Tag: Albania
Macedonia 29.09.19 | 19:06

Dutch Minister Blok says Macedonia should be evaluated independently from Albania

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said that Macedonia and Albania should be evaluated independently as they both apply for the opening of EU accession talks in October. The Netherlands is strongly opposed to Albania opening accession talks, less so toward Macedonia, and Blok’s comment are seen as...
Macedonia 27.09.19 | 10:46

Mitsotakis again comes out in favor of coupling Macedonia and Albania in their EU accession talks

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis repeated his position that there should be no uncoupling of Macedonia and Albania in their push to open EU accession talks. This move could undermine Macedonia’s request to open the accession talks in October, given that the resistance to opening talks with...
Macedonia 26.09.19 | 17:45

Former Greek Foreign Minister warns that the new Government wants to lump Macedonia and Albania together in the EU accession talks

Former Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos from the leftist SYRIZA party warned that the current conservative Mitsotakis Government is working to lump Macedonia and Albania together with regard to their EU accession talks. Greek officials made several contradictory statements recently –...
Balkans 26.09.19 | 15:11

“Kathimerini”: North Macedonia, Albania crucial to sensitive equilibrium of Balkans

North Macedonia and Albania are crucial to the sensitive equilibrium of the Balkans. Both are already members of NATO and need to be inducted into the European Union family in order for them to be more tightly bound to the West, reads Greek daily Kathimerini. The paper says that in terms of domestic...
Macedonia 26.09.19 | 14:54

Bundestag: Unconditional start of negotiations with Macedonia, series of conditions for Albania

The comparison of the draft decisions on Macedonia and Albania that the Bundestag is due to make tonight shows that the ruling parties in Germany agree that the country should be given an unconditional date for start of accession negotiation by the European Council on October 17 and 18 while Albania...
Balkans 23.09.19 | 11:15

Following the large earthquake on Saturday, Albania was hit by more than 340 aftershocks

Albanian seismologists recorded more than 340 after-shocks following the major earthquake which hit the country on Saturday afternoon. More than a hundred people were injured, mostly from the effects of fleeing their homes in panic, as the 5.8 quake struck near the port city of Durres. The quake was...
Balkans 22.09.19 | 11:52

108 injured as earthquakes rattle Albanian capital and coast

A series of earthquakes jolted Albania on Saturday, leaving scores injured and unleashing panic as people scrambled to safety. The shqiptarja.com news website reported that at least 108 people had been injured in the series of quakes, citing medical facilities. The Health Ministry said earlier that...
Balkans 17.09.19 | 17:51

Petsas: No separation of Macedonia, Albania’s European process

Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Tuesday there can be no separation of Macedonia and Albania’s Euro-integration process, MIA reports from Athens. From the discussions in Europe what we understand and what we see, our position is that there can be no separation, Petsas said, answering...
Macedonia 15.09.19 | 19:26

Albanian nationalist politician promises help for Albanians in Macedonia

Albanian nationalist politician from Kosovo Albin Kurti threatened that there will be no stability in the region unless Albanians are treated equally. In comments given in Skopje, Kurti lamented how Albanians from Macedonia did not end up unified with those in Albania or Kosovo. Due to our tragic fate,...
Macedonia 14.09.19 | 12:46

Macedonians in Albania demand full respect for their minority rights

The Macedonian community in Albania issued a list of demands to the Government, through its MAEI party. MAEI held a congress in Korca and declared that it demands the introduction of the Macedonian language as the official language in each municipal unit where the Macedonians amount to at least 10 percent...
Macedonia 13.09.19 | 20:45

Osmani: Macedonia-Albania package could be separated due to start of EU talks

Macedonia and Albania may be separated from the package due to the start of EU accession negotiations. Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs Bujar Osmani also confirmed these rumors for TV21, but said he hoped that it will not happen. There are rumors that they might be separated. I would...
Macedonia 04.09.19 | 11:46

Albanian man would steal cars in Macedonia, drive them across the border to sell them

Albanian police arrested a 53 year old man living in the border region with Macedonia, near Struga, on the charge that he was organizing vehicle theft in Macedonia. The cars would be stolen in Macedonia and then driven across the hills on the border to Albania, where they would be sold. The Albanian...
Balkans 03.08.19 | 15:47

Albania will begin issuing citizenship by blood and birth

The Government in Tirana proposed a law that would allow the issuing of Albanian citizenship to all ethnic Albanians, going back three generations. This would apply to ethnic Albanians living in neighboring countries as well as in the large Albanian diaspora across the world. A Government Minister can...
Balkans 17.07.19 | 20:57

Albania banned television from broadcasting Ceca’s songs

Albania’s Agency for Audiovisual Media (AMA) has warned Albanian national broadcaster not to broadcast songs to singer Svetlana Radatovic (Ceca Velichkovic), the wife of the late Jelko Radvanovic Arkan, after complaints that a minority program broadcast a song the Serbian singer. The decision was...
Balkans 03.07.19 | 22:19

EU rejects Dutch request to re-introduce visas for Albanian citizens

The European Commission rejected the Dutch request to re-introduce visas for Albanian citizens who wish to visit EU member states. The Dutch Parliament voted to demand this move on May 31st, but the ultimate decision making lies with the European Commission. The public in the Netherlands was angered...
Balkans 29.06.19 | 10:25

Trump to appoint Yuri Kim as new US Ambassador to Albania

President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Yuri Kim of Guam, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Albania, The White House informed. Ms. Kim is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, and has served in the Department of State...
Macedonia 25.06.19 | 14:39

Nikoloski: The group with Albania is the biggest evil that could have happened to us on the EU road

VMRO-DPMNE’s vice-president Aleksandar Nikoloski, who attended the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as an honorary guest of the Council of Europe, told a press conference about the meeting with European People’s Party President Joseph Daul, with whom...
Balkans 19.06.19 | 15:34

Albanian opposition protesters burn election material in a school to prevent the municipal elections

Political tensions in Albania have taken a turn to the worse after anti-Government protesters set fire to a school in Shkodra yesterday, to prevent the municipal elections from taking place on the 30th. The opposition Democratic Party rejects the elections and demands a technical Government to replace...
Macedonia 16.06.19 | 12:17

Angry at the prospect of EU “decoupling” from Macedonia, some Albanians call for Greater Albania

The possibility that Macedonia will be allowed to open EU accession talks while Albania will be held back sparked angry reactions in Albania. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote a testy tweet aimed at Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski, who openly endorsed the idea of “decoupling”...
Balkans 31.05.19 | 18:25

The Netherlands asks the EU to reintroduce visas for Albanian citizens

The Netherlands officially asked the European Commission to reintroduce visas for Albanian citizens visiting the Schengen zone. The move was prompted by the high levels of crime among Albanian immigrants in the Netherlands, an issue which prompted a vote in the Dutch Parliament to end the visa free regime. It...
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