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Zelensky seeks stronger sanctions, Marshall Plan-style aid for Ukraine in Rome
Xinhua News Agency
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ROME, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on the international community to impose tougher sanctions on Russia and increase support for Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction. Speaking at the...
4 Arsenal stars to watch out for in preseason ahead of the 2025/26 season
Sporting News
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July 10, 2025
Arsenal are keen to build a roster that can contend for the Premier League title in the 2025/26 campaign. The Gunners finished in the second spot for three consecutive campaigns therefore, Mikel Arteta is desperate to build a roster that can help...
The cosmetics of a jailed "party leader” and the lynching of others
Gazeta Tema
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July 10, 2025
Ervin Salianji and Ilir Meta were both arrested around the same time. But ten months later, Salianji seems to have undergone quite the transformation. He’s had a hair transplant and a nose job. To be fair, the results look great on him—he wears...
Angela Gerekou | Greece at the crossroads of sustainability and innovation
Tornos News
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July 10, 2025
Tourism is changing, and with it the demands, professional skills, hospitality models, and destinations. In this context, the President of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Angela Gerekou, comments on the latest data from the World Bank...
Starmer bets jaw-jaw can win migration war
The Times
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It is the week before Christmas and a cabinet minister is boarding the Eurostar to Paris. Usually such a trip would be briefed to within the last inch of its life. But Yvette Cooper is travelling alone, unaccompanied by advisers and unadvertised...
Aligning Public Resources with National Priorities in Southeast Europe
The European Sting
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July 10, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with IMF. Faced with intensifying fiscal pressures, from rising health and pension costs to increased defense spending and the need to address gender inequality, climate change, and...
Tourism lifts Albania’s fuel and beer sales
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
A surge in tourist arrivals is boosting consumption of excise goods in Albania, including fuel, beer, cigarettes, and coffee, according to customs data for the first half of 2025. Fuel use hit a record 357,000 tonnes, up 14% year-on-year, driven...
2025 Rule of Law Report: European Commission fails to raise its voice and continues to ignore emergency situations
European Federation of Journalists
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On 8 July, the European Commission published its 6th Rule of Law (RoL) report, assessing countries’ advancements and progress in four key areas, one of which is media freedom. The same four candidate countries as in 2024 – Albania, Serbia, North...
Albania sees strong deposit and lending growth
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
Deposits in both the lek and euro have surged in Albania, according to Bank of Albania data as of the end of May. Lek-denominated savings reached 645 billion leks, rising by 5 billion from April, largely driven by businesses but significantly...
Albania’s anti-corruption office probes DP’s $6M US lobbying deal
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
Albania’s anti-corruption office has opened a criminal investigation into the Democratic Party’s (DP) $6 million lobbying contract with a Washington-based consulting firm. Signed on April 4, 2025, the contract was brokered through the “Make...
Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd Evaded Taxes by Declaring Losses for 20 Years; Fier Prosecution Issues 14 Precautionary Measures, Executes 9, Declares 5 Wanted
Albanian Daily News
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Fier Prosecution issued 14 precautionary measures against Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd, accused for “Creation of fraudulent schemes regarding value added tax,” “Concealment of income,” “Laundering the proceeds of criminal offense or criminal...
Moldova and Albania Share Best Practices in the EU Accession Process
MoldovaLive
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July 3, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov discussed the stages of EU accession negotiations and best practices for European integration with Albania’s Ambassador to the European Union, Ferit Hoxha, during a recent meeting...
Day Two of Albanian Parliament Speaker Spiropali's Official Visit to Bulgaria
Bulgarian News Agency
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Albanian Parliament Speaker Elisa Spiropali paid an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation her Bulgarian counterpart Nataliya Kiselova on Wednesday and Thursday. On the second day of her visit, she conferred with the Bulgarian National...
Opposition leader calls Albania 'Europe’s first narco-state' at OSCE
Gazeta Tema
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July 3, 2025
TIRANA, July 3 — Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha told the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and members of the European People’s Party (EPP) that Albania has become “Europe’s first and only narco-state,” accusing the government of systemic...
Italy and Albania target cocaine-linked property ring in joint operation
Gazeta Tema
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July 3, 2025
Italian and Albanian prosecutors have frozen more than €4 million in assets as part of a joint investigation into a drug trafficking and money laundering network allegedly led by two Albanian brothers. The group is accused of smuggling cocaine...
The Troubling Rise of Supermarkets in the Global South
The Conversationalist
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July 10, 2025
WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8835 [post_author] => 15 [post_date] => 2025-07-10 15:40:06 [post_date_gmt] => 2025-07-10 15:40:06 [post_content] => How Kenya's grocery stores might be hurting local farmers. When the Mauritian private equity fund, Adenia...
Albania expands free public beach access nationwide
Gazeta Tema
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June 29, 2025
For the first time, Albania has guaranteed free public access to all of its beaches during the 2025 summer season, under a national regulation mandating that 30% of every stretch of coastline remain open and free of charge. The policy, passed by...
Armenian referees to officiate UEFA Conference League matches
Public Radio of Armenia
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July 10, 2025
Home | All news | Sport | Armenian referees to officiate UEFA Conference League matches SportTop Armenian referees will officiate matches in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League taking place today, on July 10. KF Vllaznia...
Documentary About Albania! German Journalist and Director Visit Shkodra
Euronews Albania
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July 2, 2025
Touristic Albania is gaining increasing attention from major international media outlets, which are turning their eyes to the country as an undiscovered and highly attractive travel destination. German journalist Sussane Petersen from the renowned...
Albania’s tourism boom and the industry of naysayers
Gazeta Tema
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June 28, 2025
Albania has silenced all skeptics of tourism, emerging as the country with the highest tourism growth in the region—particularly from Western Europe. While just a few years ago most visitors came from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine, today...