OTP Bank Albania: Establishing a firm foundation to serve Albania’s dynamic economy and society 

OTP Bank Albania: Establishing a firm foundation to serve Albania’s dynamic economy and society 

Hungary’s largest OTP Bank Group entered Albania’s market four years ago, and its subsidiary OTP Bank Albania has recently grown further through a merger, positioning itself to to serve a greater portion of Albania’s economy, which it sees as a

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Albania in 2022: Key elements likely to shape out the year 

Albania in 2022: Key elements likely to shape out the year 

TIRANA, Jan. 1 – As 2022 starts in Albania, several key elements that will affect public and political life are already known. From the much wished end of the pandemic to political events and economic uncertainties, 2022 will likely be

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Kosovo’s Hive short-listed at Oscars  

Kosovo’s Hive short-listed at Oscars  

TIRANA, Dec. 23 – Kosovo’s Hive, directed by Blerta Basholli, has been shortlisted in the best foreign film category at the Oscars, the only movie from eastern Europe to reach this state.  The 15-movie list is part of the process

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Dr. Arben Ramkaj appointed to top posts by International Committee for Religious Tolerance

Dr. Arben Ramkaj appointed to top posts by International Committee for Religious Tolerance

TIRANA, Dec. 22 – Dr. Arben Ramkaj, founder and Executive Director of the Inter-religious Institute of Albania and Chairman of the Inter-religious Cooperation Center Elbasan, has been appointed as a member of the General Secretariat of the International Committee for

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Protests against rape take place throughout Albania

Protests against rape take place throughout Albania

Protests have been independently organized throughout Albanian cities in response to sexual abuse cases becoming public and more frequent in the last weeks. The rape case of a 15-year-old girl in Mirdita became viral in social media sites when the

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A New narrative from Montenegro

A New narrative from Montenegro

If Serb clerico-nationalism, Putin and Vučić triumph, what would be the implications for Albanians and the region?

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Call for Applications: Grants for production of video content “Video Plus”

Call for Applications: Grants for production of video content “Video Plus”

Internews is launching a new call for grants “Video Plus” as part of the project “Strengthening Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia,” a regional media support initiative in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Caucasus that aims to increase citizens’

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AIIS and HSS public opinion on foreign policy: Albania’s relations with Serbia, Kosovo and N. Macedonia.

AIIS and HSS public opinion on foreign policy: Albania’s relations with Serbia, Kosovo and N. Macedonia.

This year the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) with the support of Hans Seidel Stiftung (HSS) carried out a national survey to measure and analyze the perceptions of Albanian citizens about the relation with key countries in the region:

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AIIS presents publication on NATO-Poland relations in the 70 years of Alliance

AIIS presents publication on NATO-Poland relations in the 70 years of Alliance

TIRANA, Sept. 24 – The Institute for Eastern Studies and the Albanian Institute for International Studies organized the presentation of the publication ‘NATO: 1949 – 1999 – 2019 The 20 Years of Poland in the 70 Years of the Alliance,’

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Chronicles and Fragments

Chronicles and Fragments

The novels of Ismail Kadare. By James Wood  Like Trieste or Lvov, the medieval city of Gjirokastër, in southern Albania, has passed its history beneath a sign perpetually rewritten, in different hands, but always with the same words: “Under New Management.”

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