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Air of Secrecy Hangs Over Election of Albanian President
Albania's parliament is set to vote for a new president on Saturday, but no candidates' names are known or even rumoured, less than 24 hours ahead of the vote.
Turkey appoints new ambassadors to 25 countries
Turkey appointed ambassadors to 25 foreign diplomatic missions, while ambassadors from 23 countries are recalled to their headquarters in Ankara, according to a presidential decision published in the Official Gazette on June 2.
Kosovo Detains Two ISIS Suspects Following Repatriation from Syria
A Kosovo court said on Monday that it had detained two persons suspected of terrorism. Pristina Basic Court said the first person, with the initials H.S., was suspected of "voluntarily and in full conscience" joining Islamic State ISIS terrorist organization in Syria in November 2015.
Albania Parties Fail to Elect ‘Consensus’ President
The last chance for Albania's main opposition Democratic Party to propose names for the new President - who must be elected in June - expired on Sunday, when it failed to do so, in the third round of the election.
The date for a fourth session is yet to be decided. Democratic Party parliamentarians did not show up to vote in the parliament.
Boris Johnson with a Secret Plan for a New Alliance as a Balance Against the EU
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has proposed the creation of a new economic and military union as an alternative to the EU. Johnson's secret plan was reported by the Corriere della Sera, citing informed sources.
Greece, Albania Vow to Speed up Resolution of Maritime Disputes
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, and his Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka, meeting on Monday in Tirana, vowed to speed up resolution of their maritime disputes before the International Court of Justice, ICJ.
The two countries previously agreed to send the matter to the ICJ in 2020, after years of not being able to resolve it themselves.
Berisha Claims He’s Back in Charge of Albania’s Democratic Party
Sali Berisha appeared to be back in charge of Albania's main centre-right opposition Democratic Party after nine years, after he won 93 per cent of votes cast by around 40,000 party members on Sunday.
Day 70 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Bombing of Lviv, Dozens of Civilian Casualties in the East
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Russia bombs Lviv
There are power outages in the city after a Russian air strike, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy said on Telegram.
"As a result of the missile strike, two power substations were damaged - there is no electricity in part of the city," he said.
Ukraine President Asks Albania to Limit Russian Tourists
Speaking to MPs in the Albanian parliament via a video link on Tuesday, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky asked for the closure of Albania ports to Russian ships and for limits to be put on the number of Russian holidaymakers arriving in the country.
Media Freedom Remains Major Concern in Balkans, Watchdog Says
Reporters Without Borders' 2022 World Press Freedom Index, published on Tuesday, says that over the past year there has been a large increase in "polarisation amplified by information chaos" - a phenomenon that has also affected the troubled media environment in the Balkans.
Albania’s Pioneering LGBT Activist: ‘We Should Not Be Second-Class Citizens’
Last week, the Stockholm-based international human rights organization Civil Rights Defenders awarded her the prestigious prize of civil rights defender for her work to bring change to the community in her country, alongside Uganda's Frank Mugisha.
The EU wants Bulgaria to lift the Veto on North Macedonia by June 2022
"I will come to Sofia as often as necessary in order to reach a decision (lifting the Bulgarian veto on North Macedonia's membership in the EU) by the end of June, we have no time, the war has shown us how important the European integration is."
German Foreign Minister: Bulgaria needs to clear up Problematic Issues with North Macedonia
"Bulgaria to clear the problematic issues related to Skopje, so that North Macedonia and Albania can start membership negotiations in the first half of the year."
This was called for by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock after the meeting of European Union foreign ministers last night in Luxembourg.
Germany states: "New era"
Olaf Scholz called for accelerating the accession of the Western Balkans to the European Union, which has been blocked for years, mentioning a "new era" in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
At a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to help advance the issue.
US Sanctions Seven People as “Serious Threat” to Balkan Stability
The United States sanctioned seven people in politics, media and justice in the Balkans on Monday, calling them a "serious threat to regional stability" and the cause of democracy.