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Elona Elezi

DW Albanian correspondent reporting from Tirana

Elona has been a journalist since 2005. She reports from Albania on human rights, geopolitics, migration and the environment.

Elona joined DW in 2012, first as an intern and then as a correspondent for Albania and the Western Balkans. She studied journalism at the University of Tirana and then completed her master's degree in "European Studies and Governance" at the University of Bonn.

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Featured stories by Elona Elezi

Albanian lek banknotes in a counting machine, Albania, October 22, 2024

Can Albania really become a cashless economy?

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama recently announced that he wants to make Albania cash-free by 2030.
BusinessSeptember 1, 2025
A young woman with long, dair hair and dressed in white clothes sits in an empty, darkened movie theater

How a young Roma woman fosters the Romani language in Kosovo

Roma teacher and activist Urma Menekshe set up the first Roma library in Kosovo in the city of Prizren.
SocietyApril 9, 202506:12 min
Ralf Siepmann, Journalist and author sits at a desk ready for signing his recent book.

Germany remembers Nazi genocide of Sinti, Roma with culture

Across Germany, cultural events have commemorated the Sinti and Roma who were murdered by the Nazis.
SocietyDecember 6, 202403:50 min
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Lajos Orsos, a man in a black shirt, stands facing the camera

Hungarian Roma on a mission to help disadvantaged youths

Hungarian Roma on a mission to help disadvantaged youths

Lajos Orsos is sharing his personal experience in the hope of inspiring others to make their way in the world.
SocietySeptember 4, 202503:53 min
Trees and tree stumps in Vrana e Madhe, Albania

Italy's appetite for wood fuels Albanian forest crisis

Italy's appetite for wood fuels Albanian forest crisis

Albania's 2016 ten-year moratorium on commercial logging has not stopped deforestation.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 29, 2025
A protester rests a placard on his shoulder as he walks past a police cordon during an evening protest against the ban on TikTok in front of the prime minister's office in Tirana, Albania, March 15, 2025

Protest in Tirana at Albanian government's TikTok ban

Protest in Tirana at Albanian government's TikTok ban

Young people on Saturday protested the Albanian government's ban on TikTok for a year. What's behind the shutdown?
PoliticsMarch 17, 2025
Migrants (whose faces have been pixelated to protect their identities) accompanied by UNHCR officials arrive in the port of Shengjin, Albania, on October 16, 2024. They are walking toward a high fence above which the flags of the EU and Italy are flying

Has Italy's Albania migrant deal completely failed?

Has Italy's Albania migrant deal completely failed?

Migrant centers built by Italy in Albania are empty. What's next for Italy's plans to process asylum claims in Albania?
PoliticsFebruary 24, 2025
TikTok logo on smartphone

Is Albania really about to ban TikTok for a year?

Is Albania really about to ban TikTok for a year?

If Albania does ban TikTok for a year, what would it mean for Albanian content creators?
PoliticsJanuary 27, 202503:24 min
Souvenir magnets on display in the center of Tirana

Foreign workers fill gaps in Albania's tourist sector

Foreign workers fill gaps in Albania's tourist sector

As Albania sees a surge in visitors, foreign workers, mainly from the Philippines, are filling staff shortages.
BusinessOctober 11, 202402:45 min
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