A Constitutional Court decision ignites debate over the future of protected areas, pits politics against civil society, and paves the way for a new battle in European courts. Environment, justice, and the public interest at a historic crossroads.
Online sites and special offices offer students ready-made diplomas for a fee. AI is increasingly being used by students, while public universities lack anti-plagiarism platforms.
Beyond the national flags and slogans, lies a network of economic interests linked to the Kastrati Group, a concession without competition, and an airline that does not really exist.
How officer Igli Haxhiaj, part of the investigation structures, became a source of information for cocaine networks operating between Albania, Italy and Switzerland.
An Israeli company signed an agreement with Albania to invest in the TEDA zone, with construction expected to be completed in March next year. The project's value so far has exceeded 100 million lek.
While in democratic countries the private use of state vehicles is accompanied by resignations and apologies, in Albania officials remain silent and attack journalists who reveal abuses.
The investigations uncovered a well-organized smuggling network that used a shell factory to evade taxes, with cigarettes ending up in illegal Balkan and EU markets through fictitious documents and cooperation with customs officials – a scheme that was first uncovered by investigative journalists in 2019.
The government is requesting a date for the by-elections, but Veliaj's appeal suspends the process, where the President has only 48 hours to make a decision on whether or not to call early elections in the capital.
The Tirana court seized 50 million euros worth of real estate linked to Elman Abule and Kristian Boçi, energy and scrap metal entrepreneurs rumored to have strong political ties. The prosecution said that one of them had been convicted in Belgium and that the properties in question are suspected of being the product of money laundering.
Half of the beds are empty, millions of euros of investments that do not help students. In Tirana, only 1 in 11 students live in dormitories, the majority face expensive rents.