Sources: EPO
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama dismisses deputy prime minister and infrastructure minister Belinda Balluku after anti-corruption prosecutors indicted her on suspicion of interfering in the award of two public construction contracts worth more than €200 million. 2026-02-26
A court in Albania orders that former president and prime minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest following accusations of corruption. 2023-12-30
Negotiations on the accession of North Macedonia and Albania to the European Union begin in Brussels. 2022-07-19
One person is killed and one other is injured after heavy flooding in Tirana, Albania. 2022-06-9
In association football, Roma defeats Feyenoord 1–0 in the final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, to win the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of active European club football competitions. 2022-05-25
Albania begins its vaccination programme against COVID-19 with doses received from an undisclosed European Union country. Prime Minister Edi Rama is among the first to receive the vaccine. 2021-01-11
Albania announces that it will impose a second nationwide lockdown on November 11 in an attempt to curb the worsening spread of COVID-19. 2020-11-9
Albania reports 501 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record and becomes the first time the country reports more than 500 cases in a single day. 2020-11-8
Thousands of students at the University of Tirana in Albania demonstrate against tuition fees. The government appeals for calm. 2018-12-11
Montenegro, Norway, Iceland and Albania join the list of countries supporting sanctions including asset freezings and travel bans directed at Russian individuals. 2014-04-11