Albania
2-8 year jail terms for coronavirus quarantine rule-breakers in Albania
Albania amended its penal code on Thursday to punish anyone breaking coronavirus quarantine and self-isolation rules and infecting others with up to…
Albania extends lockdown
Albanian schools, cafes, restaurants and other public venues will remain shut and restrictions on social and economic activity will stay in place…
Albania sends 30 doctors and nurses to Italy
Albania has sent 30 doctors and nurses to Italy, the worst-hit country in Europe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Albanian Prime minister…
Albanians will need a permit to leave the house
Albanians will need a permit to leave the house to get necessities as part of stricter measures to contain the outbreak there.…
Albanian Army prepared to use force to enforce curfew
Albania's Government has deployed its Army to enforce a strict 40-hour curfew. The curfew is hoped to slow the spread of coronavirus…
Albania cancels flights and ferries to Italy until April 3
Albania's government has shut down schools for two weeks and cancel flights and ferries to Italy until April 3. Just before midnight,…
Albania President warns his country could become the ‘North Korea of Europe’ again
Albania risks becoming once again “the North Korea of Europe,” its own president Ilir Meta warned on Thursday as he defended his…
Albania and Kosovo considering shared embassies
The Albanian Minister-in-office for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Çakaj and the Foreign Minister of Kosovo Glauk Konjufca met to discuss the…
EU to host international donors’ conference for Albania to help with reconstruction after earthquake
The European Union will organise an international donors' conference on 17 February in Brussels to support the reconstruction efforts in Albania after…
The Year in Pictures – November: Earthquake in Albania
Locals look at a destroyed house after an earthquake in Durres, Albania, 27 November 2019. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit the country…
Another earthquake rocks Albania
A new earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Albania on Thursday evening. The Albanian seismological institute said the epicentre was nine kilometres north…
Search ends for survivors of Albanian earthquake as death toll reaches 51
Albania ended its search on Saturday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 51 people, and buried more victims of the…