovo

13.June 2023 BG

Edi Rama: Is Albania turning its back on Kurti?

The meeting of the governments of Albania and Kosovo has been cancelled. The Albanian Prime Minister explained that the meeting is not possible because Kosovo is moving towards sanctions

Kosovo and Metohija

08.June 2023 BG

ZSO: Rama has a proposal, but it is not for everyone's eyes

"The draft is not for public publication. It is only a contribution, but what I can say is that whoever really wants a solution is ready to take it and implement it," said the Albanian Prime Minister

Region

02.April 2023. S.Ć.

Open Balkans: Once a country without borders, now they are the only countries with borders

At today's meeting of the Open Balkans, Vučić, Rama and Kovačevski announced that they will open the borders for one day, that mutual trade exchange has increased, and that they expect the completion of the process of securing work permits

News

22.December 2021 SP

Agreement between Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia: Bright future or political deception

Is "Open Balkan" a substitute for the lack of EU commitment in the region, support for regional economic integration, or just a cheap political trick that looks good only on paper