Albania | Balkan Insight
Week in Review: Momentous Moves and Dubious Intentions
Waste Money Wasted: The Millions of Euros Behind Albania’s Ghost Incinerators
‘Return Hubs’ for Migrants Anticipated in Balkans for ‘Era of Deportations’
Human Rights Watchdog Urges Italy, Albania to End Offshore Migrant Detention
Albania’s Flamingo Movement Said ‘No’, Now It Needs the Courage to Say ‘Yes’
‘Centralisating Power’? Critics Question Albanian Plan to Redraw Municipal Map
No Subsidies for Hormone Therapy for Trans People in Albania
Albania Ruling Party Documents Highlight Country’s Ageing Demographic
BIRN Reality Check: What Has Albania’s AI ‘Minister’ Achieved So Far?
Eyes on the Sky for the Solar Eclipse in the Balkans
Albania Gambles on Re-Legalising ‘Dangerous’ Online Sports Betting
Albania Could Face Costly Arbitration Battle After Scrapping Vlora Airport Plans
Albanian Court Puts Turkish Activist in Custody After Extradition Demand
Week in Review: Cocaine Busts, Changing Goals, Tourism Woes
Letter from Washington: US Seeks to Score Material Goals in the Balkans
On Albania’s Adriatic Coast, Tourism Ambitions Put at Risk by Pollution
The Digital Front of Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’
Child Maintenance Systems Failing Single Mothers in the Balkans and Beyond
Week in Review: A Fighting Spirit
Fake Social Media Accounts Target Albania Protest Supporters
Albanian Protesters Clash With Police at Rally Outside Parliament
Who Really Benefits from ‘Strategic Investor’ Status in Albania?
‘Obviously Dangerous’: Unlicensed Jet Skis Pose Growing Hazard on Albania’s Coast
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: July 20, 2026
Week in Review: Hostages to the Past
EU Pressure Mounts Over Albania’s Environment Laws, But MPs Block Repeal Efforts
Albanian Protesters Celebrate as PM Backtracks on Controversial Environment Laws
Albanian Journalists Complain of Unwritten ‘Red Lines’ and ‘Untouchable Topics’
Letter from Brussels: No EU ‘Super Tuesday’ for Accession Laggard Serbia
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: July 13, 2026
Albania’s Environmental Protesters are ‘Defending EU Values’, Says Dutch MEP
‘Cancel It!’: State Cash for Kanye West Show Sparks Outrage in Albania
BIRN Report Warns Digital Repression is Worsening Across Western Balkans, Turkey
The Albanian Files: The Irregular Anatomy of an ‘Architectural Renaissance’
Albanian PM Cheers on Kanye West Concert Despite Antisemitism Row
Faces of Protest: Meet the Albanians Taking to Tirana’s Streets
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: July 6, 2026
Week in Review: Hopes, Schemes and Stand-Offs
Protesters Detained, Police Injured in Clashes Outside Albanian Parliament
Deadly Addiction: Albania Needs Liberating From the Flow of Drug Money
Albanian PM’s Response to Protests Causing Unease Within His Own Party
Freedom of Information Still Impeded in Western Balkans, Report Warns
Bulldozers Leave Their Mark on Albanian Seafront Coveted by Developers
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 29, 2026
Letter from Washington: US and EU Square Off Over Balkan Assets
Week in Review: Flamingos, Deflections and Posturing
In Albania, Public Sector Political Hires are Undermining Democracy
Facing Down Protests, Albania’s Rama Chooses to Discredit and Deflect
Albania’s Disregard for Environmental Protection ‘Hurting EU Accession Hopes’
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 22, 2026
Finance and Legal Professionals Fuel Money-Laundering in Western Balkans: Report
After US Lifts Graft Sanctions, is Albania’s Berisha Really ‘Back’?
Caribbean to Adriatic: Albanian Prosecutors Target Drug Money and Construction Magnates
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 15, 2026
Week in Review: Flamingos, Think Tankers and Returning Radicals
US Lifts Albanian Opposition Leader Berisha’s ‘Persona Non Grata’ Status
Protest Memes Bring Political Satire to Albania’s Streets
Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ is About More Than Kushner and Birds
Western Balkans Youth Need More Skills to Recognise Online Fakes: BIRN Report
Last Straw: Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ Fuelled by Long-Standing Grievances
Letter from Brussels: Getting Creative about EU Enlargement in the Balkans
Europe’s Enlargement’s Bargain on Ukraine, Balkans, Risks Backfiring
Behind a Trump-Linked Albanian Resort Project, a Host of Murky Interests
Albanian Protests Mount Against Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort
Letter from London: Close to Boiling Point
Rama’s Arguments with RSF Draw Attention From Albanian Media’s Problems
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: June 1, 2026
Four Scenarios for Democracy in the Western Balkans: From Hope to Disenchantment
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: May 25, 2026
Western Balkans Stability Monitor: Elections in the Air
Acrimony and Accusations Hold up Construction of Albanian Port
Albanian, Bosnian Pride Marches Urge Solidarity Amid Rise of Extremism
Week in Review: In Search of Direction
Berisha’s One-Man Contest for Albanian Opposition Leadership Risks Dooming Party
Dangerous Waters: Undersea Explosives Pose Risk for Kushner’s Planned Albanian Resort
Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Suspicions Linger in Dropped Albania Smuggling Case
Kanye Concert in Prague Puts Spotlight on Tensions over Freedom of Expression
Week in Review: Turning Points and Endless Loops
Exploited for Profit: Call Centre Fraud Schemes ‘Criminalise Albanian Youth’
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: May 4, 2026
Back from Syria’s Islamic State Camps, Albanians Struggle to Reintegrate
Week in Review: Faint Hopes and No Regrets
Ex-Minister’s Criticism of Ruling Socialists: A Turning Point in Albania?
Albanian PM Announces Kanye West Concert Despite Antisemitism Concerns
In an Albanian Graft Case, Fake Buyers, ‘Friendly’ Rates, Cash in Crates
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: April 27, 2026
Week in Review: Moves Towards Change, But in Which Direction?
Justice or Realpolitik? Two Prime Ministers, Two Futures for the Balkans
‘Failure in Prevention’: Iran-Linked Hackers, Stolen Albanian Data and an FBI Sting
In Albania, Is Tailor-Made Legislation Being Written for Tycoons?
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