Marta AbbàGjon Rakipi | 21 May 2025

The Italian organization NAMEX has facilitated the creation of key infrastructure in Albania for a neutral and more resilient internet, gaining ground in its international ambitions. However, significant disparities in digital skills and access to services persist across the territory

 

 

Media Freedom in the Western Balkans: Challenges in the Framework of EU Enlargement

As political interference and threats to journalists grow, the EU's new legislative measures, including the anti-SLAPP directive and the European Media Freedom Act, aim to safeguard press freedom in member and candidate countries. A recent webinar highlighted the struggle for media independence in Albania and Serbia amid their EU accession efforts

 

The battle for the Shushica Valley

In Albania, a project that aims at boosting tourism in the coastal town of Himarë is putting at risk over 50,000 people living in the Shushica Valley, a tributary of the Vjosa river.

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