SPAK’s ‘republic’ has no right to complain about the freedoms of the Republic of Albania

The main concern Altin Dumani raised about SPAK’s work this year was that SPAK has often been under political and media pressure. He also said it would be good if SPAK prosecutors could run again in 2028, when the terms of eleven of them end. On...

Albania’s EU ties strongest in Balkans

TIRANA, Oct. 7 (TemA) — Albania has the closest economic links to the European Union among Western Balkan states, a Vienna study says. The index ranks Albania ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Kosovo lacked...

Albania, Greece; Joint Projects to Promote Circular Economy

The Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance of Greece, Nikos Papathanasis, has signed funding agreements for two major strategic projects under the Interreg IPA VI-A Cross-Border Cooperation Programme “Greece – Albania 2021–2027”, Trend...

Albania’s new AI minister is begging for failure

Earlier this month, Albania’s prime minister Edi Rama presented a novel push in technology: An AI member of parliament named Diella, dressed in traditional Albanian clothing. Diella’s work responsibilities include trying to combat corruption,...

Iran's school for cyberspies could've used a few more lessons in preventing breaches

Iran's school for state-sponsored cyberattackers admits it suffered a breach exposing the names and other personal information of its associates and students. The Ravin Academy was established in 2019, ostensibly to train individuals in all facets...

Meet TirANA, Albania’s first digital candidate

TIRANA, Oct. 13 (TemA) – A group of Albanian technologists has launched what they call the country’s first artificial-intelligence candidate for local elections — a digital entity named TirANA (Tirana Algorithmic Neural Assistant) — in a move...

Booming stock market led by tech has some saying it feels like the 1999 internet bubble

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Walmart to allow customers to shop using ChatGPT 02:34 Now Playing Booming stock market led by tech has some saying it feels like the 1999 internet bubble 02:30...

AI ‘Candidate’ Proposed for Albania Mayoral Election

TirANA, the ‘candidate’ created by AI. Photo: Denisa Kele, Tomi Kallanxhi, Besmir Semanaj/Facebook. Three Albanian IT experts say they are putting forward an artificial intelligence ‘candidate’ for the upcoming mayoral elections in the capital,...

World’s First AI Minister is Pregnant With 83 Kids

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has made a bizarre announcement that the world’s first AI government minister, Diella, is “pregnant” with 83 digital children. Speaking from Berlin during the Global Dialogue (BGD), an international forum held...

1 One Albania Ensures Cybersecurity at NATO’s 3rd Cyber Defence Conference

For two consecutive days, Tirana became the stage for NATO’s 3rd Cyber Defence Conference, where delegations from all member countries discussed strengthening collective resilience against digital threats and advancing public–private cooperation...

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown outlines goals before Christmas break, focusing on Auckland Transport and tech

He plans to meet each one of them over the coming days and thinks the new council is a “little bit better” than last term. By this, he meant he was pleased to see Short unseat one of the long-standing “Albanians,” Wayne Walker, and welcomed the...

Questions loom over Albania's forests after devastating fires

As Albania recovers from a summer of devastating wildfires, locals and experts are eyeing a long road back to save its shrinking forests from intensifying disasters. In some of the worst blazes to ever hit Albania, nearly 60,000 hectares (nearly...

Albanian PM Edi Rama Mocks Donald Trump Over ‘Armenia-Albania Mix-Up’ As Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev Laugh; Video Goes Viral

At the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama humorously mocked US President Donald Trump for repeatedly confusing Armenia with Albania in his foreign policy claims. Rama’s quip, directed at French...

Footballer who ‘died’, was jailed in Singapore and once stole a penguin joins Scottish club as sporting director

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Albania installs AI bot as minister of procurement, in effort to end corruption in contract awarding

When Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that his newest cabinet member would be “Diella,” an artificial intelligence bot, it was easy to dismiss the move as Balkan political theater. But in Albania, the debate has quickly turned to whether...

Albanian father marks day 18 hunger strike

ATHENS, Oct. 2 (TemA) — Albanian migrant Pano Ruçi reached the 18th day of a hunger strike in central Athens, demanding authorities allow the exhumation of his son, Denis, who died in Greece’s 2023 Tempi train disaster, for full forensic testing....

EBRD supports Albania’s Tirana Bank with €10 million package

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. €5 million loan to help Albanian SMEs invest in green technologies and align with EU standards €5 million trade finance limit to expand Tirana Bank’s trade operations and...

Serbia vs Albania Prediction and Betting Tips | October 11th 2025

The action continues in Group K of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as Serbia and Albania go head-to-head on Saturday. Both sides played out a goalless draw in March’s reverse fixture and will be looking to get the better of each other at the...

Rama: Proud of Albanian Teachers’ Positive Results in the International TALIS Survey

Prime Minister Edi Rama participated today in the presentation of the OECD report on the results of TALIS, the Teaching and Learning International Survey. Rama stated that Albania achieved significantly positive results in this global assessment,...

Albania links student internships to state jobs

TIRANA, Oct 1 (TemA) — The government signed a cooperation deal with the Polytechnic University of Tirana to place students in paid internships across state institutions and on energy-infrastructure projects. The deal plugs skills gaps in public...