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FM: Stadium incident was planned political provocation
FM: Stadium incident was planned political provocation
BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has said that an incident during the Serbia-Albania football match was a deliberate and planned political provocation.
Brother of Albanian PM allowed to leave Belgrade
Brother of Albanian PM allowed to leave Belgrade
BELGRADE -- The brother of Albanian PM Edi Rama, Olsi Rama, has been allowed to leave Serbia, after he was detained on suspicion that he caused a stadium incident.
Serbia-Albania Match Abandoned over Unrest, Flag-Waving Drone
Clashes between fans and players in Belgrade's Partizan Stadium forced referee Martin Atkinson to stop a Euro qualifiers football game between Serbia and Albania.
The first incident happened minutes before the first half was to end, as a drone was spotted flying over the field and waving an Albanian flag.
Flag-Carrying Drone Ends Albania, Serbia Match
First football match between Albania and Serbia in decades was halted and abandoned in 41st minute at 0:0, after a clash between the teams.
The match was interrupted when a drone carrying banned Albanian flag was flown over the pitch.
Religious communities in Albania foster co-existence, tolerance
Religious communities in Albania foster co-existence, tolerance
Gojkovic, Meta discuss visit of Albanian PM to Serbia
GENEVA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and her Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta expect the forthcoming visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Belgrade to offer an opportunity for enhancement of cooperation and improvement of relations.
For rule of law in Balkans - reduce sources of corruption
BELGRADE - The road to democracy is difficult and challenging, and if the rule of law is to be fully established in Serbia, the sources of corruption need to be reduced and the judiciary put in order, said the participants of the conference on Freedom Barometer 2014.
Kurz backs greater EU involvement in enlargement in Balkans
VIENNA - In response to the report on progress achieved by Western Balkan countries, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz called for greater involvement of the European Union (EU) and countries in the region with a view to ensuring success of the EU enlargement process in the region.
Donations for reconstruction of water management facilities
BELGRADE - The governments of Algeria, Indonesia, Albania and Bulgaria have approved funds totalling around RSD 79 million for projects aimed at reconstructing the water management facilities in Serbia in the wake of the May floods.
Albania's Fatos Lubonja Brings Apocalyptic Memoir to UK
The book tour will starts on October 15th at the London School of Economics, LSE, with a conversation between Lubonja and his translator, and later move to other cities including the Welsh capital, Cardiff, ending at the Ilkey Literature Festival.
IMF Downgrades Montenegro’s Growth Forecast
The IMF has lowered its prediction of growth in Montenegrin GDP from 2.8 per cent to 2.3 per cent amid concerns of the impact of the eurozone crisis and sluggish demand for goods and services.
Albania Backtracks on IMEI Code Registration
Albania's government published its decision to drop moves to enforce registration of the phone code on Thursday in the Official Gazette.
It comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by the opposition centre-right Democratic Party in the Constitutional Court.
Wilhelm: Serbian govt working to improve relations in region
BELGRADE - The Serbian government is investing great efforts in improving the relations in the region, German Ambassador in Serbia Heinz Wilhelm said on Wednesday and added that Serbia has become a constructive player, not just because of the talks with Pristina but also over the improving relations with Croatia.
Balkan Progress Slow, EU Commission Says
A senior EU source said the European Commission Progress Reports for 2014 on the Western Balkans, due out on Wednesday, would mainly highlight failings in the fields of the rule of law, corruption, fundamental rights such as freedom of expression as well as threats to the independence of the media.
Albania Hopes New Lottery Will Curb Tax Cheats
An Albanian Ministry of Finance spokesperson told BIRN that a new lottery, aimed at tackling tax evasion, will be "launched officially in April 2015".