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Exit - Explaining Albania Non-profit journalism from the heart of the Balkans. Exit News was created as a blog site in 2015 by three lecturers at the University of Tirana.

Member of International Press Institute, Founding and Board Member of Albanian Ethical Media Alliance, Certified as Independent by the Journalism Trust Initiative created by Reporters Without Borders. Since then, it's evolved to become one of the leading independent voices in the Balkans. Exit is non-profit, independent, and professional. Our team is not censored and is empowered to cover the stor

ies that matter. We were the first media in the Western Balkans to submit to an external independence and professionalism audit facilitated by Reporters Without Borders, UNESCO, the EU, and the Ethical Journalism Network. We passed and are certified. Exit is also a founding member and was elected to the board of the Ethical Media Alliance, Albania's first media self-regulatory platform. We are funded by grants and project work from organisations such as IJE4U, IWMF, KAS, Open Society, and the European Fund for the Western Balkans. Other funding comes from donations from readers via Patreon and Ko-Fi and through work such as translations. We do not want to compromise our independence by allowing advertising or paid articles, nor will we change our editorial line to suit the interests of a business. Exit is an equal opportunities employer and currently functions with an 80% female team. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, s*x, gender, religion, race, or background.

Some 100 Albanian families are set to be displaced from their homes in Rruga Ura in Tirana as the apartment blocks will ...
19/12/2022

Some 100 Albanian families are set to be displaced from their homes in Rruga Ura in Tirana as the apartment blocks will be demolished by the decision of the Municipal Council as a result of damage from the 26 November 2019 earthquake.

Some 100 Albanian families are set to be displaced from their homes in Rruga Ura in Tirana as the apartment blocks will be demolished by the decision of the Municipal Council as a result of damage from the 26 November 2019 earthquake. A total of eight buildings will be brought down with a demolition...

In a speech at the Brussels Summit on Wednesday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Russian influence in the reg...
08/12/2022

In a speech at the Brussels Summit on Wednesday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Russian influence in the region is real, noting that Serbia is yet to align with bloc-wide sanctions against Russia.

In a speech at the Brussels Summit on Wednesday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Russian influence in the region is real, noting that Serbia is yet to align with bloc-wide sanctions against Russia. Serbia has resisted calls to enforce sanctions against Moscow, much to the chagrin of the E...

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, said that “organised groups, with some masked individuals” at...
08/12/2022

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, said that “organised groups, with some masked individuals” attacked the election officials and the policemen “with grenades and shots in the air.”

Following explosions and attacks amid preparations for elections to replace ethnic Serb representatives in institutions in the north of Kosovo, the head of EULEX, Lars-Gunnar Wigemark expressed concern over the situation. Kosovo police said that masked individuals damaged the offices of municipal el...

In an exclusive interview, she said positive progress is being made with the five member states that currently do not re...
08/12/2022

In an exclusive interview, she said positive progress is being made with the five member states that currently do not recognise her country’s independence.

At the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Tirana, Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani confirmed plans to apply for EU membership before the end of the year, and in an exclusive interview with Exit, she said positive progress is being made with the five member states that currently do not recognise her countr...

A document claiming that the aggressor suffers from mental health problems looks suspicious.
06/12/2022

A document claiming that the aggressor suffers from mental health problems looks suspicious.

A medical document issued to Gert Shehu, the 31 year old who punched the leader of the opposition Sali Berisha during anti-government protest on Tuesday, is raising suspicions about his identity The unusual health document, titled “medical certificate” and addressed “to whomever may need it”...

A person, believed to a be a socialist militant, punched Berisha, in the face as he was walking with other protesters.
06/12/2022

A person, believed to a be a socialist militant, punched Berisha, in the face as he was walking with other protesters.

A man physically attacked Sali Berisha, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party, during Tuesdays’s protest against the socialist government, in Tirana. The aggressor, reported to be a socialist militant, was able to walk through protesters to come closer to Berisha and lunged at him without ...

Thousands of people protested in Tirana against the government of Edi Rama.
06/12/2022

Thousands of people protested in Tirana against the government of Edi Rama.

The EU-Western Balkans Summit took place in Tirana on Tuesday (6 December), parallel with a large, thousands-strong opposition-led protest which erupted into scuffles, with protestors hoping to draw the attention of the EU to their allegations of government corruption and crime. As EU and regional l...

The existing institutional make-up of the EU could cope with a new wave of enlargement without the need for EU reform, a...
06/12/2022

The existing institutional make-up of the EU could cope with a new wave of enlargement without the need for EU reform, a senior French diplomat who wished to remain anonymous

The existing institutional make-up of the EU could cope with a new wave of enlargement without the need for EU reform, a senior French diplomat who wished to remain anonymous told EURACTIV. But any treaty change would need to go through a ratification process – a very risky move as the EU struggle...

"I think they have the rights to try, and they should make use of their freedom, and it’s absolutely in their hands,”
06/12/2022

"I think they have the rights to try, and they should make use of their freedom, and it’s absolutely in their hands,”

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said he could not tell his country’s young people not to leave for a life abroad, but what is important is tackling exploitation and people trafficking and ensuring that some of those that leave come back. Rama gave an exclusive interview with EURACTIV journalist A...

Rama spoke on the eve of the summit about enlargement, regional tensions, and the need to push ahead with reforms to ens...
06/12/2022

Rama spoke on the eve of the summit about enlargement, regional tensions, and the need to push ahead with reforms to ensure the authenticity of the enlargement process.

The EU accession process of the Western Balkans is not an exam you can cheat on, and its importance has increased because of the geopolitical situation facing the region and the bloc, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview on Monday (5 December). On Tuesday, Albania...

The joint summit with the Western Balkan six – Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Ser...
06/12/2022

The joint summit with the Western Balkan six – Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia – is the first being held outside the EU, with Tirana being among the most vocal proponents of EU membership.

EU leaders will meet with their Western Balkans counterpart in Albania’s capital Tirana on Tuesday (6 December) to reassure the region of a future in the bloc amid fears of rising Russian and Chinese influence, but they will have to walk a fine line between maintaining a united front on enlargemen...

Albania has reported tourism arrivals higher than pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, surpassing many of the world leaders in ...
02/12/2022

Albania has reported tourism arrivals higher than pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, surpassing many of the world leaders in tourism, according to data from the UNWTO published recently.

Albania has reported tourism arrivals higher than pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, surpassing many of the world leaders in tourism, according to data from the UNWTO published recently. Over the last few years, Albania has increased in popularity as a tourist destination, with visitors lured by low pric...

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