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Djuric to Albanian PM: Keep your hands off Serbia
The head of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija says that "nobody should play with attempting to revive the fascist idea of a Greater Albania."
Marko Djuric in this way responded to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who said that he could not rule out the possibility of "a union between Albania and Kosovo" - if EU membership prospects for the Western Balkans fade.
Albania Opposition Set to Ignore Presidential Election
Albania's parliament will complete the first round of electing a new President on Wednesday afternoon, even though no candidate will be up for a vote.
Rama told it's "rude" to eye other people's territory
The head of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija says that "nobody should play with attempting to revive the fascist idea of a Greater Albania."
Edi Rama won't rule out "a union between Albania and Kosovo"
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks at the news conference with visiting Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the first Serbian leader to visit the nation after a troubled past, at the Palace of Brigades in the Albanian capital, Tirana, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Both countries are trying to overcome their troubled past while working toward EU membership.
Albanian PM won't rule out "union" with Kosovo
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says that "a union between Albania and Kosovo" cannot be ruled out if EU membership prospects for the Western Balkans fade.
Asked about by Politico whether "he would take a union with Kosovo off the table," Rama replied:
Rama: Albanians "saved Montenegro twice"
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks at the news conference with visiting Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the first Serbian leader to visit the nation after a troubled past, at the Palace of Brigades in the Albanian capital, Tirana, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Both countries are trying to overcome their troubled past while working toward EU membership.
Kadare Demands to See Albanian Communist Police File
Ismail Kadare said in an open letter distributed to media on Wednesday that he asked two weeks ago for the files held on him by the Sigurimi - Albania's Communist-era secret police - to be opened up so he can discover who spied on him.
"I inform you that I requested the opening of my file two weeks ago, without putting any condition or restriction [on it]," he said in the letter.
Albanian PM explains how Albanians "saved Montenegro twice"
By joining Montenegro's ruling coalition, Albanians "saved" this country for the second time, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has been quoted as saying.
"By joining the government Albanians saved Montenegro for the second time," he said.
"Two world wars started here": McCain worried by Russia
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US Senator John McCain arrived in Belgrade on Monday where he met with with Serbian Prime Minister and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic.
Albania Opposition Parties to Boycott June Elections
Opposition parties in Albania led by Democratic Party will not be participating in the June 18 election unless their demands for Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama to step down and for the formation of a new interim government are met.
Tirana offloads ancient arms to controversial broker
Albania’s state-owned arms broker sold 17.5million Chinese-made bullets, 350 mortars, and 40,000 mortar shells in 2015 to Alguns Ltd, a Bulgarian firm which worked on Washington’s programme to train and equip Syrian rebels.
The firm has been linked to a fatal explosion at a shooting range in Bulgaria in 2015 which left a Pentagon contractor working on the Syrian project dead.
Albania's Live-Streaming Politicians Push Media Aside
Two weeks ahead of presidential elections in Albania, and with general elections looming in June, both the Socialist Prime Minister, Edi Rama, and the leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha, are busy live streaming their meetings and messages via Facebook.
Macedonia MPs Resume Session Amid Threatening Atmosphere
As the new opposition-led majority in Macedonia's parliament continues to press for the election of new speaker and a government, media outlets and organizations close to the former ruling VMRO DPMNE party have continued alarmist, threatening campaigns, calling on supporters to mobilise themselves.
World Bank: Western Balkan countries growing at faster pace
SKOPJE - Countries in the Western Balkans are growing at a faster pace than in 2015, with regional growth projected to be 2.8 pct in 2016 and 3.2 pct in 2017, says the latest World Bank Western Balkans Regular Economic Report.
Greece arrests seven for trafficking drugs from Albania to Italy
Greece's coastguard said on Saturday that it had uncovered an international ring that transported large quantities of drugs from Albania to Italy using high-speed boats.
The coastguard's drug-fighting unit said it had arrested five Albanians and two Greeks and seized 1.5 tonnes of unprocessed cannabis and two speedboats, estimating that the ring had made "many millions of euros."