Albanian nationalism

Tirana MPs Support Albanians' Education in Serbia

The delegation of lawmakers from the Albanian parliamentary education commission announced on Wednesday that it would make an informal visit to Presevo in southern Serbia at the start of next month in an attempt to help ethnic Albanian youngsters who are lacking the schoolbooks they need for their studies.

Kosovo Imam Suspended For Insulting Albanian History

The Islamic Society of Kosovo, BIK, the country's main Muslim organisation, has suspended an imam from Prizren for a year for "insulting the Albanian nation".

"He has been publishing historical and statistical lies, and scientifically unreliable statistics about the population of Kosovo in the year 1445," Resul Rexhepi, the Secretary General of the BIK, said.

Germany Backs Probe Into Macedonia Bloodshed

Steinmeier told a joint press conference with his Albanian counterpart, Ditmir Bushati, in Berlin that Albania's call for an international probe was justified.

"Last week's incident scared Europe. We hope the situation will not escalate and the authorities in Macedonia will make efforts towards a full and transparent investigation," he said. 

Serbian Leader Plans Historic Visit to Albania

Serbia's Prime Minister says he intends to visit Albania to improve regional relations, frayed by the recent violence in Kumanovo, Macedonia.

"For each of our countries it is important to invest in peace and stability in the region, so that what happened in Kumanovo does not happen again," Vucic said in Sarajevo, where he is participating in a business forum.

Russian Statement on Macedonia Infuriates Albania

Albania's Foreign Ministry on Monday said it had summoned the Russian ambassador, Alexander Karpushin, demanding clarification about a Russian statement on the recently reported armed incident in Macedonia.

Macedonian police on 21 April said that gunmen speaking Albanian had stormed a remote border police post near Kosovo and taken four police officers hostage before releasing them.

EU Praises Albania's Integration Progress

"Albania has a clear European perspective and we discussed today the way forward in this process," Mogherini said on Tuesday after a meeting in Brussels with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

"I welcome Prime Minister Rama's firm commitment to the European path of Albania, including the necessary reform work," Mogherini added.

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