Albania

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Albania: armed robbery and deadly shootout at Tirana airport

A robber was killed but others escaped with ‘millions of euros’ stolen as the money was being loaded onto an Austrian Airlines flight.

10/04/2019

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Clashes as protesters try to storm Albanian parliament

Albanian opposition protesters on Thursday made further attempts to enter the country's parliament by force as they demand the government's resignation and an early election.

29/03/2019

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Albanian protesters try to storm parliament building in Tirana

Supporters of Albania's opposition tried to storm the country's parliament building on Thursday as part of an ongoing protest against the govenment

28/03/2019

Albania

Albanian riot police clash with protesters calling for early elections

Albanian police have fired tear gas and used water cannon in an effort to disperse protesters trying to break into parliament.

16/03/2019

World

Albanian opposition in mass resignation move to demand fresh elections

Thousands of Albanians took part in a rally demonstrating against alleged corruption by Prime Minister Edi Rama. The peaceful demonstration culminated in a march led by opposition leader Lulzim Basha, to hand over signed statements by his MPs giving up their parliamentary seats.

22/02/2019

Albania

Pressure increases on Albanian government

Protesters gathered in front of Albania's parliament on Thursday as pressure increased on the government to step down

21/02/2019

Albania

Watch again: Protesters in Albania try to smash into government HQ

They are protesting over alleged corruption and calling for the prime minister to quit.

16/02/2019

Albania

The desperate and neglected animals at Europe’s ‘worst zoo’

A three-legged bear is among neglected animals set to be evacuated from what’s been dubbed Europe’s worst zoo.

25/10/2018

Albania

Watch: Pipeline construction workers find dozens of ancient sites

Construction workers building a gas pipeline from Albania to Italy have stumbled upon some 30 ancient sites that contain treasures from as far back as 1100 BC

01/10/2018

Albania

If you were betrayed by a friend, would you want to know who?

Albanians are finding out dark secrets of their past in secret police files.

20/07/2018

Albania

The Bektashis: A Sufi community that still stands for tolerance despit

The Bektashi Order is a Sufi Islamic creed with a long mystic tradition in Albania. Espoused by the Janissaries, the elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire largely recruited from Christian areas of the Balkans. The Sufi faith does not force devotees to observe the basics of traditional Islam.

11/06/2018

Europe News

FYROM, Albania moving closer to EU accession talks

EU Commission gives green light, now needs OK from member states

18/04/2018

Albania

Inside Albania’s notorious gulag: Spac's legacy of terror lives on

Thousands of political prisoners were forced to work to physical exhaustion and even death down the mines at Albania's Spac camp. Adem was one of them recalling the living horror of his almost 20-year incarceration.

24/03/2018

Europe News

EU signs border agreement with Albania

The EU and Albania have signed a draft border agreement that would allow European border agency Frontex to deploy to the West Balkan country in case of a sudden surge of migrants into the country.

12/02/2018

Albania

Albania’s judicial reforms all but go up in smoke

Smoke bombs in parliament and clashes with police have erupted over how Albania’s new judicial laws have been carried out. With fears of a parliamentary boycott growing – Euronews explains what’s to come for the Balkan state as politicians grapple with the EU and US-backed reforms.

31/12/2017

Albania

Albania’s Garbage Problem Affects its Neighbors—and EU Aspirations

Litter brought to shore from Albania’s rivers washed up hundreds of miles north in the port of Dubrovnik, Croatia—and environmental activists aren't surprised.

29/12/2017

Albania

Clashes erupt outside Albanian parliament

Albanian police and demonstrators clashed outside the parliament in Tirana during the election of the new prosecutor.

18/12/2017

Albania

Albania flooded after torrential rainfall

Hundreds of houses have been destroyed, whilst 127,000 households are without power, after floods which have paralysed the country.

03/12/2017

Albania

Albania’s communist bunkers put to new use

Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha commissioned the construction of 173,371 bunkers between 1975 and 1983, they are now being used as beach bars, restaurants, storages, dog houses and museums.

26/09/2017

Albania

Albania: five things on Edi Rama's to-do list

Exit polls give PM Edi Rama and his Socialist Party victory in Albania's parliamentary election

25/06/2017

Albania

Albania votes in general election with EU membership in mind

Albania is holding parliamentary elections with all major parties set on readying for EU membership

25/06/2017

Albania

EU watches as Albania votes

Albanians head to the polls on Sunday in a general election set to gauge the Balkan nation's readiness to join the European Union.

25/06/2017

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Annual gay pride parade in Albania

Gay rights organizations in Albania held their annual pride event in the capital, Tirana, on Saturday (13 May) without any disturbances.

14/05/2017

Albania

Kosovo says it's foiled ISIL attack against Israeli football team

Police in Kosovo say they have arrested 19 people on suspicion of having links with ISIL.

17/11/2016

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Hillary Clinton statue in Albania

The Albanian town of Saranda has unveiled a Hillary Clinton statue.

01/07/2016

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Albania: Police superheroes!

Members of the Albanian Police Special Forces decided to bring some special magic to the youngsters who couldn’t have fun with their friends outdoors during the Global Children…

09/06/2016