Brussels (Tirana Echo) – The European Commission has recommended the opening of accession talks for Albania and Macedonia who have asked to join the European Union. The recommendation will be discussed by the European Council in […]
Podgorica, Montenegro (Tirana Echo) – Pro western Milo Djukanovic has won Montenegro’s presidential race after previously having served six terms as prime minister and a term as president. The state election commission confirmed provisional results […]
Despite optimism earlier in the year that a deal over the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was within reach, the momentum after the more recent talks between the foreign ministers of […]
The most promising chance for a democratic breakthrough in Europe today is in Macedonia according to the latest annual “Nations in Transit’ Report by US based group Freedom House. Although the country is small, the […]
Tirana, Apr 12 (Tirana Echo) – Countries of the Western Balkans seem to consolidate political power and are sliding towards authoritarian tendencies according to the annual ‘Nations in Transit’ report by US based group Freedom […]
In many countries across the Nations in Transit region, the most important political figure either holds no elected office or rules from a post vastly inferior to his real status. Informal power undermines institutions that are meant […]
(Washington, DC) — US Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch says says Obama Administration helped fund George Soros’ left-wing political activities in Albania, exposing possible links with the US Embassy in Tirana. The conservative group says $9 […]
PRISTINA, KOSOVO — Kosovo’s prime minister said Tuesday that he was confounded by the Turkish president’s angry reaction to Pristina’s domestic probe into last week’s arrest and deportation of six Turkish citizens with ties to schools […]
As the mystery surrounding the arrest and deportation of six Turkish nationals from Kosovo to Turkey threatens to drive a wedge between the two countries, a crisis between the prime minister and the president may […]
Tirana, Apr 05 (Tirana Echo) – Kosovo has officially protested against the latest toll fee introduced by the Albanian government on the highway linking the two neighboring countries. Minister for Infrastructure Pal Lekaj met yesterday […]
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