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Skënderbeg Square, Phase II: Fusha shpk Wins Tender without Competition

The Bulletin of Public Procurement today published the winner of the second and final phase of the urban requalification of Skënderbeg Square. As in case for the previous two tenders relating to this ...
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Prishtina Think Tank Lists Priorities for the Newly Elected Government

Prishtina based think tank, Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) listed the vaccination of “at least half of the population” among most urgent acts that should be undertaken this year by the ...
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The Three Healthcare Concessions of Minister Beqaj – Exit Explains

In response to charges filed by the Democratic Party (PD) against Minister of Health Ilir Beqaj for abuse of office over the concession for free healthcare check-ups, the Prosecution of Tirana has ...
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Security Cartels Mess Up Procurement Procedures

A review of tenders over the last four weeks awarded by the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth (MMSR), the Financial Oversight Authority (AMF), the Albanian Post, and other government agencies show ...
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Is Veliaj Preparing to Build a Waste Incinerator in Tirana?

The Municipal Council of Tirana approved yesterday to pass decision making powers over EcoTirana from the Council to Mayor Erion Veliaj. EcoTirana is a public–private company that manages waste ...
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The Kanun Is about Much More than Just Blood Feuds

The Kanun is a collection of customary laws that governed all aspects of life in the mountains of northern Albania for centuries and is still ingrained in the psyche of many people who live there ...
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Veliaj's €60M School Concession Plan Will Increase Taxes

The Municipal Council of Tirana is expected to approve on Wednesday a €60 million scheme to give out concessions for the construction of schools in Tirana. Under the cover of the public outrage about ...
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Victory for Freedom of Expression in Case against Artan Rama

The Court of Tirana has acquitted journalist, director, and activist Artan Rama in a lawsuit filed by construction company Edil Al-It for slander. In a Facebook post following the verdict, Rama ...
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ONM Chief Ruiz Calavera's Introduction to Albania: I Will Resist Politicization

During a first informal meeting with journalists today, the chief of the International Monitoring Mission (ONM) Genoveva Ruiz Calavera made her first public appearance in Albania, commenting on the ...
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OSCE Softens Its Opposition as Albanian Parliament Is Poised to Approve Controversial Media ...

The OSCE has taken a step back following the Albanian ruling Socialist Party’s insistence to pass two media laws that are widely considered as infringing upon media freedom in the country. Only a few ...
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VIDEO: Military Armored Vehicles Enforce the Curfew in Albania

Armored vehicles of the Albanian military have been patrolling empty streets of Tirana to enforce the 40-hour-long curfew imposed by the government throughout the ...
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Drug Action Plan, Old Wine in New Bags

Last week, the Council of Minister approved the Action Plan against the Cultivation and Trafficking of Cannabis 2017–2020. It appears that the primary motivation for this plan is the Draft Progress ...