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Albania MPs Propose Ban on Studying WWII Communist Crimes
Agron Tufa, head of the Institute for the Study of the Crimes of Communism, presents his annual report to parliament in May. Photo: Malton Dibra/LSA.
Macron's Belgrade visit, day 2
Accompanied by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Macron will talk to the representatives of Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), the project within Berlin Process.
U.S. Joins 11 NATO Allies for Breeze 2019 Maritime Exercise in Bulgaria
The United States and 11 NATO allies began their participation in the nine-day Breeze 19, a maritime exercise hosted by Bulgaria that included three U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft.
The exercise began Friday and is scheduled to conclude on July 21 near Varna in the Black Sea, according to a Naval news release Monday.
Two questioned over 100-kg drug haul in Thesprotia
A 40-year-old Greek man and a 36-year-old Albanian national were questioned over the weekend in connection with a large haul of cannabis in the region of Thesprotia, near the country's border with Albania.
Serbian Politician: Bulgarian Intelligence Officers Hinder Agreement with Kosovo
A team of intelligence officers, including Bulgarians, is trying to block an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia and works against the interests of Belgrade. This is what Serbian parliamentary committee for Kosovo, Milovan Drecun, said in an interview with Serbian newspaper Kurir. According to him, the team is based in Skopje.
The National Maritime Exercise Breeze 2019 Has Begun - 12 NATO Countries Will Participate
The national maritime exercise Breeze 2019 has begun. The military exercise will last until July 21. The military headquarters based in Varna has named the zones of the military exercise in the Bulgarian aquatory and the exclusive economic zone of the Black Sea.
Tirana Govt Funds Ethnic Albanian Council in Montenegro
Faik Nika, the president of the Albanian National Council, said on Friday that the Albanian government will give financial support for the first time to assist the running of his organisation and its office in the municipality of Plav.
Nika told Montenegrin media the Albanian government has recently made three very important decisions for the Albanian community in Montenegro.
Macron to Visit Serbia After Paris Summit Cancelled
Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Serbia on July 15-16, media have been speculating whether Kosovo might be the most important issue on the agenda.
Among the topics that will be discussed will be political and economic cooperation, the country's EU perspective and Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's office announced on Monday.
President Ilir Meta: ‘Albanians have made their choice to join EU’
Albania is in the grips of a deep constitutional and institutional crisis driven by a deliberate plot to hijack the state in the service of vested interests, the country's president, Ilir Meta, tells Kathimerini in an interview.
EU Scrutinises Controversial Albanian Media Legislation
Abania Prime Minister Edi Rama speaking at his party headquarters on 30 June 2019. Photo: Gent Shkullaku/LSA
"We are now examining very carefully this new draft adopted by the Council of Ministers that will go to parliament in September," Soreca told Albanian Public Television.
Balkan Eco-Activists Protest Against Hydro-Power Plants
Protests have been organised in recent days by activists in Tirana, Belgrade and Podgorica against the damage done to the environment by the building of hydro-power plants.
They were staged under the umbrella name Action Weeks for Balkan Rivers, a joint project by various environmental NGOs, with the slogan "Our rivers - no damage!"
EU Must Respond to Albania’s Draconian Media Laws
The text of the corrections and complaints will be scripted by the ethics commission and failure to comply will result in a fine of 6,598 euros.
Brnabic's response to Meta: We will not be provoked, SEECP does not recognize Kosovo
She added that there is no room for provocations.
Albanian President Ilir Meta, who spoke on the plenary session of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) right before Serbian Prime Minister, called on Bosnia-Herzegovina to recognize "the fact that Kosovo is an independent and sovereign state".
Kosovo, Albania Boycott Sarajevo Summit over ‘Humiliation’
The South-East European Cooperation Process, SEECP summit began in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo on Monday without delegations from Kosovo and Albania, which refused to participate.
PM Boyko Borissov Will Meet with Dodik, Erdogan and Pendarovski in Sarajevo
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will participate in the summit of state and government heads of the countries participating in the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP). The forum will be held on 8 and 9 July in Sarajevo, as Bosnia and Herzegovina is the current SEECP rotating chair.