By Sokol Shameti The recent decision of the Greek government to offer citizenship to ethnic Greeks in – and from – Albania has angered both Greek and Albanian opposition parties and raised fresh suspicions in some quarters over Greek motives.
TIRANA, Nov. 23 – Ismail Kadare’s essay Inevitable Dante (or Albania’s short history with D’Ante Alighieri) has been published in France from the Fayard publishing house that has normally covered the writer’s works. The book was translated into French from
TIRANA, Nov. 11 – Sulejman Mema, head of the referees’ department of the soccer federation, was attacked violently in Burrel by one of the local soccer managers and was later taken to military hospital in Tirana in a coma. He
VLORA, Nov. 11 – A delegation of the European Anti-Trafficking Coalition visited the port city of Vlora on Saturday and met with all the top local officials. Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Bujar Leskaj said that the government had achieved
TIRANA, Nov. 14 – Parliament commissions passed Tuesday important draft laws for Albania’s integration efforts into international institutions. The commission on national security passed the convention of the Council of Europe on the steps against human trafficking. Albania had signed
TIRANA, Nov. 16 – Albania’s top government officials met Thursday with the ambassadors of the NATO member countries in Tirana. Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Defense and Foreign ministers assured the ambassadors that Albania’s membership into NATO was a top priority
TIRANA, Nov. 14 – President Alfred Moisiu created Monday a task force with representatives from the Judicial Conference, Supreme Court and the High Council of Justice in an effort to check what other reforms are needed to bring judiciary back
TIRANA, Nov. 15 – Albanian President Alfred Moisiu was awarded on Wednesday the Order of the Great Cross of Gratitude by his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski, his press office said. This was the second time the medal was awarded. Moisiu
TIRANA, Nov. 13 – European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed to begin negotiations on visas and readmission agreements with the Western Balkan countries, including Albania, widely seen as unlikely to join the bloc in the near future. Visa facilitation
TIRANA, Nov. 15 – The parliamentary committee created to draft the amendments for electoral reform failed to achieve any results and was disbanded Wednesday, at the end of its extended mandate. This means, practically speaking, that President Alfred Moisiu has
