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Albania’s Demographic Collapse: A Silent National Emergency
Tirana Times
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September 13, 2025
Change font size: - + Reset By Tirana Times Albania is facing a demographic collapse of historic proportions. What was once described as a temporary “wave of migration” in the 1990s has hardened into a permanent, structural crisis that now...
Concert boom powers Albania’s tourism shift
Gazeta Tema
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September 13, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 13 (TemA) — Concerts and festivals are emerging as a new economic engine for Albania, drawing foreign visitors, filling hotels and pushing spending beyond the beach-season model. In May, German collective Keinemusik played to 15,000...
Can Albania’s AI ‘minister’ end corruption and aid its EU dream?
Firstpost
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September 12, 2025
Albania has taken a pioneering step by appointing Diella, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven virtual figure, as part of its government cabinet. The move, announced by Prime Minister Edi Rama, is being hailed as a bold experiment in governance...
Albania appoints world's first AI-generated minister to curb corruption
Sambad English
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September 12, 2025
Tirane: Albania has appointed the world's first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated government "minister" with a goal to make the nation "corruption free." Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the digital minister to his cabinet. The...
Albania appoints world’s first AI-generated minister to fight corruption
Telengana Today
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September 12, 2025
Albania has appointed the world’s first AI-generated "minister," Diella, to oversee public tenders and ensure corruption-free governance. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the AI system will make public spending fully transparent as Albania pushes for...
Albania names world’s first AI-generated minister as Rama unveils fourth-term cabinet
BNE Intellinews
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Albania on September 11 became the first country to appoint a government minister created entirely by artificial intelligence, as Prime Minister Edi Rama introduced a sweeping cabinet reshuffle and set out ambitious plans to steer the Balkan...
Meet Diella, the World’s First ‘AI Minister’ Appointed To Make Albania ‘Corruption Free’
Latestly
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September 12, 2025
Tirane, September 12: Albania has appointed the world's first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated government "minister" with a goal to make the nation "corruption free." Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the digital minister to his...
Albanian royal Prince Leka's glamorous girlfriend steps into the spotlight for first royal engagement
Hello!
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September 11, 2025
Prince Leka of Albania has been joined by his beautiful girlfriend, Blerta Celibashi, for her first official royal engagement, marking a significant step in their relationship. The couple stepped out together to visit the Queen Géraldine...
Albanian PM Unveils New Govt, Initiates Tirana Mayor’s Dismissal
Balkan Insight
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September 11, 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at a NATO Summit in London, December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL. At a meeting on Thursday of his ruling Socialist Party, Prime Minister Edi Rama unveiled a new government, changing some ministers’ positions,...
The European Cultural Centre Announces 21 Shortlisted Projects for the 2025 ECC Awards
ArchDaily
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September 11, 2025
The Virginia Tech Honors College and Cloud 9 + Enric Ruiz Geli at Time Space Existence 2025. Installation view at Marinaressa Gardens. Image © Celestia Studio Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
Meet Diella: World's First AI Minister Introduced In Albania To Tackle Corruption
News18
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September 11, 2025
Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 03:40 IST Diella will not only evaluate tenders but will also have the authority to “hire talents here from all over the world.” Rama highlighted that the ultimate goal is to ensure full transparency in tender...
Albania signs “historic” deal with Presevo Albanians
Gazeta Tema
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September 10, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 10 (TemA) — Albania struck a “historic memorandum” with the Albanian National Council in Serbia’s Presevo Valley, pledging stronger cultural and economic cooperation for the ethnic Albanian community in Bujanoc, Presevo and Medveda....
Albania lost 31% of pupils in a decade, opposition warns
Gazeta Tema
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September 10, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 10 (TemA) — Democratic Party MP Jorida Tabaku said Albania has lost nearly a third of its schoolchildren in ten years, calling it a national crisis driven by failed policies. She said 61,000 fewer children are in classrooms compared...
Albania seizes its moment in the sun
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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September 10, 2025
A shop in Gjirokastra, Albania, in July 2025. Gjirokastra’s houses, decorated with wood carvings around crooked cobblestone streets, give the town a storybook feel. (Ilir Tsouko/The New York Times) In southern Albania, practically swimming...
Bb. Pilipinas Globe 2025 Annabelle Mae McDonnell prepares for Albania finals
Philippine STAR
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September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025 | 11:55am MANILA, Philippines — Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2025 Annabelle Mae McDonnell is "more calm" now and open to anything that might happen as she prepares to depart for the Albania finals of Miss Globe 2025. The...
Berisha: Edi Rama integrates systems for monitoring Albanian citizens based on the Chinese model
BGNES
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September 10, 2025
The leader of the Democratic Party of Albania, Sali Berisha, has made serious accusations against Prime Minister Edi Rama, accusing him of involvement in espionage activities involving Russia and China. Berisha said that the "Smart City" project...
Annabelle McDonnell to champion PH’s ‘creative potential’ in The Miss Globe 2025
Inquirer
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September 14, 2025
Bb. Pilipinas Globe Annabelle McDonnell/ARMIN P. ADINA Binibining Pilipinas Globe Annabelle McDonnell is heading to Albania not only to win The Miss Globe crown, but more importantly to showcase Filipino creativity. The 25-year-old host and model...
Pay Delays Deepen Concern over Albanian Public Broadcaster’s Finances
Balkan Insight
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September 10, 2025
Albania’s public television building in Tirana. Photo: BIRN. The plight of Albania’s debt-laden public broadcaster has again come under scrutiny this week amid claims that it has not paid some contributors. On Monday, Kozeta Kurti took to Facebook...
The evolving role of NATO in the Black Sea region
Meer
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September 13, 2025
The North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed by 12 nations on April 4, 1949, formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a military alliance of the West during the early stages of the Cold War. NATO has been growing throughout the...
Albania opens school year with phone ban
Gazeta Tema
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September 8, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 8 (TemA) – Albania opened the 2025–26 school year on Monday for about 345,000 pupils, including 26,500 first-timers, with new rules and investments the Education Ministry says will improve learning and safety. Mobile phones are banned...