TIRANA, Feb. 25, 2023 – On the anniversary of Russia’s aggression on Ukraine, a museum in southeastern Albania has decided to show the Albanian people’s support for Ukraine in a unique way — offering tours in the Ukrainian language. The
TIRANA, Feb. 21, 2023 – Competition for the euros Albanians spend on streaming services just got bigger as SkyShowtime, a global American-European streaming conglomerate, launched in the Albanian market last week, featuring full Albanian language subtitles and the lowest promotional
TIRANA, Feb. 6, 2023 – The Albanian and Greek ministers in charge of environmental issues have agreed to work together to create the first cross-border park on the path of the Vjosa River, which crosses from Greece into Albania to
TIRANA, Nov. 30, 2022 – One of the oldest known Albanian forms of women’s dresses, Xhubleta, has been included in UNESCO’s “intangible cultural heritage” list. The list includes the skills and culture associated with items getting global renown and includes
TIRANA, Nov. 16, 2022 – Dua Lipa, the Albanian-British singer of international fame, will perform a concert in Tirana on Nov. 28, as Albania celebrates 110 years as an independent state and the Albanian people everywhere celebrate Flag Day. Lipa
TIRANA, Oct. 27, 2022 – Justina Sinani, a fifth year general medicine student at Tirana’s public University of Medicine, expects to graduate next year, but says that she started her studies with the idea of leaving Albania after graduation. She
TIRANA, Oct. 17, 2022 – A major increase in irregular migration through and from the Western Balkans toward the European Union has renewed worries in EU states, which can lead to negative repercussions for countries like Albania and Serbia. Such
TIRANA, Oct. 14, 2022 – Even as Albania rapidly ages due to continued emigration and low birth rates, it remains one of Europe’s youngest countries, the latest Eurostat data show. European statisticians have calculated Albania’s median age to be at
TIRANA, Oct. 9, 2022 – Experts in social and economic areas are raising concerns about the continued postponement of a national census and are seeking a firm implementation date from Albania’s Institute of Statistics, Instat. Albanians learned back in August
TIRANA, Oct. 3, 2022 – The first group of Peace Corps volunteers in two years has arrived in Albania following the decision to withdraw resident volunteers globally in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The American volunteers are to work as
