The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, has criticized the European Union for its reluctance to liberalize visas for Kosovo, saying that the calls of the European Parliament to do so are being met with deaf ears. She said this in a video speech at a conference on Bulgaria ‘s Western Balkans. “Despite the… Continue reading President of the EP: It is dishonest that our calls for liberalizing visas for Kosovo are not being heard
Afghans evacuated to Albania last year are still waiting to move to the United States. Many of them follow the developments in Afghanistan while remaining trapped in Shengjin, about 70 kilometers northwest of Tirana. Hundreds of refugees who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban retook control of their country more than a year ago remain stranded… Continue reading Afghans in Albania hope to resume life in the US
Defense ministers from NATO and European Union countries have met in Germany to discuss further military assistance to Ukraine. The meeting is taking place at the US Air Force base in Ramstein. On Monday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who is chairing the meeting, said Washington wanted to see Russia weakened to the point… Continue reading NATO and EU defense ministers meet in Germany, will talk about Ukraine
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will meet today in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but according to experts, expectations from this meeting are very low, due to the fact that so far diplomatic efforts have failed. end of the war in Ukraine. The meeting between Putin and Guterres is expected to focus on the… Continue reading The UN Secretary General will meet with Putin today
Rita Ora returned to Albania on Monday to meet ‘the most vulnerable children’ at a community center in Tirana, according to the Daily Mail post. The 31-year-old Kosovo-born UNICEF ambassador visited the House of Colors, which offers a range of services for children and their families, including an emergency shelter. The singer delighted residents as… Continue reading World media write about Rita Ora’s visit to Albania
Albania was ranked 11th in Europe in 2021 for the high level of public debt, in relation to the size of the economy. According to the Ministry of Finance public debt in 2021 was 78.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Other Eurostat data rank Albania after Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Cyprus, Montenegro, Austria… Continue reading Kosovo, among the countries with the lowest public debt in the region
Swiss SRF television has recently dedicated an article to young Kosovar people living in Switzerland. The article is based on the marriages that take place every year between Switzerland and Kosovo and how families have the final say in this matter. Dating between young people should happen quite naturally, but for the parents of these… Continue reading Swiss television with an article about the Albanians of Switzerland, in focus: weddings, expensive cars and the “hunt” for finding partners in Kosovo
Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company, the company announced on Monday. This is a dramatic development for the billionaire as he seeks to unlock the “extraordinary potential” of the social network. Thus, write the foreign media, Musk will pay $ 54.20 per share for Twitter, which matches his original offer, a… Continue reading Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion
The Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic welcomed today the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, with whom he talked about the EU enlargement process, the Croatian government announced. Plenkovic stressed the need to open membership talks with Albania and Northern Macedonia in the European Union as soon as possible. The situation in… Continue reading Plenkovic: Talks on Albania and Northern Macedonia’s EU accession should open as soon as possible
European Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi will visit Albania on April 28. In Tirana, Varhelyi will meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama. The visit comes before EU countries make a decision in June to sit down at the first intergovernmental roundtable of Albania and northern Macedonia with the EU. Varhelyi’s visit to Tirana comes after… Continue reading European Commissioner for Enlargement Varhelyi visits Tirana on 28 April
