MARK CRAWFORD: THE GOVERNMENT SIDELINED U.S. INVESTORS
Interview on Panorama TV: Leaving international arbitration is for individuals who have an interest. They smile in front of the camera and make deals behind the scenes
FORMER HEAD OF THE AMERICAN CHAMBER: TURKISH COMPANIES THAT GAVE BRIBES WERE FAVORED
(Pictured) Former head of the American Chamber of Commerce, Mark Crawford
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Friends and partners in the gambling business: how the clash between Leonard Duka and Ervis Martinaj began
TIRANE
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Today's Opinion
As the campaign for the local elections on 14 May has marked its fiery beginning and the main focus has rightly been centered on the triangle...
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Ardit Cikuli’s vision is hope for Saranda
By NDRIÇIM KULLA
Ardit Cikuli’s vision is hope for Saranda
Yesterday on “BIRN”
A few days before the official start of the campaign for the local elections in Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama launched another campaign, promoting salary increases for...
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By FJORI SINORUKA
Economists describe the Prime Minister Rama’s pledge of “new salaries” as “unrealistic”
“Balluku, a 1,000-euro steak”, Berisha: The government builds roads at a cost of 24 million euros per kilometer
“Balluku’s twin in Tirana”, Berisha on the mayor of Roskovec: Her husband is a drug boss
“Rama flies by charter with a bedroom”
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A senior official in government and a lawyer against Albania, the story of Elira Kokona
“How the ministry secretary hid it from ILDKPKI”
After being appointed to high government positions, the deputy secretary general of the Prime Minister’s Office, Elira Kokona, hid from the High Inspectorate for the Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflicts of Interest the fact that she was carrying out her private work as a lawyer. Elira Kokona took up the post of secretary general of the Ministry of Culture in 2013. In the initial declaration at the moment when she had just been appointed to high state positions,...
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The place of Albanian in Elvis Malaj’s work, “Dal tua terrazzo si vede casa mia”
BY ALMA HYSENI
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“Race for Durrës, the head of the Agrarian Party”
RACE FOR DURRËS, HEAD OF THE AGRARIAN PARTY
“A much more advanced race with polls, Sako has a low profile”, Agron Duka: Igli represents all opposition forces
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“After the fall of communism, Hasan Dosti immediately sent his son to Albania”
DOSSIER BY FATOS VELIU
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Property, 3,876 files with the owners who are compensated, how much each one receives
DECISIONS 1993-2013
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