Gjirokaster County

Berwyn: Tourism squeezes locals in other places, too

Berwyn: Tourism squeezes locals in other places, too BY BOB BERWYN summit daily news After a recent visit to southern Albania, I'll never look at tourism development the same way again. Leigh and I entered the country at...

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Albania Establishes New Anti-Corruption Units

Albanian General Prosecutor Ina Rama unveiled the directors and staff of six new anti-corruption units to fight economic crime on Thursday. The new units, are modeled after the first anti-corruption taskforce at the Tirana...

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Albanian writer Ismail Kadare wins Prince of Asturias award

Ismail Kadare, the Albanian writer who took the first international Booker award in 2005, has won Spain's Prince of Asturias literature prize. A jury for the prestigious award hailed Kadare for his social commitment and...

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‘Made in EU,’ or perhaps not?

The road to the continent's high fashion boutiques often leads through little-known towns in the Balkans, but you wouldn't know it from reading the labels. Blerza Kallajnxhi held up a cluster of labels saying «Made in EU» at...

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Made in EU -- fashion's legal loopholes

GJIROKASTER, Albania/TRAVNIK, Bosnia (Reuters) - The road to the continent's high fashion boutiques often leads through little-known towns in the Balkans, but you wouldn't know it from reading the labels.

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Trash, sewage mar Albania tourism, investment lure

By Adam Tanner SARANDE, Albania (Reuters) - The leading candidates in the June 28 national elections, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and his rival Socialist leader Edi Rama, both say they will tackle these issues if victorious....

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US Endorses Albanian Prosecutors' Work

The US ambassador to Albania in an impassioned speech on Wednesday harshly attacked attempts by politicians to exert pressure on prosecutors, robustly upholding the profession's independence. At a ceremony marking the expansion...

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