Albanian nationalism

“The Albanian Prime Minister, with the support of the international community from the beginning of this case, has shown his position”

The four Albanian construction workers who died in the collapse of a scaffolding in Hamburg on Monday, as well as their injured colleague, worked in Germany with fake Bulgarian passports, Albanian media reports.

The four who died in the collapse of scaffolding in the northern German city of Hamburg were not Bulgarians, but Albanians, Albanian media reports, citing German media. A fifth Albanian was seriously injured.

Albanian PM Edi Rama and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak pledged that their two countries will cooperate on the migration issue during the framework of Rama's two-day visit to London.

The UK has complained that the number of Albanians arriving illegally in the UK has increased, and since then the country has taken several steps to tackle it.

Not all people in Albania have welcomed Prime Minister Edi Rama's order that school pupils sing the national anthem in a ceremonial setting once a week.

One critic has called it "idiotic nationalism" while others see it as part of the Rama's attempt to coopt nationalism in his politics at a time when he is under attack for alleged corruption

However, Serbian President was met with hostility, and this move can be called a scandal of unprecedented proportions.
Across from the hotel where the president is supposed to stay in Davos, the flag of "Greater Albania" is displayed.

“What kind of Italian or Albanian is anyone if they always follow the law?”

Closing statements are continuing this week in the Hague trial of former KLA commander Salih Mustafa.

However, Mickoski's accusation lost legitimacy when it turned out that the gunman, the angry owner of a hotel, was a supporter of the Alliance of Albanians, a partner party of his own VMRO-DPMNE.

Not a rally but a funeral

Unusual funeral procession in Tetovo. Photo: Twitter

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