Parliament of Albania
Albania’s Planned Jail Terms for Curfew Breakers Spark Protests
Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama speaking in parliament on March 5 2020. Photo: LSA
"International rights organisations recommend decreasing the prison population due to the elevated danger that the COVID-19 disease poses to them. However, proposals running against these recommendations are being discussed in the parliament of Albania," their joint letter reads.
Albania Approves Controversial Media Laws Despite Bitter Protests
Albanian President Claims Country Avoided ‘Soros Destabilisation Plot’
Albania President Ilir Meta at a press conference in Tirana on Tuesday. Photo: Gent Shkullaku/LSA
The Albanian president accused billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros of being responsible for what he called "a conspiracy aimed at totally capturing the state".
Albania Opposition to 'Intensify' Protests Against Rama
Albania's two main opposition parties announced on Monday that they intend to bring down Edi Rama's centre-left government through united protests.
Albanian Lawmakers Throw Smoke Bombs in Parliament (Video)
As a protest against the election of a new chief prosecutor by ruling Socialists, opposition MPs threw smoke bombs in the Albanian parliament, reports actualno.
Albania fails to elect president
The Albanian parliament failed to elect a new president on Wednesday after Prime Minister Edi Rama's governing Socialists decided not to offer a candidate in the first round of voting.
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Massive demonstrations in Albania against Edi Rama’s government! (VIDEOS)
Albania's Meta urges package deal
Albanian Parliament Speaker Ilir Meta told Kathimerini in an interview that "there is nothing the two countries can't discuss" and called for a comprehensive solution to bilateral differences, including the Cham issue, which Greece doesn't recognize.
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Albania Opposition Signs Lobby Firm Before US Visit
Albania's opposition Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha travels on Monday to the US with key aides for meetings with members of Congress and US officials to discuss democracy and the rule of law in Albania.
However, BIRN has learned that on the eve of the visit the Democratic Party signed a contract with the lobbying firm Podesta Group to secure access to Washington's top echelons.
Greek FM in Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia this week
With Grexit now slowly receding in the rear view mirror, Greece’s radical leftist government is returning to more normal international contacts, as Greek FM Nikos Kotzias begins a tour of Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina this week.
On Tuesday, Kotzias will head to Pristina, where he will be received by Kosovo PM Isa Mustafa and his counterpart Hashim Thaci.
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