http://www.eubusiness.com <p>Latest business news about Albania and the European Union</p> <ul> <li> <a href="../albania-country-guide">Albania country guide</a></li> </ul> <br /> daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/vatican-albania.gch Pope Benedict XVI discussed Albania's efforts to join the European Union on Saturday during a visit by Albanian President Bamir Topi, the Holy See said in a statement. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Albania Vatican 2012-05-05T22:28:23Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/albania-gays-rights.fup The European Union on Tuesday denounced an Albanian official who said participants in a planned gay pride parade "should be beaten with truncheons." No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. gays Albania parade rights 2012-03-27T17:45:48Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/macedonia-albania.fq3 Skopje and Tirana on Friday condemned inter-ethnic clashes that erupted in Macedonia this month and vowed they would not jeopardise the Balkan countries' joint future in NATO and the EU. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Macedonia Albania diplomacy NATO 2012-03-16T15:27:57Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/albania-kosovo.eis Albania on Thursday slammed calls from a Kosovo hardline opposition leader to temporarily block the border with Serbia as a way of barring Serb products from entering the breakaway territory. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Albania Kosovo Serbia customs border 2012-01-12T21:14:14Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/albania-kosovo.ehx A hardline Kosovo opposition leader called Wednesday on Albanians to take part in a blockade of the border with Serbia this weekend to prevent Serb products from entering the breakaway territory. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Albania Kosovo Serbia customs border 2012-01-11T21:18:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/albania-kosovo.e7q Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha brushed off Friday any possibility of uniting his country with ethnic Albanian-majority Kosovo, saying the only future for the two neighbours was within the European Union. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Albania Serbia Kosovo 2011-12-17T09:57:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/albania-italy.c4x The Italian and Greek foreign ministers briefly visited Tirana on Monday to push Albanian political leaders to solve a long-lasting crisis that threatens the country's European perspective. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Albania Italy Greece diplomacy enlarge 2011-09-12T20:52:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/albania/ec-activities EU Assistance is available in all EU candidate states and potential candidates for membership. The assistance of the EU in Albania include activities in the following areas: Strengthening of public administration and judiciary, Police and public order, Customs, and Development of infrastructure, etc. No publisher Ina Dimireva Development EU assistance Albania 2010-02-03T16:25:26Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/albania/econ Albania, a formerly closed, centrally-planned state, is making the difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy. Macroeconomic growth averaged around 6% between 2004-08, but declined to about 2% in 2009. Inflation is low and stable. No publisher Ina Dimireva Albania economy 2010-02-03T16:12:18Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/albania/business This World Bank site provides information about the procedures and costs associated with starting a business in Albania. No publisher inadim Albania SMEs business 2010-02-02T21:09:55Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/albania/eu-delegation Contacts of the European Delegation to Tirana. No publisher Ina Dimireva EU Albania 2010-02-02T20:55:56Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/albania/albania-country-guide Albania is a potential candidate country of the European Union. No publisher eub2 Albania 2008-01-03T11:30:40Z Guide