Governor Sejko meets the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Reinout Vos
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Where did housing prices and rents increase the most in 2024 in Europe? - Here's where Albania ranks!
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"We will increase subsidies for every farmer by 6 times" - Berisha: Within the first year we will have a large increase in production
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272 checks per month for oil - 13 cases with problems, in 2024 consumption increased by over 59 thousand tons
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Tenders, institutions "distribute" 172 billion lek - APP Report for 2024: 14% of the announced limit fund was saved through procedures
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"Manufacturing industry, progress in the world market" - Rama: The moment of EU entry immediately changes wages, automatically
Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Business Climate, Delina Ibrahimaj, paid a visit to one of the four largest......
Privatization of properties with a 1 euro lease contract - Rules change, how they will be sold to the entities that use them
Properties leased for 1 euro will be able to be privatized by the entities that use them under a contract. The draft law approved by the Council of Ministers......
New panoramic points in Vlora - ADF opens 46.3 million lek tender for two viewpoints (PHOTOS)
The Albanian Development Fund has announced the opening of the tender for interventions to improve tourist access, panoramic points, viewpoints along the......
Tirana–Durrës/Balluku highway: With European road safety conditions and parameters!
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, has published photos on social networks today of what the Tirana-Durres......
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EUR
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98.4
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99.2
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USD
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86.4
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87.8
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GBP
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114.4
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115.6
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CNY
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10.79
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11.98
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TRY
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2.2
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2.32
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RUB
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0.89
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1
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MKD
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1.54
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1.61
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SHBA |
2.50%
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Shqiperia |
2%
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Eurozone |
2.20%
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Itali |
1.30%
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Greqi |
3.10%
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The administration is not only "attracting" new applicants/ In 2024, cases of dismissals from the civil service decreased by 36%.
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Social media has become an essential part of daily life in Albania, providing not only communication and entertainment, but also a golden ground for......
Statewide race, 17 applications for one "chair"/ 34 years old average age of applicant, 40 years old to be promoted to office
According to figures referred to the annual report of the Department of Public Administration, for the year 2024 there were an average of about 17.55......
Tourism receives financial "oxygen"/ Lending sets historic record in February
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