Edi Rama

TV audiences stretching across the Balkans will have a chance to see the sparring leaders of Serbia and Albania resolve their differences on air in August.

The TV duel in Vienna between Edi Rama and Aleksandar Vucic follows a series of public rows between the two Prime Ministers.

Serbian and Albanian prime ministers Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama will "confront their positions" during a TV debate later this month.

The 60-minute broadcast will be staged by the regional production network "Okruzenje", ran by the Thessaloniki-based NGO Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeastern Europe (CDRSEE) and the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB).

The Albanian government used emergency measures to cut its projected revenues and expenditures for 2015 after the first part of the year showed sluggish growth in tax receipts, putting in doubt the current strategy that aims to revive economic growth by cutting public debt.

"During this year the [tax] revenues are substantially below expectations. So in order to complete and sign the agreement, we have discussed taxation [increase] measures with the government to close the gap. But the government has decided to work first on tax administration," Reinke said in an interview with Top Channel on Sunday.

Albania's parliament adopted controversial government-sponsored higher educational reforms at 2.30am on Wednesday after nine hours of debate. The law was approved by 78 votes out of 140.

Outside parliament, protesters, professors and civil rights activists protested against the law that they call an attack on public universities.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama paid a short unannounced visit to Pristina on Thursday where he conferred with Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa.

They discussed "joint projects and the situation in the region," Tanjug reported.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama praised the decision of the sports arbitration court on Friday to award the abandoned football match in Belgrade to Albania.

"Suppeeer, this is what means to have European justice, three point for the red-and-black football team," Rama wrote in reference to Albania's national colours.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, in homage to his artistic roots, has opened an art gallery on the first floor of the government building in Tirana - though not all artists seem appreciative.

There are good prospects for Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

It is one of Europe?s oldest people, yet has a Muslim majority. The whole nation is ethnically homogenous, yet split among three religions. The language is as old as ancient Greek, yet includes many American words. And on top of it, the prime minister is a famous painter. 

This unique country is none other than Albania.