November 2018 — Tirana Echo - South East Europe from Tirana

Cypriot MEP Theocharous during the funeral of Kacifas in Bularat, southern 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 […]

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 […]

Albania Top Authorities Clash – PM Rama Says President Meta Has Acted Anti-Constitutionally

November 6, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 05 Nov 2018 (Tirana Echo) – Albania’s institutional crisis has deepened further after heightened rhetorical clashes between Prime Minister Edi Rama and President Ilir Meta, who refused to decree the government’s proposal […]

Albania President Rejects New Interior Minister Appointment – Adding to Fears of Constitutional Deadlock

November 5, 2018 0

Tirana, Albania | 04 Nov 2018 (Tirana Echo) – Albania’s President Ilir Meta has refused to decree the nomination of Sandër Lleshi as the country’s new interior minister, in what is seen by many as […]

Turkey restores Ottoman era legacies in the Balkans

South East Europe

February 17, 2017 0

Turkey restored a total of 47 historical buildings including mosques, Mevlevi lodges, dervish lodges, shrines, fountains and baths from the Ottoman era, which are all located in the Balkans, between the years 2008 and 2016. […]

Romania’s Government Backs Off in Face of Massive Protests

Romania

February 4, 2017 0

Bucharest – The Prime Minister of Romania Sorin Grindeanu announced late this Saturday that his Government would withdraw proposed changes to the criminal code, in face of hundreds of thousands of Romanians who have been […]

Russian Overtures – Moscow is regaining sway in the Balkans

Op-Ed

February 25, 2017 0

The Economist says that aid, warplanes and propaganda convince Serbs that Russia is their friend as Moscow is slowly regaining sway in the Balkans “HERE are the Russian missiles!” chortles Viacheslav Vlasenko, co-director of the […]