Tirana – Albania has joined the list of 128 countries that can export to the U.S. without paying customs duties.
American Chamber of Commerce has announced that Albania can benefit from a preferential system that eliminates customs duties.
For this aim, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, an informational meeting on the implementation of the generalized system of preferences for Albanian exports is due to take place.
Tirana – 422 years after being brought to Vienna, according to an ancient inventory that exists since 1590, the helmet and sword of our national hero, George Kastriot Skanderbeg, will be brought to Tirana. All those who have not seen them in the Art History Museum in Vienna or as it is known, the “Kunsthinstorisches Museum”, Skanderbeg’s symbols will be seen in the National Historic Museum where they will be exhibited for several months.
A special delegation of this museum, one of the most prominent in the whole world, has seen the conditions and the climate in our museum and has decided that they will bring the symbols in November.
“We have come to see the conditions where the objects will be exhibited and everything is perfect. We will bring a new showcase for the security and climate and they will be exhibited for three months, but if there’s interest, we can leave them for another three months,” said Christian Beaufort, the head of the delegation from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Together with the sword and helmet, the Middle Age art gallery will send one of the fort original portraits of Skanderbeg.
“We have four original portraits from the XVI century, part of the Habsburg collection. It is valuable to bring one of the portraits for exhibition in Tirana, because, from what I have seen, there is no original portrait of Skanderbeg from the Middle Ages,” said Sylvia Ferino, Director of the Middle Ages Gallery in Kynsthistorisches Museum.
The cost of bringing the sword and helmet in Albania is still undetermined and will be paid by the Albanian government. In 2004, the socialist government made attempts to bring them forever in Albania, a pretense totally excluded by the Viennese. (Albanian Screen)
Tirana – Urban planning and housing mortgage are some of the ‘achievements’ that Tirana Mayor Lulzim Basha emphasized during the analysis of the first year at the helm of the Albanian capital.
Basha said he is fulfilling the promise of providing mortgages, issuing permits of use for 5781 apartments.
During this period, Tirana Mayor said, 6091 people have been employed in the private sector, while the career center that offers internships and employment has started to function next to the Tiarana Municipality.
Tirana Mayor Lulzim Basha promised to allocate a special fund in order to grant credits to small businesses.
Congratulations Albania!! Newly elected president Bujar Nishani (b.1966) was sworn in today at a ceremony held in the State Assembly. Bujar Nishani joined the Democratic Party of Albania in 1991, after the fall of communism. He worked as chief of foreign relations in the Ministry of Defense and then as head of the office of NATO relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1996 he returned as the cabinet member of the Ministry of Defense.
After the Democratic Party lost the 1997 parliamentary election, he lost the job and became chairman of the NGO for Euro-Atlantic Military.In 2001 he was elected general secretary of the DP’sbranch in Tirana and in 2004 member of the Tirana city council. He won the 2005 election in the 34th electoral zone in the capital against the Minister of Police and Security, Igli Toska. After leading the National Security Parliamentary Commission he was nominated as Minister of the Interior by Prime Minister Sali Berisha and in September 2009, after a second electoral victory he was nominated as Minister of Justice.In 2011 he replaced Lulzim Basha as Minister of the Interior.
On 12 June 2012, after winning the presidential election, Nishani resigned as Minister of Interior.
Speaker of Parliament Jozefina Topalli met with women in the Lezha: “Any woman can reach out and manage to be a successful leader in any field.” Strengthening the role of women in society, politics, economics, but also in businesses was the subject of the meeting between Speaker Topalli with women and new mothers in the Kallmet municipality of Lezha. By promoting women’s orientation in running various businesses, such as agribusiness, micro or family businesses, Speaker Topalli highlighted the importance of economic empowerment of women, which allows more independence and equality in society. “When a woman runs a business, when as an economically empowered woman she produces more, it helps economic growth, it increases income in the family, she feels more dignity in relation to her friends…every woman feels more independent, and ultimately, we all want to be equal with the rest of society. I would like women to be more powerful economically, to have something that belongs to her and not have anyone say that it’s not the proper image “said the Speaker. “Any woman who can manage it can be a successful leaders in any field.”
She urged increased participation of women not only in business, but in all fields: politics, economy, science, art, culture, etc. “I believe in empowerment of women. I believe that if a wife is empowered. the woman is even stronger, more efficient. I believe that and I want more women in politics, more women in charge of business, more women in every field, in art, culture, farming, working in the marketing of their farms, leading wineries, etc.. ” she said. Later, the Speaker of Parliament also visited a fair, where they displayed organic products: craft and artistic works made by hand, micro products directed by women. At this fair, Mrs. Topalli stressed the importance of strengthening the promotion of these products inside and outside Albania. The Speaker praised the Kallmetit culture and tradition in the cultivation of local products. Speaker Topalli focused on Albania’s achievements and progress which makes this 100-year jubilee anniversary of the Declaration of Independence even more special. The Speaker also praised the outstanding historical figures of this area: Gjergi Fishta: theologian, writer (poet and prose writer), historian, lecturer and philosopher; Frang Bardhi: historian, writer and philosopher and distinguished poet Ndre Mjeda along with other dignitaries.
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