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Ex-Minister Sets Sights on Mayoralty of Tirana
Launching his campaign to become the next mayor of the capital, Bojaxhi challenged Albania's two big political parties, the Socialist and Democrats, arguing that they had little to offer the city.
"We have no security in Tirana, are without air and are without clean, unclogged streets," the former minister said.
Albania Zoo Closed Over Animal Cruelty Row
The zoo in the Albanian capital was shuttered after the video was published online last week by Animal Rescue Albania, a Tirana-based campaign group.
In an open letter to the city's mayor Lulzim Basha, Animal Rescue Albania called on the authorities to close the zoo down and end the cruelty towards the animals kept there.
Detained Albanian MPs Challenge Arraignment
The lawyers for two Albanian MPs, Tom Doshi and Mark Frroku, who were arrested on Thursday on charges of faking testimonies, have filed briefs with Albania's Supreme Court seeking their immediate release.
The lawyers said the arraignment orders signed by General Prosecutor Adriatik Llala were illegal and out of line with the criminal procedural code.
Albania Parliament Backs Arrest of Two MPs
Eighty of Albania's 140 legislators on Thursday voted to back a request from the general prosecutor for the arrest of MPs Tom Doshi and Marku Frroku.
The opposition centre-right Democratic Party boycotted the vote, calling the prosecutor's probe against Doshi and Frroku a farce.
The Radicals: They pushed us into the war, and now they befoul the memory on victims
The Radicals: They pushed us into the war, and now they befoul the memory on victims
Vojislav Seselj mocked the Serbian victims of NATO aggression, as if it is not enough that he was the part of the politics which led to bombing of Serbia.
EU Offers 1bn to Boost Balkan Infrastructure
The EU has pledged the Western Balkans one billion euro in investment in infrastructure and transport projects.
The conference held in Pristina marked the first time that a top Serbian official had attended a summit in Kosovo since the conflict in the country ended in the late 1990s.
Dacic: Community of Serb municipalities cannot be NGO
PRISTINA - The community of Serb municipalities is a form of association and cannot be a non-governmental organization, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in Pristina Wednesday.
Serbia Takes Part in Balkan Summit in Kosovo
A regional ministerial conference opened in Kosovo on Wednesday, bringing together the Foreign and Infrastructure ministers of Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Radicals protest, burn EU, U.S., NATO flags
Radicals protest, burn EU, U.S., NATO flags
BELGRADE -- Supporters of the Serb Radical Party (SRS) on Tuesday staged a protest in Belgrade when they burned flags of NATO, the EU, the United States, and Kosovo.
The protest was held in front of the General Staff building in Belgrade that was destroyed in the NATO bombing that started this day 16 years ago.
DSS demands referendum on agreement with NATO
BELGRADE - The opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) submitted to the Serbian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense Tuesday a public announcement about their not consenting to an agreement on the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO, signed a few days ago.
"Albanians deserve better than circus politics"
"Albanians deserve better than circus politics"
BELGRADE -- Marko Djuric has commented on announcements of "national unification of Albanians" to say that they "deserve more responsible politics."
Albania PM's 'One Nation' Talk Alarms Serbia
Nikola Selakovic, Serbian Justice Minister, said Serbia would not "keep quiet" over the potential creation of a "Greater Albania", which Selakovic said Edi Rama, the Albanian Prime Minister had endorsed on Monday.
Croatia Leads NATO Balkan Team in Afghanistan
Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Macedonia are set to sign a agreement on their joint participation in the new NATO-led mission in Afghanistan.
The defence ministers of the countries will shortly sign the technical contract on deploying troops in a joint unit in a mission codenamed Resolute Support, which launched in January.
"Serbia won't sit quietly as Greater Albania is created"
"Serbia won't sit quietly as Greater Albania is created"
BELGRADE -- Serbian Justice Minister Nikola Selakovic has said that the country "cannot and will not" react quietly to the creation of a Greater Albania.
He remarked that "they need not hide it under any other guise, because (Greater Albania) is obviously what this is about," and "called on the EU to oppose it."
Albania PM Pans EU's 'Unjust' Visa Policy on Kosovo
"The current visa regime toward Kosovo is cynical injustice, which should come to and sooner than later, because it does not only offend the dignity of Kosovo's people but also the dignity of Europe," Rama said on Monday.
"Keeping Kosovo under the current visa regime is a shame for Europe," he added.