Albania | Balkan Insight
Balkan Leaders Heap Praise on Trump’s Board of Peace at Ceremonial Launch
Rama is Turning Deputy’s Suspension Into ‘Personal Battle’ Against Albanian Judiciary
Powerful Interests are Driving Digital Repression in Southeast Europe
Albanian Ruling Party Proposes Law Granting Senior Officials Immunity
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: February 16, 2026
Week in Review: Commitment, Stasis and the Epstein Effect
Kosovo, Albania Parliaments Adopt Resolutions Seeking Justice for Thaci
Actress Sues Albanian Govt for Using Her Image for AI ‘Minister’
Solar Energy Revolution Comes at a Cost in Rural Albania
Letter From Brussels: The Epstein Effect Hits Europe
Albania’s TikTok Ban Expires, But Promised Protections Still Pending
Balkans Seeing ‘Serious Stagnation’ in Tackling Corruption: Transparency International
BIRN Reality Check: With Its Mayor Behind Bars, Stasis Grips Albania’s Capital
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: February 9, 2026
Week in Review: Saviours, Crypto Fugitives and Unlikely Friendships
Albanian PM’s Private Jet Trip to Israel Raises Transparency Questions
Albania Arrests 20 for Toxic Waste-Trafficking to Thailand
As Trump’s Family Eyes Pristine Albanian Coast, Villagers Cry Foul
We Were Always Here: The Balkans Should Honour Its LGBTQ+ Pioneers
Hamid’s Story: A Tale of Death and Europe’s Drift Towards Offshore Detention
Tunnel Revelation Raises Awkward Questions for Albanian Government
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: February 2, 2026
Week in Review: Plots, Twists and Chaos
Unlikely Friendship: Albanian PM Eyes Potential Gains From Israel Alliance
Albania’s EU Progress ‘Says More About Brussels Than Tirana’
Albanian Law Only Partially Decriminalising Defamation Disappoints Media Groups
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: January 26, 2026
Environmentalists Urge Suspension of Kushner Island Resort Project in Albania
Kosovo, Bulgaria, Turkey Join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
‘Balkan Nostradamus’: Baba Vanga’s Visions Still Flood Albania’s Media Landscape
‘Worrying’ Loss of Pristine Rivers in Balkans Highlighted by Study
Albania to Join Trump Peace Board, Other Balkan Countries Silent
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: January 19, 2026
Week in Review: Hopes, Dreams and Reality Checks in 2026
Albanian Mystery ‘Journalist’ Sparks Suspicion with Pro-Govt Articles
Trump Visa Freeze Sparks Blame Game in Albania
‘Fiscal Peace’: Albanian Amnesty for Tax-Dodging Businesses Branded Unfair and Opaque
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: January 12, 2026
Port-to-Port: How Albanians Conquered the European Cocaine Market
Albania in 2026: Battles With Anti-Graft Prosecutors Risk Slowing EU Progress
Heavy Rains Cause Evacuations and Discontent in Albania
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: January 5, 2026
In Albania, Women Often Quit Local Councils to Make Way for Men
Balkan States Give Divided Reactions to US Strike on Venezuela
Albania in the EU Fast Lane – Accelerating Without Democratising?
Exposing Scams, Probing the Powerful: A Year of BIRN Investigations
Final Farewells: Balkan Personalities Who Passed Away in 2025
Letter From Washington: The US Just Blasted Balkan Authoritarians – Or Did It?
New Chief of Albania’s Anti-Graft Prosecution Vows ‘Tough Approach’
Albanian Opposition Rallies for Premier’s Resignation Over Indicted Deputy PM
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: December 22, 2025
Visiting Thaci in Hague Jail, Albania PM Slates ’Shameful’ War Court
Albanian MPs Clash in Parliament Amid Tensions Over Corruption Cases
Albania in 2025: Socialists Win Big, Graft Probes Continue
Eight Accused in Albania of Rigging Information Agency Tenders
Albanian Prosecution Urges Parliament to Allow Deputy PM’s Arrest
Albania’s Constitutional Court Temporarily Reinstates Deputy PM Balluku
Endrit Shabani Elected as Albania’s Ombudsman in Contested Process
New Chief Chosen for Albania’s Anti-Corruption Prosecution
‘The Biggest Fight is With the State,’ Says Albanian Eco-Warrior
Albanian Judges Accuse PM of Pressuring Court Over Suspended Minister
Probe Urged of ‘Unjustifiable’ Cost of Italy’s Migrant Camps in Albania
Week in Review: Surprises and Standoffs
How Albanians in America Lobbied for Freedom Back Home
Rebuilt Housing Estate for Albanian Quake Survivors Hosts Just One Family
Albanian PM Condemns Deputy’s Suspension by Court as ‘Brutal Interference’
Week in Review: TikTokcracy, Labyrinths and an Anniversary
Albanian Special Court Suspends Deputy Prime Minister: Source
Albania Opens Last Negotiation Cluster With EU
Digital Rights Review: Journalists and LGBTQ+ Groups Targeted Online
Week in Review: Stuck in the Status Quo
Tirana Mayor Set to Run Albanian Capital from Prison Cell
Opposition Aghast at Albanian PM’s Public Backing for Indicted Deputy
Letter From Brussels: Judgment Day for the Balkan Hopefuls
Albanian Political Giants’ Electoral Reform Deal is a Sham, Rivals Suspect
Western Balkans Remains Key Smuggling Corridor in Europe: Report
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: November 10, 2025
Albania’s Gender Equality Law: Now Let’s See It Implemented
Albania Gender-Equality Law Draws Praise and Condemnation
Leaked Albanian Investigation Implicates Deputy PM in Tender-Rigging
Dark Secrets: How Encrypted Comms Boosted Organised Crime in the Balkans
Albanian Officials’ Harassment of Journalists is Becoming Normalised
EU Enlargement Report Criticises Serbia, Hails Montenegro’s Progress
The Sound of Freedom: Why MTV was Beloved in the Balkans
Drug Shortages, Delays and Debts: Breast Cancer Treatment in Albania
Albania Constitutional Court Overturns Decision Sacking Tirana Mayor
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: November 3, 2025
US Academic Challenges National Narratives with Study of Race in Albania
Albania’s Deputy PM Investigated for Violating Public Procurement Rules
Albania’s Former Prime Minister Fatos Nano Dies at 73
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