Tirana Times News

CEC remains at impasse, as internationals warn they won�t play arbiter

No solution in sight for completing CEC, as OSCE-ODHIR observers warn they won�t play arbiter in upc...

Owning successful elections

The upcoming parliamentary elections mark a great opportunity to show Albanians won�t have to rely o...

International community assists justice reforms

TIRANA, May 15 � The justice system in Albania � courts, prosecutors� offices, prisons and police � ...

EU�s three laws set as electoral issue

TIRANA, May 13 - The three laws which the European Commission wants Albania to approve remain an iss...

Sabri Godo immortalized in marble bust next to Parliament

TIRANA, May 10 - One and a half years after his death, historian and writer Sabri Godo, also one of ...

EBRD: Albania to grow by 1.5-2% over the next two years

For 2014, the EBRD expects Albania to grow by 1.9 percent, below the SEE region�s average of 2.2 per...

Norway�s Statkraft launches construction of first Devoll HPP

Prime Minister Sali Berisha described the presence of Statkraft as the best invitation to Norwegian ...

EU ambassadors pose in Albanian traditional costumes

TIRANA, May 15 � Foreigners visiting Albania since the early 19th century and photographed in Albani...

Mozart�s Don Giovanni comes to Albania in special version by Austrian director

�The Don Giovanni opera will come differently, bringing backstage on stage. The singers will come on...

�Art.1� exhibition raises awareness for LGBT rights in Albania

Taking the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as its point of departure, Art...

Two Albanian writers featured in French magazine�s launch issue

TIRANA, May 16 - Ismail Kadare and Ylljet Alicka, two Albanian writers known for their connections w...

Rent of castles sparks political accusations

TIRANA, May 16 - A government decision to rent out facilities in Albanian fortresses for recreationa...

Albania makes Turin book fair debut

ROME, MAY 13 - Albania is debuting at the International book fair in Turin on May 16-20 with a stand...

New Tirana customs terminal opens

TIRANA, May 15 - Tirana now has a new modern customs terminal, a USD 25 million investment built und...

Bankers Petroleum profits double in year�s first quarter

TIRANA, May 13 � Canadian-based Bankers Petroleum, which operates the Patos-Marinza heavy oilfield i...

Online service launched for driving licences

TIRANA, May 15 - Albanian citizens can now apply online to get driving licences and renew them. The ...

Albania�s loan growth drops to one of the region�s lowest

At 22.5 percent, Albania also has the highest level of non-performing loans among the surveyed Centr...

Personal income tax officially lifted for wages up to Euro 210

TIRANA, May 13 - Starting from May 1, 2013 all people receiving monthly wages of up to 30,000 lek (E...

Albanians face region�s highest house prices

Data show it takes Albanians 27 years of paid rent to purchase a house. The house price to income ra...

Employers stripped of taxes for hiring newly graduates

TIRANA, May 15 - Private sector employers who hire young men and women aged from 16 to 30 years old ...

Some 1,000 foreign tourists visit Albania on cruise ships

TIRANA, May 14 - More than 1,000 foreign tourists travelling on cruise ships have visited Albania in...

Central bank pessimistic about growth prospects

In its latest monetary policy report for the first quarter of 2013, the central Bank estimates growt...

CEZ rules out pardon of unpaid bills ahead of elections

TIRANA, May 14 - CEZ Shperndarje distribution operator, which since January 2013 is back under state...

KESH increases electricity exports

TIRANA, May 15 - Heavy rainfall in the past few weeks considerably improving the hydro situation in ...

Public debt stock climbs by another Euro 216 million

Total debt service in 2012 climbed to 52.16 billion lek, up from 48.7 billion lek in 2011, accountin...

Market operators to face unchanged tariffs until 2013

TIRANA, May 15 - Albania's Energy Regulatory Entity (ERE) has ruled electricity tariffs for the thre...

New enquiry launched in Romano Port over liquid gas

TIRANA, May 14 - The Competition Authority says it has launched an enquiry into the Romano Port conc...

Albania wins arbitration dispute with Sky Petroleum

TIRANA, May 14 - An arbitration court in the United States has dismissed a claim by U.S based oil ex...

Tens of inauguration ceremonies organized on eve of elections

TIRANA, May 14 � In a traditional campaign ploy, Albania�s politicians have amassed a huge number of...

Parties end registration, voters lists cleaned

TIRANA, May 13 � The Central Election Commission said that the registration of the political parties...