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Ronny Deila: New Atlanta United signing will bring leadership
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Mihaj, who Deila said speaks four languages, made 82 appearances in Portugal. He has also made 19 appearances for Albania’s national team. “He connects the team and can really defend the box and connect everybody to be a good unit in the defense,”...
Prosecution on Bankers Petroleum Investigation: 20 Years of Tax Evasion, Company Reported Losses While Profiting
Euronews Albania
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July 3, 2025
The Fier Prosecution Office has revealed new details about the ongoing investigation into the concessionary company Bankers Petroleum Albania, in the context of a probe into tax evasion and money laundering. In an official statement, the...
UK visa in hand? Five European destinations Indian travellers can visit without any extra paperwork
The Economic Times
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July 13, 2025
Indian citizens holding a valid, multiple-entry UK visa can explore five European countries without needing separate Schengen or local visas, as long as specific conditions are met. This visa-linked access provides Indian travellers with expanded...
The Last Truck
Charter 97
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4 Irina Khalip 11.07.2025, 10:42 9,820 Irina Khalip The museum in the prison and the park in Drozdá. There is a museum of testimony and memory in the Albanian city of Shkoder. At the entrance, where ticket prices are listed, it says: "For former...
The debate over Theth only matters to those who want to save it as a tourist destination
Gazeta Tema
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July 12, 2025
Both the state and those who have built illegally share the blame for what’s happening in Theth. The government itself has admitted responsibility, having allowed — through its entire political and administrative structure — the spread of illegal...
'Something that seemed utopic just a few years ago' – Meet Giusy Virelli, the woman behind the new incarnation of the Giro d'Italia Women
Cyclingnews
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July 2, 2025
Giusy Virelli is having her final few meetings at the RCS Sport offices in Milan before taking her flight ahead of the big opening day of the men's Giro d'Italia in Albania in May. For the RCS Sport events manager, this is the culmination of two...
Seasoned traveller says 'most surprising country' is not on people's radars
Liverpool Echo
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July 11, 2025
Lauren Haughey Lifestyle and Money Reporter 22:32, 11 Jul 2025 A travel enthusiast has shared the 'most surprising country' they've visited, and it isn't a typical destination like Greece, Portugal, or Thailand. Jordynn, known for sharing her...
Free elections are Sali Berisha's sole enemy
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
Imagine, just for a moment, if the Speaker of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly took seriously Sali Berisha’s recent call for the organization to help “restore free elections” in Albania, and decided to look into the country’s electoral history....
Western Balkans Leaders’ Meeting reaffirms Commitment for swift delivery of the Growth Plan
Sarajevo Times
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July 2, 2025
Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) gathered in Skopje for a high-level meeting dedicated to the...
New music this week: Songs from VICTORIA, Justyna Steczkowska, Andrei Ursu and more
wiwibloggs
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July 13, 2025
Summer is the quiet period for Eurovision fans as we wait for the new season to commence. Thankfully, the music will always continue and a number of Eurovision artists are still producing new songs for us to enjoy. Contrary to the commonly...
Western Balkans must be Europe’s strategic core, minister says
Gazeta Tema
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July 12, 2025
DUBROVNIK, July 12 - Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani used the platform at the Dubrovnik Forum 2025 to demand a shift in how Europe views the Western Balkans. Speaking to regional, European, US, Gulf, Brazilian, and African delegates, Hasani...
Western Balkan leaders meet in Skopje to advance EU Growth Plan
BNE Intellinews
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos met with leaders of the six Western Balkans partners – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – in Skopje on July 1, for a high-level meeting dedicated to the EU Growth...
Twenty years of failing to solve the migrant crisis
The Spectator
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July 13, 2025
The front desk call out a name, ‘Mohammed Ahmed!’ Four men – or boys as they claimed to be – arrive at the glass window ready for Asda food gift cards and a cash subsistence payment. It’s a small job to find the real Mr Ahmed – the one whose face...
Fier recount flips Socialist seat by just 10 votes
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
A recount in Albania’s Fier constituency, held after the May 11 general election that kept the Socialist Party to power, has overturned a parliamentary seat after discovering vote-counting errors that shifted results by only ten votes. The seat...
New Measures on Real Estate Loans Enter Into Force
Albanian Daily News
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The implementation of new measures imposed by the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, which limit lending for the purchase of properties by citizens, began on July 1. In a media interview, the Director of Financial Stability at the Bank of...
U.S. Embassy Urges Citizens: Do Not Use Tourist Visas to Give Birth in the U.S.
Euronews Albania
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July 2, 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Tirana has issued a warning to citizens regarding the use of tourist visas. In a social media post, the embassy emphasized that using a tourist visa to travel to the United States primarily to give birth and obtain U.S....
Rama Forces UK’s Farage Onto Backfoot Over Albanian Criminals
Balkan Insight
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July 1, 2025
AI-generated illustration published on Edi Rama’s X account depicting the Albanian PM with Nigel Farage. Photo: X/@ediramaal Britain’s famously loquacious far-right leader, Nigel Farage, may be regretting starting an X spat this week with...
Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting in Skopje reaffirms commitment for swift delivery of the Growth Plan
The European Sting
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July 2, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro,...
The not-so-affordable housing in the Balkans
Kosovo 2.0
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July 10, 2025
For the past seven years, Dejana Stosic, a 26-year-old, has been renting in Serbia’s capital after relocating from a small town in the south of the country. Stostic recently found a job with a higher salary as a coordinator at a private company in...
One year since the death of Ismail Kadare
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
One year has passed since the death of Ismail Kadare, Albania’s most prominent literary figure, whose work elevated Albanian literature to global recognition. Kadare died at age 88 on July 1, 2024. Born in Gjirokastër in 1936, he launched his...