Latest News from Albania
Albania Pushes for ‘Golden Passports’ Despite EU Criticism
An Albanian biometric passport. Photo courtesy: Bevis Fusha / Safran
After first changing the law on private-public partnerships (PPP) by adding the citizenship programmes to lists in which the law can be used, the Albanian government is now mulling hiring private firms to promote this scheme to foreigners.
August 13, 2010: 12 years since the murder of Aristotelis Goumas at Himara of Northern Epirus (video-photos)
Albania has yet to be held accountable for the “velvet ethnic cleansing” of the indigenous Greek Minority of Albania
British Rightist Ex-Politician Farage Criticised for Attacks in Albanian Migrants
Statements made British rightist former politician Nigel Farage about Albanian illegal migrants to the UK have caused anger on social media, especially on Twitter, after a statement in which he said: "Now that one in ten foreign-born parents in the UK are Albanian, any guess as to the ratio in five years' time?" Albanian institutions have not commented on the statements of the former UKIP party
President Erdoğan meets Albania’s Edi Rama
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama yesterday in the capital Ankara.
The Albanian president also attended the official opening ceremony of the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games, hosted by central Konya province on Aug. 9. President Erdoğan inaugurated the official opening of the international games.
Albanians Trade Accusations Over Beach Security After Child’s Death
Albanians are calling for better beach security and protection after a series of accidents and disasters, the latest being the death of a seven-year-old child on Tuesday, killed by a speedboat that was passing near where people were swimming.
Prime Minister Edi Rama has dismissed the concern, however, saying that "until yesterday, this has been the most secure [summer] season".
Bulgaria and North Macedonia Signed the Protocol to the Good Neighbour Agreement
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia signed the bilateral protocol to Art. 12 of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation.
The document will form part of Skopje's negotiating framework for EU membership and contains measures for the history, hate speech and culture curricula.
Week in Review: Summer Heat, Rising Political Temperatures
(Un)prepared
North Macedonia's Air Tractor firefighting plane. Photo by Zvonko Plavevski
High summer temperatures in South-East Europe traditionally go hand in hand with forest fires in the region. Last summer, as in many previous years, different corners of the region were devastated by drought and wildfires.