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Groups from three countries to celebrate Nevruz in Turkey

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 03/05/2015 - 23:01

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.

Serbian parliament speaker visits Albania

Published by B92 on Thu, 03/05/2015 - 11:21

Serbian parliament speaker visits Albania

TIRANA -- Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and Albanian PM Edi Rama say "both countries are willing to improve cooperation in a new stage of their relations."

Gojkovic, Rama: New stage in Serbia-Albania relations

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 03/05/2015 - 10:22

TIRANA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama agreed in Tirana on Wednesday that both countries were willing to improve their cooperation in the new stage of their relations.

Serbia, Albania ready to build friendly relations

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 16:53

BELGRADE/TIRANA - Serbia and Albania are ready to build friendly relations and cooperate in the regional framework so as to ensure stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans, it was stated at Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic's meetings with Albanian President Bujar Nishani and Parliament Speaker Ilir Meta.

UK Firm's Aid Fails to Boost Albania's Customs

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 14:12

The ?8.5-million contract between the Socialist-led government of Albania and the British company Crown Agents - signed last year - has not delivered any boost to customs revenues, the Albanian government has admitted in a Letter of Intent to the International Monetary Fund, adding that the contract would continue.

Serbian parliament speaker on visit to Albania

Published by Tanjug on Tue, 03/03/2015 - 17:21

BELGRADE/TIRANA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic is on a two-day visit to Albania as from Tuesday, where she will meet with Albanian President Bujar Nishani, Parliament Speaker Ilir Meta and Prime Minister Edi Rama.

This is the first visit by a parliament speaker in the history of relations between the two countries, the Serbian parliament said in a release.

Dacic: "Comprehensive relations" with Albania

Published by B92 on Mon, 03/02/2015 - 17:17

Dacic: "Comprehensive relations" with Albania

BELGRADE -- Serbia is willing, "despite the existing differences," to develop "comprehensive relations" with Albania as a neighboring country, Ivica Dacic has said.

Dacic, Bocka discuss Serbia-Albania cooperation

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 03/02/2015 - 16:59

BELGRADE - Serbia is willing, despite the existing differences, to develop comprehensive relations with Albania as a neighboring country, to the benefit of both sides, Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in a meeting with Albanian Ambassador to Serbia Ilir Bocka on Monday.

Albanian Public Debt Reaches New Heights

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 03/02/2015 - 12:26

Total government debt reached 978 billion leks (almost seven billion euro) at the end of last year, showing biggest year-on-year growth since 2009, according to official data from the debt management office.

It was the first time since 2000 that debt as a percentage of GDP has reached such a high level.

The forgotten Gothic cemetery of Greece (photos)

Published by Protothema on Mon, 03/02/2015 - 10:30

The truest remnant of Gothic style in Greece is at Nea Chalcedon, near Thessaloniki. The Medieval graveyard of St. Eleoussa church, contains stone Gothic crosses marked with a circle created by the Bogomils, who belonged to a dualist religiopolitical sect that was evident in the Balkans from the 10th-15th centuries.

Albania MP Backs Farmers Selling Pot Abroad

Published by Balkan Insight on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:15

Koço Kokedhima, a businessman and MP from the Socialist Party, had started a campaign - mainly through his newspaper Shekulli - calling for the legal cultivation of marijuana in Albania.

The country is considered a major supplier of marijuana for Western Europe and last year its police conducted two major operations, destroying scores of plantations and arresting dozens of people.

Albania's PM announces Albanian students could study in Romania in IT sector, on scholarships

Published by Agerpres on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 14:05

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, at the Government House, on Friday, during a joint statement session with his Romanian counterpart, underscored the importance of signing the agreement between the two countries in the social protection area, but also the future collaboration on a governmental level in the area of education, aimed at granting a number of scholarships to Albanian students who w

PM Ponta offers Albania the surplus energy of Romania

Published by Agerpres on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 13:36

Prime Minister Victor Ponta sees Albania as a potential beneficiary of Romania's surplus energy. After meeting his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama on Friday, Ponta declared they have discussed a possibility of 'concrete collaboration' on energy.

Photo credit: (c) Angelo BREZOIANU / AGERPRES PHOTO

Balkans join fight against violent extremism

Published by SETimes on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 00:00

Balkans join fight against violent extremism

Balkan states are asking the United States and Europe to help confront the root causes of terrorism.

Representatives of 60 countries attend the February 18th opening of the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism. [AFP]

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