FBI official arrested, took bribes from Russian oligarch. VOA: He spoke with Rama about oil and shell companies
CNN: The counterintelligence chief, Charles McGonigal, received 225,000 USD from an Albanian Secret Service official
(In photo) Former senior FBI official Charles McGonigal, Prime Minister Edi Rama
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It is suspected that he benefited from criminal activity, assets worth 50 million lek seized in Durrës
THE INVESTIGATION
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Opinion of the Day
About a month ago (December 2022), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) addressed a special request to the legislative bodies of the European Union...
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Important developments at the Court of Justice of the European Union
By XHEZAIR ZAGANJORI
Important developments at the Court of Justice of the European Union
The Balkans are Europe’s future: Strengthening the economy to guarantee its peace and security
Opinion of the Day
By ANTONIO TAJANI
Europe’s fate in these past months has been decided, in dramatic fashion, around Ukraine. But the future of our continent is also linked...
The Balkans are Europe’s future: Strengthening the economy to guarantee its peace and security
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Situation, Ministry of Defence: Rivers at critical levels, problems with electricity supply
BAD WEATHER
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“Nice boss, how are you?”, how Pëllumb Salillari was extorted by a number under the name “Edi” that sent him SMS on “Signal”
The file is revealed, 3 arrested
The person writes to the businessman: Can you give the guy 150,000 euros and we’ll sort things out
On the evening of January 5, 2023, around 10:30 p.m., on the Signal app on the phone of businessman Pëllumb Salillari, owner of the construction company Salillari SHPK, a message arrived from a contact named “Edi”. As the investigative file shows, Salillari replied after a few minutes with the words “well boss, how are you?”, ...
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Names, unauthorized constructions, owners receiving compensation money
NEW LISTS
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Xhaçka’s mandate, court “overturns” Parliament
The SP rejected the DP’s request, the decision “falls”: The case is to be considered
The Constitutional Court decides to examine the minister’s conflict of interest
The Constitutional Court has dismissed the case for stripping the mandate of the MP and Foreign Minister Olta Xhaçka, thus rejecting the opposition’s request. In the decision published on the Constitutional Court’s website, it is stated that the opposition’s request to strip Olta Xhaçka of her mandate is dismissed on the grounds that Parliament must first express its position on the matter. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania on 18.01.2023, ...
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“Economist”: Poverty, Albania vulnerable to social instability. Prices bring tightening
BRITISH MAGAZINE
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Formerly persecuted, the new list with the names of 1,500 beneficiaries
HOW TO BENEFIT
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