Albania is racing ahead in its bid to join the European Union, propelled by what experts from four European think-tanks ...

After the wars that ripped the Balkans apart in the 1990 s, the European Union pledged in 2003 to integrate into the bloc the seven countries of the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...

Nonetheless, Mr Rama is seething. SPAK recently indicted Belinda Balukku, his deputy prime minister, for allegedly rigging a ...

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during a G5+ Foreign Ministers meeting in Madrid, Spain, Monday March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul White) ...

Albania will open its first chapter of accession talks with the European Union on Tuesday in Luxembourg, as it aims to make headway in its decade-long bid to join the 27-country bloc. Tuesday’s ...

TIRANA, AlbaniaTIRANA, Albania — The European Union and Germany said Wednesday they would give Albania a combined 81.09 million euros (about $88 million) to turn the three main bus lines in the ...

MILAN (AP) — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the Balkans and an ally in supporting Ukraine’s fight against ...

TIRANA, Albania — The European Union ’s foreign policy chief on Tuesday hailed Albania's “ambitious” agenda to close full membership negotiations in two years and also urged the country's political ...

MILAN (AP) — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, ...