PM Edi Rama wins an unprecedented fourth consecutive election victory, but opposition claim irregularities and announce protest.
Development bank lowers forecasts for Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa as slowdowns in Germany and China take their toll.
Antonio Costa says it's "not fair" for the Western Balkan countries to be overtaken by Ukraine and Moldova.
First exit poll from Albania Post indicates PM Edi Rama's Socialists will increase their majority in the next parliament.
Polls show PM Edi Rama’s Socialist Party has a strong lead over its main rival, the opposition Democratic Party, which promises to ‘make Albania great again’.
Lek soars against the European single currency, boosted by seasonal inflows from tourism, rising foreign investment and Albania’s tight fiscal policy,
Prime Minister Edi Rama and opposition leader Sali Berisha are trading barbs over growth, taxes and the cost of living.
Declines reported in Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania in the latest global ranking from Reporters Without Borders.
May 11 vote follows changes to the electoral system and the introduction of out-of-country voting, points out OSCE/ODIHR report.
European Policy Centre analysts call on the EU to abandon its piecemeal, hesitant approach to enlargement and commit to ‘permachange’: a permanent state of adaptation in response to cascading crises.
Use of biometric surveillance and facial recognition technologies is expanding rapidly across the Balkans, according to a new BIRN report.
Latest wiiw forecasts show little direct impact on Central and Southeast Europe from Trump trade wars.
Investigation into Democrats' contract with former Trump lawyer launched days before Albania's May general election.
A plan to develop Montenegro’s Velika Plaza beach has become the latest battleground in a growing backlash against UAE-backed real estate deals across the Western Balkans.
After the US dropped sanctions on Hungary’s Antal Rogan, politicians from Albania, Bosnia and Bulgaria want similar decisions in their favour.
'Pravda network' targeting regions of geopolitical interest for the Kremlin with negative impact on democracy and regional stability.
Governments turn to short-term fixes and immigration push to tackle deepening demographic crisis but shy away from deeper reforms, says OSW report.
Albania has a realistic chance of joining the EU by the end of this decade.
If the EU cannot deliver progress in accession, it risks undermining the incentive for countries to continue reforming.
PM Edi Rama calls opposition leader Sali Berisha a "swamp owl" ahead of May general election; Berisha says the bird is a symbol of wisdom.