As Albania celebrates the 100th anniversary of its independence, Prime Minister Sali Berisha seems unstoppable in his reform drive. Sali Berisha is by far Albania’s most prominent and longest serving politician in [...]
At the annual Bank of Albania conference held in September 2011, Ridvan Bode, Albania’s Minister of Finance, urged the country’s banks to increase transparency, one example of the minister’s drive to implement [...]
On her recent visit to the Centre of European Perspective, Majlinda Bregu, Albania’s Minister of European Integration, commented, “Albania has a strong European perspective and clearly sees its future as a member [...]
Albania’s Minister of Health, Petrit Vasili, is overseeing an ambitious long term effort to upgrade Albania’s healthcare system. Among many recent projects, in 2009 the minister presented the results of [...]
Sokol Olldashi, Albania’s Minister of Public Works and Transport, discusses the major infrastructure projects now underway throughout the country. European Times: What are the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s main objectives [...]
Agriculture is one of Albania’s key growth sectors. Genc Ruli, Minister of Agriculture, explains, “In 2008, the agriculture sector generated around 18.5% of Albania’s GDP and provided employment for around 48% of [...]
Genc Pollo, Albania’s Minister for Innovation and ICT, is very confi dent that Albania will attract continued foreign investment in its ICT sector as it works to develop advanced telecom and ICT [...]
Foreign direct investment in Albania surpassed the US$1 billion mark (€738.3 billion) in 2010, making Albania the second largest investment recipient in Southeast Europe after Serbia, and the only country in the [...]
Albania’s foreign policy aims at opening Albania to the world by promoting regional and international partnerships. At a meeting of foreign ministers of Adriatic Charter countries, held in New York City, in [...]
Mimoza Halimi, Albania’s Ambassador to the EU, emphasizes the constructive and active role Albania is playing in enhancing the Balkans region’s cooperation. She says, “Albania has a tradition of peaceful cooperation, as [...]
