The Albanian Court system has been the focus of public debate regarding corruption for years, especially in the media. Albanian judges and prosecutors, most of the time, cannot justify their wealth and very often delegate their assets to their spouses or other relatives. This kind of corruption, which has been…
Albanian police are still at war with drugs. Some months ago, the The Economist defined Albania as the largest supplier of drugs in Europe, risking being called the European Colombia, due to insufficient prevention measures. During the past few weeks, a dozen people, transporting small or large quantities of cannabis,…
Korça is a big city, situated in the eastern part of Albania, a city not easily forgotten after visiting. It is considered the Little Paris of Albania because of its culture and aristocratic delicacy, noticed not only in its peoples’ behavior, but also in its architecture. Korça has maintained the…
During the Cold War, The Block in Tirana, the capital city, was Albania’s best kept secret, a walled enclave filled with gardens and the ‘good life’ for those who were allowed to enjoy communism. The region in the center of the former communist metropolis was not even listed on the…