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Major Leandro Syka walks inside of Kucova Air Base, which will turn into a NATO air base on March 23, 2022.

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Watch: Airbase in Albania's former 'Stalin' town to be used by NATO

The base bad been used to store rusting Soviet and Chinese jets since the collapse of the USSR. It will soon host state-of-the-art NATO fighter jets.

25/04/2022

A MiG-19 jet fighter is pictured in Kucova Air Base, which will turn into a NATO air base on March 23, 2022

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Albania's communist-era airbase gets NATO makeover

The airbase is located 85 kilometres away from the capital Tirana in Kuçova, which used to be called Stalin City during Albania's communist era.

12/04/2022

Albania: NATO to open Balkan airbase converted from communist-era facility

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NATO to open Balkan airbase in member state Albania

Renovatory work on the Kuçovë base began in January, as military spending in much of Europe has been rising.

20/03/2022

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Protesters gather during an anti-government rally in Tirana, Albania, Saturday, 12 March 2022.

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Rising prices spark protests in Albania, government to control hike

Already low, the purchasing power of Albanians is likely to be battered due to the destabilisation of markets by the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russian aggression.

12/03/2022

Employees of Democrats' Party use a fire extinguisher against protesters who try to invade at the headquarters in Tirana, Albania, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.

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Protesters clash with police outside Albania's opposition headquarters

Hundreds of protesters stormed the headquarters of Albania's main opposition party amid an internal battle over the party's leadership.

08/01/2022

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Albanian PM Edi Rama, Deputy Minister of Finance of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski, and North Macedonia's PM Zoran Zaev.

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Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia hold talks at Open Balkan Summit

Leaders from Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met in Tirana to discuss and agree on furthering their Open Balkan initiative to promote political and economic ties.

22/12/2021

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Albania: first arrivals of afghan refugees

The first group of refugees fleeing the Taliban after their takeover of Kabul have arrived in Albania in the early morning of Friday.

27/08/2021

Campaigners at the Vjosa.

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Campaigners continue to fight to keep Europe's last wild river truly wild

The Vjosa is Europe's last wild river. It's home to over 1000 species and full of unique natural diversity. A project to build hydropower dams in this largely untouched river has got locals and campaigners fighting for it to become a protected zone.

31/05/2021