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Vucic, Rama discuss bilateral relations, European path
DAVOS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Albanian PM Edi Rama in Davos on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and the two countries' European path.
Serbia and Albania have good relations, Vucic said, expressing confidence the relations were of particular significance for stability in the Western Balkans.
In Pictures: Thousands Join Opposition Protest in Tirana
...In Pictures: Thousands Join Opposition Democrats' Protest in TiranaThousands of people joined opposition Democrats' protest in Tirana calling for government's resignation accusing the cabinet of links with organised crime.Democrat leader Lulzim Basha.
Bulgaria's PM: If There is a Referendum, it Must be Written - "For" or "Against" Domestic Violence of Women and Children in Bulgaria
There are some colleagues who are talking about a referendum (for the Istanbul Convention): if there is a referendum, it must be clearly written - "for" or "against" domestic violence of women and children in Bulgaria ", commented Prime Minister Boyko Borissov live at Facebook ".
Albania: Police seize 1.7 tons of abandoned drugs
Albanian police have seized 1.7 tons of marijuana on a deserted boat in the Adriatic Sea, Albanian media reported on Wednesday.
The smugglers left the rubber boat, loaded with the drugs, near the port of Vlore and fled, the Albanian police said.
The boat was abandoned most likely due to a malfunction of the engine, RTS reported, citing the website Panorama.
Albanian PM: We could join EU together if Serbia recognizes Kosovo
Edi Rama says although Serbia is ahead of Albania in the process of EU accession, the two countries could join the EU together.
Speaking in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, the Albanian prime minister said this could happen "under the assumption that Serbia recognizes Kosovo."
Albanian police seize 1.7 tons of abandoned drugs
The smugglers left the rubber boat, loaded with the drugs, near the port of Vlore and fled, the Albanian police said.
The boat was abandoned most likely due to a malfunction of the engine, RTS reported, citing the website Panorama.
Bulgaria Learned its Rivals in the New Tournament - League of Nations
The Bulgarian national football team was selected into Group 3 of League C of the new UEFA tournament League of Nations. Rivals of the "tricolors" in the first edition of the competition will be the teams of Slovenia, Norway and Cyprus, decided the draw today in Nyon, Switzerland.
Kosovo Woman Aims to Climb All 14 Himalayan Peaks
After scaling the two highest peaks in the Himalayas, Everest and Manasulu, Kosovo alpinist Uta Ibrahimi said on Monday that she intends to climb the rest of the mountains in the range by 2023.
"My plan is to climb two peaks a year for the next six years," Ibrahimi told a press conference in Pristina.
Operation continues to provide proper burial to Greek WWII fighters in Albania
The remains of four Greek soldiers killed in fighting in World War II were brought up in Albania on Tuesday, after two more were disinterred the previous day.
Remains of unburied WWII soldiers to be identified
The Foreign Ministry on Monday welcomed measures by Albania to disinter and identify the remains of some 8,000 Greek soldiers who lost their lives in the neighboring country during WWII - "the last unburied fallen of the Second World War." It lauded Tirana for its response to "this historically just request, which shows that dialogue and cooperation in a constructive and open-minded spirit can
Balkan Sites Feature Among Europe's Endangered Heritage
An Albanian archaeological site and post-Byzantine churches, Bulgaria's UFO-like communist monument and an abandoned casino in the Romanian city of Constanta have been selected among the 12 finalists for the pan-European "7 Most Endangered Programme 2018".
EU to present its enlargement strategy on Feb. 6 - report
This will happen during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Tanjug reported on Monday citing the European Western Balkans website, which said it learned this exclusively.
MFA welcomes measures to disinter, identify fallen Greek soldiers in Albania
Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday welcomed measures taken to disinter and identify Greek soldiers who lost their lives in Albania during World War II.
Bulgaria Plots to Help Turkey Join the EU in Defiant Stand Against Brussels
Ivan Sirakov, Bulgaria's ambassador to Austria, put the nation on a collision course with the EU as he said stopping the talks is "not in the EU's interest" but Turkey "must be open and honest" .
Mr Sirakov used his speech in Vienna to assure Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo that "Europe would not be complete without them".
Serbia on course for EU by 2025, top EU official says
Serbia and Montenegro are likely be the next countries to join the European Union, possibly by 2025, the bloc's official in charge of membership bids said in an interview.
The European Union is launching a diplomatic effort to accelerate steps to bring six countries in the Western Balkans into the EU fold after years of stop-start progress.