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Albania Fears Becoming Part of 'Refugee Route'
Albania fears becoming part of the Balkan "refugee route", now that Macedonia has tightened border controls, leaving some 10,000 people trapped in Greece on their way to Western Europe.
Until now, the most-used route has run through Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia, avoiding Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania.
Migrants' possible new route would not include Serbia
German broadcaster n-tv is speculating that migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe from the Middle East "might find a new route."
The television published a drawing according to which migrants could in the future move from Greece toward Albania, and then toward Western Europe via Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia.
Kosovo Opposition Bed Down in Tent Protest
Opposition activists and politicians set up tents in the square opposite the government building in Pristina on the night before parliament - interrupted last Friday by tear gas three times - was due to resume work on Wednesday.
At dusk, some 30 tents, including almost ten with a capacity of 10 to 40 people, were set up in the city's Skanderbeg Square.
Bulgaria Invited to Participate at Western Balkans Migrant Route Meeting
The Austrian government invited Bulgaria for participation at an extraordinary meeting between the interior and foreign ministers of the countries along the Western Balkans migrant route.
The invitation was sent by Austria's Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner and Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz.
Opposition to hold another protest in Pristina on Saturday
Opposition supporters will gather in Pristina on Saturday for a new protest against the Brussels agreement, the ZSO and demarcation with Montenegro.
In the view of the opposition, the first agreement - on a future Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) - "partitions Kosovo," while the other "gifts a part of the territory to Montenegro."
Kosovo MP Kurti Sent to High-Security Jail
A Pristina court on Sunday ordered Kurti to be held for 30 days in a high-security prison after riot police detained him when they stormed the Vetevendosje party's headquarters the previous day, clashing with its supporters.
The raid followed an opposition rally on Saturday against the Kosovo government's recent EU-brokered agreements with Serbia and Montenegro.