Tag: Albania
Balkans 21.10.24 | 19:59

Albania could join the EU in five years

Albania could join the European Union by the end of the term of the current Commission, said outgoing Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, as he was welcoming the opening of EU accession talks for the country. Albania’s strong dedication to the reform process led us to the opening of the first...
Macedonia 29.09.24 | 14:58

VMRO: SDSM is rejoicing that Albania opened its accession talks, leaving Macedonia behind

VMRO-DPMNE accused SDSM of gloating after the decision of the European Union to allow Albania to resume its EU accession talks, while leaving Macedonia behind. In a statement, SDSM insists that they were able to solve bilateral disputes with neighboring countries while VMRO-DPMNE now, as SDSM says, “takes...
Macedonia 26.09.24 | 09:31

Albania will “decouple” from Macedonia in the EU integration process

Albanian media outlets are reporting that the country will hold a meeting to open its first EU integration cluster on October 15th in Luxembourg. With this, Albania will effectively “decouple” from Macedonia in its EU integration, as Macedonia remains stuck and is unable to begin the accession...
Macedonia 18.08.24 | 20:48

Mickoski met with former Albanian President Ilir Meta

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met with one of the leaders of the Albanian opposition, former President of Albania Ilir Meta. Among great friends in Ohrid. I’m glad to directly congratulate on is victory to Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski and defense...
Macedonia 20.07.24 | 19:42

President Siljanovska met with representatives of the Macedonian community in Albania

President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova and Foreign Minister TImco Mucunski met with representatives of the Macedonian community in Albania, which was recently decimated in the Albanian census, with a large increase of Macedonians registered as ethnic Albanians. The parties exchanged opinions about...
Macedonia 01.07.24 | 18:29

Albanian nationalists lowered the Macedonian flag on Mt. Korab

A group of Albanian nationalists lowered the Macedonian flag on the Golem Korab peak and raised the Albanian flag. Izet Shullku is the main perpetrator of this provocation, and it is not the first time he has done so. On his social media pages he wrote that “Korab is Albanian and there is no place...
Macedonia 30.06.24 | 10:46

Mucunski intervened to remove “Northmacedonians” designation in Albania, will consult the Ambassador on the drop in their numbers

Following an intervention from Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski, the Albanian Government corrected its census report, in which the local Macedonians were identified as “Northmacedonians”. Mucunski met with the Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani and raised this issue, who quickly intervened....
Sport 23.06.24 | 09:10

Albanian nationalist player who insulted Macedonia issued a non-apology

Mirlind Daku, the Albanian football player who lead the fans in Euro 2024 in Germany in chants against Macedonia and a host of other countries, now faces being punished by his team – the Russian Rubin Kazan. The Albanian team will face penalties at the championship after Daku shouted “f…...
Macedonia 31.03.24 | 14:25

Skopje: Search for a missing 20 year old girl

Skopje police is looking for an Albanian citizen, a girl of 20, who was reported missing yesterday. Enkeleda Cela studied economics in Skopje. She was last seen at a gas station in Skopje’s Ilinden district, east of the city, wearing jeans, a black jacket and a bag.
World 15.01.24 | 19:34

Albania is constructing a new port that will serve as a NATO base and will be linked to Struga and Pristina by rail

The Port Authority of Durrës, located in northern Albania, has revealed plans to initiate a tender for the construction of a new cargo terminal at its largest port, Durrës, in the first quarter of 2024. The first phase of this ambitious project has received a construction permit following the successful...
Balkans 14.01.24 | 10:25

Earthquake in Albania

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Albania around midnight. The quake was felt across south-western Macedonia, in the areas of Ohrid, Struga, Gostivar, and all the way to Skopje. There are no reports of damages or injuries.
Macedonia 30.11.23 | 19:45

A joint declaration on the fight against corruption was signed by the OSCE Ministerial Council

The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro, meeting at the 30th OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje, signed a joint statement aimed at combating corruption, money laundering, and aiding asset recovery. This joint statement, which acknowledges corruption’s...
Macedonia 12.11.23 | 17:39

Macedonians in Albania want the census to be extended because of the Bulgarian pressure

Vasil Sterjovski, leader of the party representing ethnic Macedonians in Albania, called for the census in this country to be extended. The reason Sterjovski gave was the pressure that Bulgarian diplomats exerted over Macedonians in Albania, urging them to register as Bulgarians. The Albanian Government...
Balkans 11.11.23 | 20:28

Greece blocks important step on Albania’s EU path

Greece moved to obstruct Albania’s opening of EU accession talks, over Albania’s arrest of an ethnic Greek politician. Fredi Beleris is the Mayor of the Albanian southern city of Himara, which is majority Greek, and is facing a corruption charge which prevents him to assume the office. In...
Macedonia 15.10.23 | 21:55

Sterjovski: Macedonians in Albania face the battle of this generation

Vasil Sterjovski, leader of the only party of ethnic Macedonians in Albania – MAEI – referred to the current political moment in the region as the battle of this generation of Macedonians. This is a new chapter in our enduring history. Every generation has a battle, and every generation leaves...
Macedonia 16.09.23 | 21:39

Macedonians in Albania condemn Bulgaria’s latest assimilation push

The Macedonian association Ilinden from Albania strongly condemned the visit of Bulgarian Vice President Iliyana Yotova, who is working to have as many Macedonians in Albania as possible register as Bulgarians in the coming census. Yotova opened a Bulgarian language school in Elbasan, and it is widely...
Macedonia 14.09.23 | 16:36

Nikoloski: There are no Bulgarians in Albania!

There are no Bulgarians in Albania! There are only Macedonians and our deracinated Government is giving them up, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, after reports that Bulgarian Vice President Iliyana Yotova plans to open a Sunday school in Bulgarian in the city of Elbasan. Bulgaria...
Macedonia 14.09.23 | 13:05

Bulgaria is looking for inexistent Bulgars in Albania, buying people’s souls with passports

When Macedonia is out of order, then the Bulgarian assimilative policies come to order! Instead of implementing the European Court of Human Rights’ sentences which require acknowledgment of the Macedonians living in Bulgaria and their right to associations and use of the Macedonian language, Bulgaria...
Macedonia 14.09.23 | 11:12

Bulgarian Vice-President to open a Bulgarian school in an Albanian region populated by Macedonians

On Thursday the Bulgarian Vice-President Ilijana Jotova will open a Bulgarian school in the region populated exclusively by Macedonians. This step comes in the wake of the pending census in Albania when it is expected many Macedonians to declare as Bulgars because of the passport the Bulgarian officials...
Balkans 05.09.23 | 09:03

Macedonian nominated as Minister in the Albanian Government

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama appointed an ethnic Macedonian – Arbjan Mazniku – to the newly created post of Minister for Local Administration. Rama is conducting a Government reshuffle, and tapped Mazniku, who is currently deputy Mayor of Tirana. He originates from the village of Vrnica,...
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