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Hospitals recorded 207 injuries over four days of Tirana protests, and fire reached part of Albania's High Court building on 17 October.
Reported by Albanian Daily News on 17 October 2026
Read the full story →Protests against PM Edi Rama entered a third day and spread beyond Tirana to Shkodër, Durrës, Korçë and Elbasan, with 51 police injured.
Protests spread beyond Tirana on 15 October 2026
Read the full story →Clashes between police and protesters widened in Tirana on 14 October, with fires at several ministries and 29 people treated for injuries, officials said.
Protests escalated in Tirana on 14 October 2026
Read the full story →Police used tear gas and water cannon and arrested 23 people as a student protest over education and jobs escalated in central Tirana on 13 October.
Protest held in Tirana on 13 October 2026
Read the full story →Albania's seasonal visa waiver lets Saudi and Qatari citizens visit for tourism without a visa until the end of 2026. Who qualifies and what to bring.
Visa-free entry began on 15 April 2026
Read the full story →Luxair will fly Luxembourg–Tirana twice weekly from 29 March 2027, the first direct link between the two capitals, with tickets already on sale.
Tickets went on sale on 10 September 2026
Read the full story →Bank of Albania data show foreign direct investment of €741 million in Q2 2026, up 86% on a year earlier, with €438 million going into real estate.
Data released by the Bank of Albania on 10 September 2026
Read the full story →INSTAT data released on 17 September show 622,660 non-resident guests in Albanian accommodation in July 2026, up 18.3%, with hotel room occupancy at 55.3%.
Data released by INSTAT on 17 September 2026
Read the full story →INSTAT recorded 9.44 million foreign arrivals in January–August 2026, up 5.3%, while arrivals in August rose 2.0% on a year earlier.
Data released by INSTAT on 25 September 2026
Read the full story →The EBRD now expects Albania's economy to grow 3.5% in 2026 and 2027, while the Bank of Albania kept its base rate at 2.5% on 7 October.
Forecast published by the EBRD on 24 September 2026
Read the full story →Albania's territory council approved three hotel and resort permits in the Pishë Poro–Narta protected area in 2025, BIRN reported. Final permits are pending.
Report published by Balkan Insight on 29 September 2026
Read the full story →Bank of Albania survey data show house prices unchanged in H1 2026 from late 2025 but 10% higher on the year, with about one in five homes sold to non-residents.
Report published by the Bank of Albania on 23 September 2026
Read the full story →Albania provisionally closed Chapter 20, on enterprise and industrial policy, at its 10th accession conference with the EU in Luxembourg on 13 October 2026.
Provisionally closed in Luxembourg on 13 October 2026
Read the full story →The government has begun terminating the Vlora International Airport concession after the airport missed its 2026 operating deadlines. The concessionaire disputes it.
Termination announced by the ministry on 3 August 2026
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