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Where Venice once ruled: The roving Venetians left handsome imprints across the Greek world, from its religion to its rambling villas
Country Life
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July 2, 2025
From the Ionian Sea past the furthest reaches of the Mediterranean to the Istrian peninsula, from the Albanian coast to the shores of modern Montenegro, from Crete to Cephalonia stretched the empire of the Venetian Republic in its heyday more than...
Activists Condemn Secret Migrant Deportations from Albania
Balkan Insight
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June 24, 2025
Italian navy ship Libra arrives in Shengjin, Albania carrying migrants in April 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA. Reports on Tuesday in the Italian media said five Egyptian migrants who were being held at the Gjader camp in Albania – where...
City to launch first Albanian bilingual class this fall in the Bronx
Spectrum News NY1 - New York
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July 1, 2025
Apollonia has been hard at work in preschool, learning things like, as she put it: “numbers and letters.” And next year, she’ll be able to do that learning in both English and Albanian — in the first ever Albanian transitional bilingual class to...
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...
Meloni’s Albania Protocol Faces Another Wave of Attacks by Activist Judges
The European Conservative
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July 1, 2025
The migration agreement signed between Italy and Albania highlights the growing divide between national institutions and the European establishment regarding tackling illegal immigration. While the European Commission and several member states are...
Eureporter: Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, held without charge for past five months
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
Erion Veliaj, the Mayor of Tirana (pictured), has been held without charge for the past 5 months, while he is investigated by SPAK. He was arrested by Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Structure (“SPAK”) in February following accusations...
School curriculum updated as Albania aims for EU standards
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
Albania’s Education and Sports Ministry is accelerating a comprehensive curriculum update designed to align with EU norms and prepare students for future challenges. Minister Ogerta Manastirliu announced a strong emphasis on STEM education,...
Lee Anderson anger as new stats show foreigners birthed 1 in 3 children in UK last year
Daily Express
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July 1, 2025
Shocking new statistics have revealed that over one in three UK births last year were to mothers born outside of the UK, the highest percentage on record. 33.9% of 2024 births were to people who have migrated to the country, a sharp increase from...
Albanian tourists head abroad as foreign visits rise
Gazeta Tema
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June 22, 2025
Albanian tourists are flocking abroad this summer despite rising package prices, while the country itself experiences a 30% surge in foreign arrivals, travel agencies report. Turkey and Greece remain top picks for Albanian holidaymakers, but...
Designer Nicole Miller and Model Carol Alt Help Judge Albanian Fashion Show
WWD - New York
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June 30, 2025
Nicole Miller returned to Albania last week to help judge the Muza 2025 Finale, which spotlighted the work of 10 designers. Having participated in last year’s event as a judge, the New York-based designer was reunited with one of her former runway...
Turkey urges Albania to halt Bektashi state plan
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
Turkey has formally requested that Albania abandon plans to establish a “Bektashi state” and stop the initiative proposed by Prime Minister Edi Rama to create a religious republic within Albanian territory. The demand was delivered by Turkish...
On Sale for One Euro: Will Albania’s Forests Go Private?
Green European Journal
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June 30, 2025
Albania’s modern history is characterised by dramatic political shake-ups, but one thing has remained constant through all the turbulence: the country’s lustrous forests are overwhelmingly public. This might, however, soon no longer be the case,...
Albanian pride floods Manhattan as diaspora lights up NYC
Gazeta Tema
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June 21, 2025
Albanian Americans turned Central Park into a sea of red and black on Saturday, unleashing tradition, pride, and unity at the annual “Albanian Roots” parade. Flags flew high, folk beats blasted, and dancers hit the streets as the parade snaked...
Albania sees rising number of foreign workers amid labor demand
Gazeta Tema
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June 21, 2025
Albania is attracting more foreign workers as labor demand grows across key sectors, according to the national employment agency. By the end of 2024, around 13,000 foreign nationals were employed in Albania, driven by growth in hospitality,...
Zagreb Ranked Among Top 3 Budget-Friendly Cities in Europe by Time Out
The Dubrovnik Times
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Zagreb has been named one of the most budget-friendly cities in Europe, securing third place on Time Out’s new list of affordable urban getaways. Only Tirana (Albania) and Sofia (Bulgaria) ranked higher, while Sarajevo also made the list at sixth...
Albanian Wanted for ‘Ordering Hit in Blood Feud’ Lived in Britain Undetected for Years
Albanian Daily News
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An Albanian fugitive wanted for allegedly ordering a murder in a blood feud in his home country has lived in Britain undetected for four years. Lorenc Lala, 47, was arrested by police this week after Albanian law enforcement tracked him down to...
Fury as Albanian burglar with 50 convictions allowed to stay in the UK
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
An Albanian burglar with nearly 50 offences on record has reportedly been allowed to remain in the UK after a judge in courtsaid his crimes did not meet the criteria of being “sufficiently extreme”. The shocking ruling has led to an uproar, with...
Two illegal immigrants from Albania found in £400,000 drug farm
Wales Online
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June 29, 2025
An organised crime group turned a disused restaurant into a commercial-scale cannabis farm, a court has heard. When police raided the building they found 900 cannabis plants and sophisticated growing equipment - along with two Albanian so-called...
Albanian Language Officially in New York Public Schools
Albanian Daily News
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The New York City's Chancellor of Education, Melissa Aviles-Ramos, announced that the Albanian language has been officially declared one of the languages ??used for school communications by the City Department of Education. This decision...
Nigel Farage accused of 'post-Brexit delusion' by furious Albanian PM in fresh twist to international feud
GB News
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June 29, 2025
Nigel Farage has been accused of "post-Brexit delusion" by Albania's Prime Minister in a furious new twist in the pair's growing war of words. Just days ago, the Reform UK chief had demanded on GB News that PM Edi Rama "take all your criminals...