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Albania

Albania PM reshuffles his government amid growing frustration with lack of progress

December 28, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 28 Dec 2018 (Tirana Echo) – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced a major reshuffle of his socialist government with 9 of his ministerial cabinet members replaced, amid growing frustration by […]

Albania

US Pompeo to FM Bushati – Albania made it clear that Iranian terrorism is unacceptable on European soil

December 23, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 22 Dec 2018 (Tirana Echo) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati that Albania’s expulsion of Iran’s Ambassador sent a clear message to the world that […]

Albania

US praises Albania after it expels Iranian Ambassador on terror grounds

December 20, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 19 Dec 2018 (Tirana Echo) – The United States have praised Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama after his government decided to expel Iran’s Ambassador and another diplomat due to national security concerns […]

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Kosovo

Trump steps in to secure a Kosovo – Serbia deal, overshadowing failed EU efforts in the Balkans

December 19, 2018 0

Prishtina, Kosovo | 19 Dec 2018 (Tirana Echo) – US President Donald Trump would welcome the signing of an historic deal between Kosovo and Serbia in Washington as it moves in to sideline the EU […]

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Kosovo

Kosovo forms its own army with US support – Prompts anger in Serbia and praise from Albania

December 15, 2018 0

Prishtina, Kosovo | 12 No  2018 (Tirana Echo) – Kosovo’s parliament has voted unanimously to transform its national security force FSK into a national army with US backing, prompting anger from Serbia and concerns from […]

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Albania

Albania crippled by massive student protests amid fears of further escalation across the country as 4pm deadline to government expires

December 11, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 11 Dec 2018 (Tirana Echo) – Albania has been crippled today as tens of thousands of public university students have taken to the streets of Tirana demanding the socialist government of Edi […]

Former Sheraton Hotel in Tirana has been taken over by Hyatt Regency
Albania

Hyatt Announces Plans for a Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tirana, Albania

December 11, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania (Tirana Echo) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Kastrati Hotels & Tower shpk for the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Albania. Taking over […]

Albania

Students Flock Albania Capital in 4th Day of Unprecedented Protests

December 9, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 9 Nov (Tirana Echo) – Thousands of university students have gathered in Albania’s capital Tirana today requesting the government to lower tuition tariffs and improve overall student rights. This was the 4th […]

Cypriot MEP Theocharous during the funeral of Kacifas in Bularat, southern Albania.
Albania

Albania bans right-wing Greek-Cypriot MEP Eleni Theocharous following extreme calls against its constitutional order

November 10, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 10 Nov 2018 (Tirana Echo) – Greek-Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Eleni Theocharous was declared ‘persona non grata’ today by the Government of Albania on the grounds of extremist calls to […]

Albania

12 people arrested as Golden Dawn Greek nationalists chant racist anti-Albanian slogans in southern Albania village

November 9, 2018 0

Bularat, Albania | 09 Nov 2018 (Tirana Echo) – 12 people have been arrested as crowds of Greek extreme nationalists crossed the border into southern Albania yesterday chanting racist and anti-Albanian slogans during the funeral […]

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March 20, 2017 0

Greek tax service employees took their protest against bailout-driven austerity to the heart of government on Monday, as Athens waits to hear if its reform plans are enough to satisfy euro zone finance ministers meeting […]

History Repeating: Balkan Region Risks Becoming the Powder Keg of Europe… Again

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April 7, 2017 0

The ongoing developments in the Balkans evoke strong memories of 1914, RIA Novosti contributor Dmitri Dobrov noted, warning that the region may soon turn into the powder keg of Europe again. It appears, however, that […]

Dutch MFA: Montenegro makes notable progress towards EU

Montenegro
April 20, 2017 0

During the five years of the EU accession process, Montenegro made a notable progress not only in the area of planning and organisation, but also in terms of meeting the requirements within the negotiation process, […]

Losing Touch with the Western Balkans

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May 5, 2017 0

Russia has clearly said it can offer an alternative to Euro-Atlantic integration for Macedonia and other countries, including those in the Western Balkans. Macedonia has become ungovernable to the point that EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes […]

Inauguration Day Attacks Alarm Serbian Journalists

Serbia
June 2, 2017 0

Media unions say the spate of attacks on reporters that took place as Aleksandar Vucic was being inaugurated as President of Serbia sent a grim message about what journalists can expect in future. After Aleksandar […]

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