The massive protest in Tirana has marked its 27th consecutive day today, while all attention is now focused on the large national rally announced for tomorrow. During his speech to citizens, activist Arben Kola made a strong appeal, asking Albanians to destroy every obstacle and wall that has occupied the country’s public spaces and natural … Read more
MEP Ilara Salis arrived in Tirana this evening and will join the protests taking place in Tirana over the weekend. She writes on social media that she will hold meetings with activists participating in the protest. “I have just arrived in Tirana, Albania. This weekend I will be here to participate in demonstrations and meet … Read more
The civic movement in Tirana, which is keeping alive a long and sustained cycle of mass protests in the capital, has taken a new step by internationalizing its action. The protest coordination group has addressed an official letter to the ambassadors and heads of missions of Western countries accredited to the Republic of Albania, presenting … Read more
Architect Gjergj Caca said that the publication of the photo of protester Erlis Sina on the prime minister’s social networks is a violation of privacy. Invited to a television studio, Caca stated that Rama does every other profession, except for the role of prime minister. “What Rama did is entering someone else’s house. Even the … Read more
A brutal crime in which a man was shot dead by unknown assailants while getting into his car occurred in the early hours of Wednesday in the Esenyurt neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. The cold-blooded execution occurred around 5 a.m. when Semus Mert K. went to his car to open the door. Then two unknown men … Read more
TIRANA – The much-discussed billion-dollar investments in Sazan and Zvërnec have been the focus of public attention recently. Yesterday, Prime Minister Edi Rama revealed all the behind-the-scenes details of these gigantic projects, revealing the real reasons why work on the ground has not yet started and where the construction permit hurdle is leading. The willingness … Read more
The unusual meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office did not seem like a protocol visit. Behind the cold diplomatic language are hidden signals of a Rama-Erdoğan relationship that seems the coldest since 2009… The meeting the day before between the Turkish ambassador, Ceyhun Erciyes, and Edi Rama was a somewhat unusual one. When an ambassador … Read more
Many may have been surprised yesterday by a Facebook status from journalist Klodiana Lala, known as Mrs. Pretenca. While tenders worth millions of euros are being issued in Albania every week, public properties are being allocated and files are being silently closed, Mrs. Pretenca demanded an account from the head of the GJKKO, Erion Bani, … Read more
There is a paradox that has been repeating for weeks and that says much more about the way the political battle is unfolding than about Edi Rama himself. When SPAK published two of the strongest files of the last 30 years, those of Aruba and Lalzi Bay, where for the first time the way in … Read more
Analyst Andi Bushati has stated that the government is trying to divert attention from the real problems of citizens, by shifting the debate to specific figures who have participated in or supported the protest. In this way, Andi Bushati says that Rama’s three ‘problems’ at the moment are Dritan Goxhaj, Ikballe Huduti and the Israeli … Read more