Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country,enclosed by mountains and hills,with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe,with 2,544 hours of sun per year.
Sali Ram Berisha is an Albanian cardiologist and conservative politician who served as the president of Albania from 1992 to 1997 and 32nd prime minister from 2005 to 2013. Berisha serves as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania since 2022 and has held the position previously from 1990 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2013. He also serves as the incumbent Leader of Opposition in the Albanian parliament.
Edi Rama is an Albanian politician and painter who has been serving as the 33rd and incumbent prime minister of Albania since 2013 and chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. He was Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports from 1998 to 2000. First elected mayor of Tirana in 2000,he was reelected in 2003 and 2007.
The Albania national football team represents Albania in men's international football. It is governed by the Albanian Football Association (FSHF),the governing body for football in Albania. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols:the double-headed eagle and the country's tricolor. Their supporters are colloquially referred to as the Tifozët Kuq e Zi.
Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24 July 2022.
International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia,which was declared in 2008. The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state,although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the European Union.
The accession of North Macedonia to the European Union has been on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU since 2005,when it became an official candidate for accession. The then Republic of Macedonia submitted its membership application in 2004,thirteen years after its independence from Yugoslavia. It is one of nine current EU candidate countries,together with Albania,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Georgia,Moldova,Montenegro,Serbia,Turkey and Ukraine.
Beqir Balluku was an Albanian politician,military leader,and Minister of Defense of Albania. Balluku assisted Enver Hoxha in carrying out the 1956 purge within the Party of Labour. However,in 1974,Balluku himself,along with a group of other government members was accused by Hoxha of an attempted coup d'état against the Albanian People's Republic. He was executed the next year.
Albania and Palestine established diplomatic relations in 1990. Albania had already recognized Palestine as a state since 1988. Palestine has an embassy in Tirana,but Albania does not have an embassy in Palestine. Both are member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Gjirokastër Airfield is an airfield located near Gjirokastër,Gjirokastër,Albania.
Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Indo-Pacific under Rishi Sunak between October 2022 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 2015 until 2024,when she lost her seat in the 2024 General Election by Labour's David Smith. She previously served in the Cabinets of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
Koço Theodhosi was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour (PPSh).
Air Albania is the flag carrier of Albania. The airline maintains its hub and company headquarters at the Tirana International Airport NënëTereza in Tirana,Albania. Founded in 2018,it serves eleven destinations in Europe.
Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu is a Kosovo Albanian jurist and politician who is the current president of Kosovo since 2021. Osmani was born and raised in Titova Mitrovica,SFR Yugoslavia and studied law at the University of Pristina and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She worked as an advisor to the president of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu before she was elected to the Assembly. Osmani held the position of Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from February 2020 to March 2021,and also served as acting president between November 2020 and March 2021 after the resignation of President Hashim Thaçi. Upon her election as president,Osmani became the second woman to hold the position,as well as the first person to have served as both acting president and president of Kosovo. Osmani successfully ran on an anti-corruption platform and has expressed a desire to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Since taking office,Osmani has returned the flag of Dardania as the official symbol of the presidency.
The third Government of Prime Minister Edi Rama is the 67th ruling Government of the Republic of Albania. The Government was officially confirmed by President Ilir Meta on 18 September 2021. Following the 2021 election,the Socialist Party won,for the third consecutive time,a majority of seats in the Albanian Parliament,and,for the second consecutive time,the ability to form a government without the need for a coalition.
Events in the year 2022 in Albania.
Events in the year 2023 in Albania.
Events in the year 2024 in Albania.
Events in the year 2025 in Albania.
