The city of Vlora in southern Albania, which a decade ago was considered a hot spot for human trafficking, is reinventing itself as a vacation hub.
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha told his cabinet Wednesday that the government plans to cut expenditures by 15.3 million euros, by slashing public transport privileges for bureaucrats and legislators.
The Albanian government’s budget deficit blew out to 40 Billion lek (307 million euros) in the seven months to July, due to low revenues growth and rising expenditures, Finance Ministry data shows.
Albania’s Constitutional Court has struck down a government decision that gave a virtual monopoly to local refiner ARMO for the production and sale of low-grade D2 diesel.
Albanian officials are refusing to cooperate with a probe into alleged organ trafficking during the Kosovo conflict.
The head of the IMF mission to Romania, Jeffrey Franks, said Monday that the country is facing a “severe recession”.
Albania should block Macedonia’s NATO accession if Skopje continues to neglect its large Albanian community, the head of an ethnic Albanian party in Macedonia says.