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Could Iceland Join The EU? Reykjavik Eyes Accession Talks As Security, Trade Tensions Mount
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 28, 2025
When predicting which country would be the next to join the European Union, the smart money seems to be on Montenegro given that it has been negotiating for years and has advanced the furthest of all candidates. Others point to Albania, which is...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
CFO Dive
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Analyst warns Kosovo risks economic and political isolation as Albania moves closer to EU
BNE Intellinews
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Kosovo may face a return to “hard borders” with Albania and Montenegro within the next five to seven years if current political trends continue, Kosovo political analyst Agon Maliqi has warned. His comments, shared on social media and reported by...
Mira Murati education qualifications: How UWC roots and Dartmouth training shaped the visionary behind ChatGPT and Sora
The Times of India
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Mira Murati, founder, Thinking Machines Lab When Mira Murati boarded a flight from Albania to Canada at the age of 16, she wasn’t just leaving behind her home country, but she was stepping into a world of possibility. Armed with a scholarship to...
European Commission: Serbia Experienced the Most Significant Slowdown in Economic Growth in the Region in the First Quarter
Beta Briefing
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July 27, 2025
Source: Beta SEE Business / Serbia | 27.07.25 | access_time 22:46 Brussels, European commission (Photo: Pixabay) The Western Balkans’ economic growth slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2025, according to a European Commission report. The...
Nell Nolan: Albanian Crown Prince, Monaco and Prince Albert II, Society of the Cincinnati
Nola - Louisiana
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Balkan Bonhomie The Library of the Windsor Court Hotel was the location for a lunch meeting of the Louisiana Consular Corps and a significant investiture. Extensions of hospitality were accorded to the guest of honor, HRH Crown Prince Leka II of...
Albania adopts quake insurance model from Turkey and Romania
Gazeta Tema
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July 25, 2025
Albania’s draft law on mandatory earthquake insurance takes inspiration from Turkey and Romania, two countries that have cut disaster costs with strong protection systems. Turkey’s model has been in place since 1999. Homeowners must insure their...
Drug boss who stuffed Coventry nightclub with 1,500 cannabis plants handed sentence
Coventry Live
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July 30, 2025
A cannabis kingpin who used an old Coventry nightclub as part of huge 'farm' network has been jailed. Roman Le ran an empire of at least eight cannabis farms in residential and commercial properties, as well as a storage facility housing both...
‘Garden of Eden’: Albania eyes growing exotic fruit for Europe
Taipei Times
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July 26, 2025
Passion fruit, guava, dragon fruit or kiwano — climate change is sparking Albanian farmers to start growing exotic fruits to sell to Europe. Veteran agronomist Irakli Shkoza’s small farm not far from sea in central Albania is a kind of Garden of...
The drugs kingpin who used a Lancashire hotel as part of huge 'farm' network to rake in millions
Lancs Live
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July 30, 2025
A drugs kingpin who posed as a property developer to run a multi-million pound network of cannabis factories staffed by illegal migrants has been jailed. Roman Le headed a gang who operated at least eight farms in residential and commercial...
Booker Prize 2025: A reader’s guide to the 13 novels (including Kiran Desai’s) on the longlist
Scroll.in
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The Booker Prize announced its 2025 longlist of thirteen titles on Tuesday. Indian writer Kiran Desai has been nominated for her forthcoming novel The Loneliness of Sunny and Sonia, 19 years after her previous book, The Inheritance of Loss, won...
Linda Rama: Albania has strong potential for increased foreign investment
Euronews Albania
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July 26, 2025
Linda Rama, the wife of Prime Minister Edi Rama, appeared this Saturday on Euronews Albania’s, where she spoke about the challenges and opportunities Albania faces in attracting foreign investment. She highlighted the country’s progress in...
Economy Ministry, Chamber of Commerce Award Bulgaria's Trade Offices Abroad
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Ministry of Economy and Industry awarded here on Thursday the most successful Trade and Economic Affairs Offices (STIV) of Bulgaria's diplomatic missions abroad. First prize went to the...
Albanian farmers adapt to climate with exotic fruit exports
Fresh Plaza
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July 24, 2025
In central Albania, veteran agronomist Irakli Shkoza has implemented a strategic shift in crop cultivation due to the changing climate. Since 2019, the small farm near the Adriatic Sea has seen Shkoza importing seeds from Africa and America,...
“From Brainwashing to Dreams of the West”: Albania’s Transition Through the Eyes of Linda Rama
Euronews Albania
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July 26, 2025
In an interview with Euronews Albania, Linda Rama, wife of Prime Minister Edi Rama, shared her personal experiences and the challenges she faced during the early years of Albania’s post-communist transition, particularly through her work in state...
Albania sets strict deadlines for judges
Gazeta Tema
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July 24, 2025
TIRANA, July 24 – Albania’s High Judicial Council (HJC) has imposed strict time limits on judges to accelerate court rulings, aiming to tackle a mounting backlog of over 137,000 unresolved cases. Under the new rules, criminal cases carrying...
British mother, 45, and her 25-year-old Albanian boyfriend who boasted of steamy romance and 'lots of sex' rocked by her bombshell confession
Daily Mail
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July 26, 2025
A 45-year-old mother who is dating a man 20 years her junior got into an explosive row with her partner after revealing she'd converted to Mormonism in secret - meaning they could no longer have sex. Shorna, from south-east London, fell for...
Local Government, Limited Fund for Fire Protection
Albanian Daily News
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The situation with fires, especially in the southern coastal areas, has worsened in recent days. As of July 27, the Ministry of Defense has identified 45 fire outbreaks across the country, of which 21 remain active, 16 are under monitoring, and 8...
Albania arrests former deputy mayor in corruption crackdown
Gazeta Tema
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July 24, 2025
Albanian authorities have detained former deputy mayor of Fier, Adela Hysenaj, as part of a corruption probe targeting municipal tax fraud and misuse of public funds. The operation, conducted by the Special Prosecutor’s Office and local police,...
Albania and Turkey deepen defense ties with new protocol
Gazeta Tema
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July 23, 2025
Albania and Turkey signed a new defense protocol on Wednesday to boost military cooperation and supply 105mm artillery systems to Albania’s armed forces. The agreement, signed by Defense Ministers Pirro Vengu and Yaşar Güler, amends the existing...