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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.

"Unification" of Kosovo and Albania "through EU"

"Unification" of Kosovo and Albania "through EU"

TIRANA/PRISTINA -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has said that Albania and Kosovo "united the nation through the European Union."

Accused Albania MPs Retain Immunity from Arrest

A parliamentary committee on Monday failed for a second time to fulfil a request from Albania's general prosecutor to lift Doshi and Frroku's immunity from arrest, search and seizure.

Armed forces train leaders for new global challenges

Armed forces train leaders for new global challenges

The British Embassy in Macedonia held training for 30 high-ranking officials in the security sector.

UK Major General John Moore-Bick shares advice with representatives from Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Serbia and Ukraine. [British Embassy Skopje]

Serbia stable,offers good conditions for foreign investments

BELGRADE - Serbia is offering good conditions for foreign investments and the stable political and economic situation in the country is one of its advantages, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby said during a meeting on Friday.

Albanian MP 'Hid Drug Dealer From Police'

On October 1, 2014, special police were conducting a major anti-drug operation aimed at netting a ring of international traffickers of marijuana.

One of the suspects, Bardhok Pllanaj, was seen entering in a car, which was stopped but police officers did not dare to enter it.

ABC News, a television station in Tirana, on Monday said it knew the reason why.

Opposition Albanians Call on Speaker to Quit

Several thousand supporters of Albania's opposition centre-right Democratic Party showed their strength in Tirana on Thursday at a rally demanding the resignation of the speaker of parliament, Ilir Meta.

Tom Doshi, a former Socialist Party MP, has caused ructions by claiming that Meta paid an assassin to have him and one other MP killed.

New Tapes Highlight Chicanery in Macedonian Local Poll

Top officials from Macedonia's ruling VMRO-DPMNE party did every unlawful activity they could think of in order to win the local election in 2013 in the municipality of Centar in Skopje, the mayor of the municipality, Andrej Zernovski, claimed on Thursday.

Albania Opposition Rally to Seek Speaker's Resignation

Supporters of Albania's opposition centre-right Democrats plan to gather on Thursday in front of the government office in Tirana amid allegations of a murder plot involving the speaker of parliament, Ilir Meta.

Changes to Albanian School Boards Alarm Experts

   School in Tirana. Photo: LSA/Malton Dibra

Government plans to change the law on public education and transfer the power to employ teachers from school boards to school directors has alarmed civil society groups.

They call it a step back towards politically motivated appointments of teachers.

Montenegro Greens Rally Against Adriatic Oil Drilling

Environmental organisations in Montenegro have announced a protest rally on Tuesday in the coastal town of Budva against the government's decision to allow the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the Adriatic Sea.

They say the Montenegrin government has not produced a convincing argument that drilling is either necessary or desirable. 

Macedonia Tapes Reveal Blatant Election Trickery

The ruling VMRO DPMNE party has orchestrated massive electoral fraud during the past elections, using fictive voters, fake ID cards, pressure on individuals and firms and misuse of police and administration, the opposition Social Democrats claimed on Friday.

Groups from three countries to celebrate Nevruz in Turkey

Groups from three countries will come to Turkey to celebrate the annual Nevruz festival on March 21 to mark the beginning of spring, Turkey's ulture and tourism director in I?d?r province said on March 5.

Azerbaijanis, Iranians, Georgians and Turks will hold festivals, local dances and conferences, according to Osman Engindeniz, the head of I?d?r's Culture and Tourism Directorate.

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