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Finally I got my ID card

The other day I went to get my new ID card. Oh boy was I happy – not really. Anyway, I applied for it about a month ago and had to wait 4 hours in line, then when I went to get it luckily the line was short and it took them only about 10 [...]

The Anti-Smoking Law has Gone up in Smoke – Completely

The Anti-Smoking Law has Gone up in Smoke – Completely

In two months it will be a year since the anti-smoking law came into force in Albania. At that time this new legislation was welcomed by most people. However, as you look at the current situation and the developments till now, you would have to admit that the antismoking law has gone up in smoke. [...]

Wasting time getting your new ID card

Being respectable citizens, recently, my parents and I went to apply for our own identification cards at the local municipality office. Due to the fact that I may be traveling at the end of the month, I wanted to make sure that I would not encounter any last moment difficulties with the airport authorities as [...]

Why I’m saving money on my cell phone bill?

Over the past two-three months I’ve been working at lowering my monthly cell phone bill. My strategy: Use another cell phone service carrier/provider. Basically, now I have two cell numbers that I use. One for all my work calls and the other for my personal ones. My main service provider is Vodafone Albania, however, I [...]

ID Cards – Is the Government Violating My Rights

ID Cards – Is the Government Violating My Rights

As most of you who follow should be aware, this time of the year most of the media have been devoting a lot of attention to the initiation of the process whereby all Albanian citizens will be equipped with new identity cards with will ensure more transparent results in the upcoming general elections as well [...]

EU to Liberalise Visa Regime for Albania in 2009

EU to Liberalise Visa Regime for Albania in 2009

The liberalization of the visa regime with the EU is a much expected event for all Albanians. We long to be free to travel. Well, looks like things are moving up, but it will still be up to our government fulfilling all the EU requirements, including biometric identity cards and the fighting of organized crime, [...]

Adjusting to a different pace !

Ever since my college days, I had plans about pursuing the next step in my education, but the direction and timing for that were never as clear as this year. Now, four years since I last finished university, a great opportunity arose for me to start my graduate studies in a school and program that [...]