Albania

Montenegro intends one day to set up joint diplomatic representatives offices with a number of countries, including Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania, a Montenegrin diplomat in Kosovo has said.

The Montenegrin Charge d'Affaires in Kosovo, Radovan Miljanic, said the time was not far off when Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia would have a number of joint embassies and consulates.

Police in the Albanian city of Elbasan have filed charged against Turkish company Kurum international for the crime of polluting the local water and air and for "transportation of toxic materials".

The Greek Police (ELAS) and the country?s National Intelligence Service (EYP) are on the alert amid fears that jihadists are slipping into the country in a seemingly relentless influx of undocumented immigrants via Greece?s land and sea borders and inspectors have been posted at key entry points to intercept suspects, Kathimerini understands.

Christmas Eve, 1990. The first Albanian refugees pass through the unprotected borders with Greece.

NEW YORK - Switzerland is the world's happiest country according to a survey comprising 158 countries, including Serbia that ranks 87th preceded by its neighbors Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia, reads the World Happiness Report issued in New York.

The land of chocolate is closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.

A bill introduced into Albania's parliament by the opposition MP and former minister Majlinda Bregu is expected to stir a stiff debate on freedom of expression in the country.

The draft law aims to put an end to derogatory and offensive comments by users on online portals, holding their administrators accountable for any infringement of the law.

An 18-year-old man arrested trying to cross into Greece illegally from Albania was on his way to Syria to join Islamic State fighters, sources told Kathimerini Thursday.

The teenager was arrested on Wednesday and handed over to Albanian authorities Thursday. They told their Greek counterparts that during questioning he revealed he was attempting join jihadists in Syria.

Great Albania threats to tear Balkan apart

Albanian terrorists, members of the UCK attacked Macedonian institutions in the last two weeks in Gosinac, small city near the Albanian border. Many experts stated that these attacks are reprise of the same scenario like the one in Kosovo. One thing is sure: the tensions between Macedonia and Albania are growing.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic stated Thursday that timely and efficient police cooperation in fighting cyber crime in Southeast Europe is one of his ministry's priorities.

BELGRADE - The regional countries- Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania should make a joint tourism offer to far-off markets, members of the expert group for tourism of South-East Europe have agreed in a meeting.