Latest News from Albania
Some Croats Fighting in Ukraine Army, Pusic says
Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic on Wednesday said a number of Croatian citizens had joined the conflict in eastern Ukraine on the side of the government and against pro-Russian rebels.
"They are not joining paramilitary units; they strictly fight for the Ukrainian side, in the regular Ukrainian army," Pusic noted.
Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia
PARIS - Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in the annual evaluation released on Thursday, stressing that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.
"Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia"
"Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia"
Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) annual report.
The organization stressed that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.
Serbia moves down one spot in latest FIFA world rankings
ZURICH - The Serbian men's national football team has moved down one spot in the latest FIFA world rankings and now takes the 39th position.
Serbia now has 713 points, which places it above Poland (709), Nigeria (664) and Sweden (654), and bellow Cape Verde (756), Island (743) and Scotland (748).
Parental abduction: EU helps kids torn between two countries
When one parent unlawfully takes her or his child abroad, the other is left with a difficult judicial battle. To ensure the prompt return of abducted children, more than 90 states, including all EU countries, are signed up to the 1980 Hague Convention, which offers a common legal framework.
Bulgaria Drops to 106th in World Press Freedom Index
Bulgaria is situated right between Nepal and the Republic of Congo in the report on world press freedom, published in 2015. Meanwhile, Greece, Kosovo and Albania score slightly higher, but are in the same group of countries with moderately dependent press.
The report indicated a drop in the ranking of Bulgaria, currently on the 106th spot, from the 100th place it took in 2014.
EU Offers Funds For Montenegro-Albania Crossing
By the end of this year, Montenegro and Albania will have a new border crossing aimed at solving the long-term problem of traffic congestion in this area.
Bulgarian Minister to Attend Meeting of Consultative Council on Southern Gas Corridor
Bulgaria's Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova will take part in the first meeting of the Consultative Council on the Southern Gas Corridor project.
The meeting will take place on February 12 in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to the press office of Bulgaria's Energy Ministry.
Croatia Readies for New President's Inauguration
Croatia's newly elected President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, is finalising preparations for her inauguration on Sunday.
The candidate of the opposition centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, she won the second round of the elections in January against the incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, by a smallest margin ever - just 32,509 votes.
Turkish energy minister goes to Azerbaijan to discuss gas issues
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z will be in Baku today to attend the "Turkey-Azerbaijan Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council Meeting."
According to data from the ministry, the meeting will begin on Feb. 12 with opening remarks by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and European Commission Vice-President Maro? ?ef?ovi?.
Albania PM Voices Outrage Over Tirana Basts
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has vowed to crush the "terrorists" responsible for blasts that rocked Tirana.
The general prosecutor's office said one blast early on Tuesday hit a pharmacy owned by the father of the Interior Minister, Saimir Tahiri.
Another explosion went off at the house of police official. No casualties were recorded.
Macedonia PM Accused of Large-Scale Wire-Tapping
Top politicians, opposition leaders, NGO activists, journalists, businessmen, top academics, religious leaders and members of the judiciary have been subjected to widespread surveillance ordered by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and secret police chief Saso Mijalkov, the opposition Social Democratic Party, SDSM, claimed on Monday.
Albania Energy Companies Accused of Illegal Tenders
Opposition leader Lulzim Basha accused the public utility company OSHEE of buying electricity from traders at the price of 57 euro per MWh, while at the same time the Albania Power Corporation, KESH, was selling traders electricity for 38 euro per MWh.
"All this abuse cost Albanian taxpayers four million euro in two weeks," Basha told a press conference on Friday.
Croatia Prepares to Inaugurate New President
Grabar Kitarovic will be sworn in as president on Sunday on the St Mark's Square in Zagreb, where the Croatian government, parliament and constitutional court are located.
The candidate of the opposition centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, Grabar Kitarovic won the presidential elections in January, defeating the incumbent Ivo Josipovic.
Migrants from Kosovo "find new route" in bid to reach EU
Migrants from Kosovo "find new route" in bid to reach EU
PRISTINA -- Ethnic Albanians continue to leave Kosovo in great numbers even after their departure via Merdare has been prevented.
Buses carrying immigrants headed for Hungary and on to other EU countries are no longer allowed to go via this administrative line crossing, located between Kosovo and central Serbia.