All News on Politics in Albania
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.
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]
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.
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.
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.