The European Union warns of the implications for Albania’s EU membership bid as former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku faces corruption charges.
Kasowitz LLP today released a report examining the fundamental due process defects underlying the continued detention and prosecution of ...
An unfolding scandal of global proportions combines with eventful developments in the region in our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week. Miroslav Lajcak. Photo: BIRN. The Balkans, ...
TIRANA, Albania, Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the one-year anniversary of Mayor Erion Veliaj's unjust and unlawful detention by the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized ...
Awaiting trial on graft charges, Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj has fought hard to maintain his position after the Albanian government tried to dismiss him – but how is the city being governed while he’s ...
The Albanian avatar known as Diella, a public anticorruption crusader, has been described as the world’s first government minister created by artificial intelligence. By Lara Jakes The avatar known as ...
At this year’s Frieze London and Art Basel Paris fairs, many visitors were surprised to find works by an unexpected artist: Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama. Rama—who secured an unprecedented fourth ...
Balluku and two subordinates face accusations of steering multimillion-euro tenders toward preselected winners. Albania’s Special Court for Organized Crime and Corruption last Friday suspended Deputy ...
Mayor Erion Veliaj looks on course to continue governing the city from his jail cell – after the Constitutional Court annulled his dismissal and PM Edi Rama said he will not call early elections in ...
Albania made global headlines in September 2025 when it became the first country to formally appoint a virtual AI minister. Prime Minister Edi Rama presented this digital innovation as part of his ...
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