The Latest Breaking News from Tirana

Tuchel ends his first year in charge in Tirana on Sunday.

Thomas Tuchel’s team take on Serbia at Wembley on Thursday before facing Albania in Tirana three days later.

Albania is committed to joining the EU by 2030 in an “ambitious but doable” timeline, Edi Rama told Euronews. The European Commission's annual check-up of where the EU candidate countries stand on their membership paths came out largely positive for Tirana.

Two people were also injured after 30-year-old suspect opened fire during a hearing over property dispute at the Tirana Court of Appeal.

Man opens fire in Tirana court, killing judge and injuring two other people, and is arrested after fleeing scene

Football Supporters Europe has urged UEFA to block plans for LaLiga and Serie A matches to be played overseas, ahead of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Tirana. LaLiga intends to stage a match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami in December, while Serie A proposes AC Milan v Como…

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Prolonged hot weather is reshaping Europe’s cities, as temperatures above 32°C stretch into autumn.

A 2014 game between the teams in Belgrade was abandoned when a drone carrying an Albanian flag sparked a full-scale brawl

The meeting signals a continuing momentum after the two South Caucasus rival neighbours announced in March that they had finalised the text of a historic peace agreement to end decades of war over the Karabakh region.

It came as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met face to face for the first time since Moscow’s invasion.