A handful of people own most of the mainstream media in Albania. Experts say that the concentration of ownership undermines freedom of speech by censoring journalists.
As long as the election of members and chairs of the regulators remains dependent on, filtered by, and determined by parliamentary seats, the chances for more independent, autonomous and stronger regulatory bodies are slim.
The consequences of the flooding that hit Shkodra, a city in the northern Albania, are catastrophic. No one living in this area remembers such a frightening flooding as the one this year.
