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Attempted gun attack towards Albanian journalist shocks capital

Attempted gun attack towards Albanian journalist shocks capital

TIRANA, Aug. 30 –  A gun attack occurred in Albania in the early hours of Thursday morning at the apartment of News 24 TV station journalist Klodiana Lala. Her building at the outskirts of Tirana was fired heavily upon with

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Audio-surveillance alleging gov’t’s high-level corrupt requests surfaces in Tirana

Audio-surveillance alleging gov’t’s high-level corrupt requests surfaces in Tirana

TIRANA, Aug. 29 – Albania’s opposition accused the government of trying to blackmail the Albanian judge at the Strasbourg Court Ledi Bianku to block the case of Albanian property issues appearing there. The accusations surfaced after local media Exit.al published

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Greece returns to the Balkans

Greece returns to the Balkans

TIRANA, Aug. 28 – Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos represented Greece at the informal summit of the Prime Ministers of the Western Balkan Countries (WB6) in Durres on Monday. The main topic of the meeting was to promote regional

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US not against Serbia-Kosovo land-swap deal, White House security advisor says

US not against Serbia-Kosovo land-swap deal, White House security advisor says

TIRANA, Aug. 25 – US National Security Advisor John R. Bolton said on Friday his country won’t oppose a territorial exchange between Kosovo and Serbia as a solution to their dispute, as long as the deal comes as a “mutually

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Reforms should pass from paper to practice before accession talks can begin, Frei says

Reforms should pass from paper to practice before accession talks can begin, Frei says

TIRANA, Aug. 23 – In an interview for Panorama, reporter for the German parliamentary group CDU/CSU Thorsten Frei said there is “clearly” no automatic way for accession negotiations for Albania to begin   next summer. According to Frei, there are

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INSTAT confirms increased number of asylum seekers in Albania

INSTAT confirms increased number of asylum seekers in Albania

TIRANA, Aug. 22 – Albania has seen an increase in the number of asylum seekers from third countries using its territory as a transit point to reach European countries. According to data published on Wednesday by the Institute of Statistics,

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MEK members residing in Albania hit British journalist, local media reports

MEK members residing in Albania hit British journalist, local media reports

TIRANA, Aug. 19 – British journalist Lindsey Hilsum was hit by members of the Iranian opposition group known as Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK) living in a “fortified camp” nearby-Durres’ Manez village, on which she’d come to report on for Britain’s

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Western Balkans states’ territorial integrity is sacred, Merkel says

Western Balkans states’ territorial integrity is sacred, Merkel says

TIRANA, Aug. 13 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that there can be no border changes in Western Balkan countries. She made this comment after meeting with Bosnian Prime Minister Denis Zvizdic, with whom she discussed regional developments.

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Border corrections are Balkan recipe for disaster, Washington Post writes

Border corrections are Balkan recipe for disaster, Washington Post writes

TIRANA, Aug. 11 – An opinion published at the globally renowned Washington Post on Thursday said that proposing new divisions in the region as a solution for the future of the Balkans in general, and the Euro-Atlantic integration of Serbia

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Justice Ministry seeks punishment for Vlora judge who issued soft punishment

Justice Ministry seeks punishment for Vlora judge who issued soft punishment

TIRANA, Aug 10 – In Albania, the Justice and Interior Ministry strongly opposed on Wednesday the decision of Vlora Judge Herila à‡ela to punish an individual arrested two times within a few months only with house arrest. The case refers

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