Image by onest1155 The new Albanian government is being formed. Prime minister Rama has set as a main objective for Rama 2.0, administrative reforms, and minimizing the number of portfolios. Rama 1.0 had 19 ministries altogether. The new government is expected to hold only 10-12 portfolios. The expert group, set…
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article Image by LA(Phot) Dean Nixon Technical Minister of Internal Affairs, Dritan Demiraj, during an interview on Report TV, stated that the war against drugs is not over yet. “There is a list of 124 people involved in narcotic trafficking. Part of the list are…
Image by European People’s Party On July 22, the Democratic Party of Albania elected for the second time Lulzim Basha as DP leader with 53.931 votes. The other candidate, Eduard Selami, got only 5136 votes. 767 votes were worthless and 61 damaged. To be noted is huge participation of Democrats…
Starting from Albania, where you can find everything you need to spend an enjoyable summer – mountains, seas, rivers, lakes, wonderful landscapes, cheap prices and friendly people, but still some poor infrastructure, within a week you can also pay a visit to Montenegro, Croatia or northern Greece. For Albanians, it…
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article Drug trafficking in Albania seems to be ever growing. During the night of July 13, there was a major police operation in Vlora, with rapid intervention forces involved. Altogether 150 people carried out one of the largest police operations in the last several months….
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article Image by Bes-ART After the 25 June elections, Albania is entering a new political stage, with non-coalition governance. In the previous eight years, the Democratic Party, in coalition with the Socialist Movement for Integration, has been in power from 2009-2013, while the Socialist Party…
Kozeta Cika contributed to the article Image by Gertjan R Elections in Albania cemented a deep victory for the Socialist Party. Until now, it presided with 73 MPs, with 71 needed to create government without coalition. Edi Rama, SP leader, has named this victory as a masterpiece of the ordinary…
Kozeta Cika contributed to the article Image by Stefan Kühn The 2017 electoral campaign is over. Today is the day of electoral silence and tomorrow Albanians will turn to the ballot boxes, more dubious than ever. It has been a very aggressive campaign month, with big clashes between two coalition…