Albania Beats Serbia, Keeps World Cup Dream Alive

Change font size: - + Reset By Tirana Times Staff | October 12, 2025 LESKOVAC . Albania stunned Serbia with a 1–0 victory on Saturday night, a result that not only strengthens its bid for a first-ever World Cup but also carries enormous symbolic...

Government to raise fines for environmental polluters

TIRANA, Oct. 14 (TemA) – The Albanian government plans to raise fines for environmental violations as part of new legislation to curb pollution and tighten waste-management rules, Tourism and Environment Minister Sofjan Jaupaj told parliament’s...

Dubai Organic Expo 2025 Ignites the Future of Sustainable Innovation

The Middle East Organic and Natural Product Expo — the region’s largest and most influential platform for organic, natural, and sustainable products — returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from November 17–19, 2025, ushering in a bold new...

‘Albania, an Example of Implementing GovTech’

Albania is evaluated in the latest World Bank report as one of three global examples that show how digital government technologies (GovTech) can contribute to environmental protection and tackling climate change. Albania, together with Germany and...

CWP Europe and the European Commission to Advance Renewable Energy in Albania and Montenegro

During the EU-Western Balkans Investment Forum in Tirana, CWP Europe, together with the European Commission (DG ENEST), the Albanian Investment Development Agency, and the Montenegro Investment Promotion Agency, signed a Joint Declaration of...

Bank of Albania Purchases €914 Million to Curb Lek’s Appreciation

The Governor of the Bank of Albania, Gent Sejko, presented the 2024 Annual Report before the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, highlighting the country’s main economic developments. He emphasized that Albania’s economic outlook remains positive....

CWP Europe gets European Commission’s backing for renewables projects in Albania, Montenegro

The declaration of support for CWP Europe’s projects was signed during the EU-Western Balkans Investment Forum in Albania’s capital, Tirana, in the presence of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and European Commission President Ursula von der...

AI ‘Candidate’ Proposed for Albania Mayoral Election

TirANA, the ‘candidate’ created by AI. Photo: Denisa Kele, Tomi Kallanxhi, Besmir Semanaj/Facebook. Three Albanian IT experts say they are putting forward an artificial intelligence ‘candidate’ for the upcoming mayoral elections in the capital,...

EBRD grants €10m to enhance Tirana Bank’s trade finance services

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a financial boost for Albania's financial sector, with a package of up to €10m ($11.6m) for Tirana Bank to expand its trade operations. This collaboration represents the...

Aleksandar Vucic blamed the Serbian people for the national team's failure against Albania

President Aleksandar Vučić has blamed the Serbian people for the defeat against Albania. Our western neighbor lost 0:1 in Leskovac over the weekend, and some journalists speculated why the match was not held in Belgrade. The claim that the reason...

Albania, Greece; Joint Projects to Promote Circular Economy

The Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance of Greece, Nikos Papathanasis, has signed funding agreements for two major strategic projects under the Interreg IPA VI-A Cross-Border Cooperation Programme “Greece – Albania 2021–2027”, Trend...

Questions loom over Albania's forests after devastating fires

As Albania recovers from a summer of devastating wildfires, locals and experts are eyeing a long road back to save its shrinking forests from intensifying disasters. In some of the worst blazes to ever hit Albania, nearly 60,000 hectares (nearly...

Albania’s Opposition Backs Actor-Activist for Tirana Mayor

Florjan Binaj during protests in Tirana in 2022. Photo: Nensi Bogdani/BIRN. Sali Berisha, leader of Democratic Party, Albania’s main opposition force, said on Monday that the party will back Florjan Binaj, an actor and activist, in the campaign to...

EBRD supports Albania’s Tirana Bank with €10 million package

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. €5 million loan to help Albanian SMEs invest in green technologies and align with EU standards €5 million trade finance limit to expand Tirana Bank’s trade operations and...

Why Virgil van Dijk comments were a rare win for Roy Keane, the secret nickname refs have given to one manager - and pundits' nonsense about Arsenal: IAN LADYMAN on My Premier League Weekend

Roy Keane is at his best on the Gary Neville ‘Stick to Football’ podcast when he has time and the right environment to be considered. Too often his offerings for Sky on a Sunday are of the ‘shock jock’ variety. That being said, he was right to the...

Tirana needs merit over loyalty, says former president

TIRANA, Oct 4 (TemA) — Former president Bamir Topi told TemA in an interview that the upcoming special election in Tirana is a chance to rebuild the opposition and reset Albania’s political balance. Topi said the opposition should nominate a known...

Metals and Chemical Waste: Pollution in Elbasan Reaches Alarming Levels for Public Health

For years, Albania has continued to face the consequences of industrial pollution, which in many areas has left behind large deposits of chemical waste and heavy metals. These wastes continue to pose a serious threat to the environment and human...

Greening GovTech: Digital transformation for climate action

Around the world, governments are racing to digitize services and tackle climate change. Yet too often, these efforts happen in silos—or even pull in opposite directions. While digital tools can eliminate paper-based processes, reduce travel, and...

Viva Italia! Future Hospitality Summit World showcases Italy’s new golden age of tourism with exclusive Country Pavilion

Record arrivals, booming boutique sector and wave of wellness retreats as Italy unleashes untapped investment opportunities Dubai, UAE. 20 October 2025. The Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World is unveiling a wealth of investment opportunities in...

The stunning European valley under threat from landfill and pollution

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