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Europe’s summer is getting longer: Heat now lasts up to 5 months in cities like Athens and Tirana
Euronews
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July 6, 2025
By Euronews Green Published on 06/07/2025 - 11:02 GMT+2 As global temperatures continue to rise, European cities are experiencing extreme heat for far longer than the traditional summer months. Some cities in Europe now endure high...
MGallery Collection unveils its first luxury property in Albania
Breaking Travel News
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July 8, 2025
MGallery Collection, a portfolio of boutique hotels with unique designs and stories, announces the grand opening of its very first property in Albania. Nestled between the majestic mountains and the turquoise waters of the Ionian Sea, Green Coast...
Albanian villages: From national neglect to national assets
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
During a meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Edi Rama urged Albanian mayors to redirect their attention to villages, proposing a number of reforms to support agriculture. While this suggests the government is beginning to acknowledge the problem,...
Ambassador Alberti Invites Large Italian Firms to Albania
Albanian Daily News
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The Italian Ambassador in Tirana, Marco Alberti, has said that large Italian companies should also come to Albania. Speaking about economic cooperation with Italy, Alberti stressed that it is necessary to have the presence of large companies in...
Lessons Albania Can Teach the World
Albanian Daily News
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Dr Khaled El-Enany, former minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt and candidate of Egypt, the League of Arab States and the African Union for the post of Director -General of UNESCO, visited the Albanian capital as part of his campaign for...
How extreme weather will affect your European holiday - and how to prepare
The i paper
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July 4, 2025
As weather becomes more unpredictable, it pays to be prepared when you go on holiday This week’s European heatwave extended beyond the obvious hot spots into the Low Countries and Germany. In France, it prompted schools and the top of the Eiffel...
Climate change is coming for your G&T! Global warming could change the taste of gin, scientists warn
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
If there's one thing the Brits take seriously, it's their gin and tonic. It requires a precise blend of the spirit, mixer, lime wedge and – of course – ice. But the subtle fusion of flavours is at risk, experts have warned - with climate change to...
Coventry Iceland closed after 'environmental health issues found'
Coventry Live
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July 4, 2025
A Coventry Iceland remains closed to the public after environmental health issues were identified. Rats were reportedly discovered at the city branch on Binley Road. Iceland on Binley Road currently has a five-star hygiene rating but was last...
Albania pitches transport progress at Istanbul forum
Gazeta Tema
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June 28, 2025
Albania showcased major infrastructure projects at the Global Transport and Connectivity Forum, hosted under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with over 70 countries represented. Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku presented Albania’s gains...
Could climate change affect the taste of gin?
Beverage Daily
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Juniper berries are grown in a number of regions around the world, including Europe, Asia and North America. There are several varieties of juniper plant, which is a species of conifer, usually found as an evergreen shrub or small tree. It is the...
Top Bankers Petroleum execs arrested in Albania raid
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
TIRANA, July 4 – Albanian police in Fier today arrested two senior executives at Bankers Petroleum—including current CEO Hongping Xiao (Chinese national) and former head Leonidha Çobo—for allegedly failing to pay multi-million‑lek environmental...
Albania embarks on the IUCN Green List journey
IUCN
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“The IUCN Green List is a framework that helps ensure that protected and conserved areas are not only established but also effectively managed and equitably governed, while celebrating successes in protected area management and recognising...
Jared and Ivanka's Albanian island
The Week Magazine
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July 2, 2025
The Albanian government has approved a controversial $1.4 billion deal with Donald Trump's son-in-law to develop the island of Sazan into a "luxury resort", said Balkan Insight. Sazan, an uninhabited island off the southern city of Vlorë, was an...
Fortis Energy can build a major solar plant in Albania
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 2, 2025
Turkish renewable energy company Fortis Energy has been granted a construction permit to build a 62-megawatt (MW) solar plant near the town of Ersekë in southeastern Albania. The facility will play a key role in transforming the country’s...
'I lost my battle': warming sea killing Albania fishing
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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As dawn broke, fisherman Viktor Kocaj hauled his net on board his battered skiff, but after a whole night in the Adriatic, the catch was too small to even feed his family. Albanians like him have lived off the sea for generations, but Kocaj fears...
Albania Takes the Lead of the ICIC Presidency, Commissioner Dervishi: A Belief that Honors and Motivates Us
Albanian Daily News
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At the end of the three-day proceedings of the International Conference of Commissioners for the Right to Information (ICIC), held in Berlin, Albania has been unanimously elected to lead the Presidency of this forum for the period 2025–2027. The...
Politico: Lethal Heat Is Europe’s New Climate Reality with Thousands at Risk
To Vima
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July 1, 2025
Europe is facing a deadly new climate challenge as a severe heatwave grips Southern Europe, pushing temperatures beyond 40 degrees Celsius and putting thousands of lives at risk over the coming days, according to experts. Southern Europe is...
On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
The Good Men Project - California
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July 1, 2025
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...
1 Green Coast Hotel - MGallery Collection: A New Chapter for Elite Tourism in Albania
Albanian Daily News
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One of the most ambitious projects in Albanian elite tourism comes to life this summer with the official opening of Green Coast Hotel – MGallery Collection, located on the Green Coast beach, one of the pearls of the Albanian Riviera. This hotel is...
Berisha at the OSCE Assembly: Albania is a narco-dictatorship, help us vote freely
Euronews Albania
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July 1, 2025
The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, is participating in the proceedings of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, held in Porto, Portugal. In his address today before the Assembly, Berisha emphasized the urgent need for Albania to restore...