TIRANA, Albania – European parliamentarians are trying to mediate between Albania's political groupings in an effort to end an impasse following the opposition's boycott of parliament and June 18 ...

That Albania, over the past decade, has become Europe’s focal point for the smuggling of illegal drugs on a massive scale constitutes an open secret — one that I have discussed many times.

About 11.7 million tourists visited Albania in 2024, according to the government's official Institute of Statistics. Most visitors come from nearby countries like Kosovo and Italy, while only 306,000 ...

TIRANA (Reuters) - European leaders descend on Albania on Friday for a meeting sure to be dominated by the war in Ukraine, but small Balkan countries hope talk of EU enlargement will also feature at ...

The Albanian Prime Minister turned up at his offices in Tirana for our interview wearing what he called his “painting clothes”—denim work shirt and jeans, lightly paint-spattered. Edi Rama had spent ...

Albania's Rama Starts Fourth Term as PM, Targets EU Membership TIRANA (Reuters) -Albania's parliament confirmed a fourth four-year mandate for Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday, who pledged he would ...

There is a small country on the Balkan Peninsula called Albania. It is not super popular even among European travelers, but it can offer every visitor no less than Croatia, Italy or Spain. Albania is ...

The Osum River flows out of Albania’s Korcha highlands and hooks north to sluice through a 16-mile-long gorge called the Osum Canyon, one of Europe’s most spectacular whitewater runs. A steady rain ...

I was proud of the face Albania presented to him, and to the world, a remarkable example of inter-religious coexistence. It was hugely significant to us that he began this series of events in Europe ...

Europeans love this Mediterranean country with its stunning beaches and mountain treks. Americans barely know it exists. Photo credit: Depositphotos. Approximately 11.7 million tourists visited ...