‘Fire in the Albanian Parliament’ / ‘Times’: Opposition demands corruption probe
Prestigious British newspaper: Socialists block parliamentary inquiry
‘FIRE IN THE ALBANIAN PARLIAMENT’ / ‘TIMES’:
OPPOSITION DEMANDS CORRUPTION PROBE
“Opposition politicians in Albania set off smoke and set fire in parliament in an effort to stop the chamber’s vote on the 2024 budget”
(In the photo:) Session in the Parliament of Albania
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Under accusation for criminal group and drug trafficking, Erzen Breçani and Dedan Gjoni are arrested
Operation
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Albanian politics has fallen to historically low levels. It was not this impoverished even in 1990, when the worn-out monism was taking its last breaths and when democracy...
Opinion of the Day
Albanian politics has fallen to historically low levels. It was not this impoverished even in 1990, when the worn-out monism was taking its last breaths and when democracy...
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Hands that hold up the collapsing roof
By FATBARDH KADILLI
Hands that hold up the collapsing roof
Whenever things go badly and it is necessary to divert attention from the scandals of the day (when the next minister is taken under investigation by SPAK), Boratie has a “smoke bomb” ready... Boratie’s Diaspora Summit, where you have been invited as decoration
Opinion of the Day
Whenever things go badly and it is necessary to divert attention from the scandals of the day (when the next minister is taken under investigation by SPAK), Boratie has a “smoke bomb” ready...
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By ERION DASHO
Boratie’s Diaspora Summit, where you have been invited as decoration
USA: We are concerned; the Parliament’s dysfunction in recent months is not in Albania’s interest
United Kingdom and Germany: Parliament should be able to exercise its oversight role
Embassy: Dialogue is vitally important
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Survey: Corruption and bad governance are pushing Albanians toward emigration
BIRN: Half of the population will leave within 5 years
The Albanian Institute for International Studies presented on Tuesday, at a roundtable, the findings of the national survey on Albanian perceptions, trends and expectations regarding migration. Albert Rakipi, director of the Institute for International Studies, described the current wave of emigration as a security threat in itself, comparing it with the two previous waves of the ‘90s and ‘97, which were merely...
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They were trafficking stolen cars from Germany and Italy to sell them in Albania; the 55-year-old man is arrested
Fier
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Voice of America / Lawyers: Delayed justice brings social and economic consequences
System
Voice of America / Lawyers:
Delayed justice brings social and economic consequences
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Nohembaher: I left Tirana to escape the strike by British aircraft
Dossier by Fatos Veliu
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Formerly persecuted people, the new list with the names of 15,000 beneficiaries
