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

Albania 25/10/2018

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.

Kosovo war veterans block the road ahead of Serbian President

world news 09/09/2018

Roadblock by Kosovo war veterans hinders Serbian presidential visit

About 200 Kosovo war veterans blocked the road leading to the Serb-populated village of Banje on Sunday, during Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's second and final day in the country. Roads leading to the region were blocked by wooden logs, trucks and heavy machinery.

Left Field: Albania's secret police files

Albania 20/07/2018

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.

Sport 27/06/2018

Albania PM and fans raise money for Swiss players' FIFA fine

The prime minister opened a bank account to encourage symbolic contributions to raise the sum of 10,000 francs.

the global conversation 16/05/2018

“For us it's a matter of life and death”: Albanian PM Rama on EU membership

the global conversation 15/05/2018

Serbian President Vučić on EU bid and making "huge efforts” to normalise Kosovo relations

Cuba 13/05/2018

Cuba and Albania march for LGBT rights

Members of Cuba's LGBT community staged a colourful parade through the streets of Havana on Saturday .... while a similar march took place in Albania.

Republic of Northern Macedonia 20/04/2018

Explained: the Balkan battle to be the EU's newest member

Four countries are at the front of the queue to be the EU's newest members. Serbia, Albania, FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are all in the running - but who will win the battle of the Balkans?

brussels bureau 18/04/2018

FYROM, Albania moving closer to EU accession talks

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

3-year-old boy rescued from narrow wall gap in northwest China

no comment 01/04/2018

Toddler rescued from wall gap in China, road tax prompts protest in Albania

A three-year-old boy stuck in a gap between two walls was rescued by firefighters in northwest China's Shaanxi Province Thursday. While on Saturday, protesters gathered on the Kosovo-Albania border to challenge a new road tax.

world news 07/03/2018

The search for Greece's unburied war dead

A DNA database to identify the remains of Greek WWII soldiers killed and buried in mass graves in Albania during 1940-1941 has been set-up in Athens.

world news 23/02/2018

Hope for opening of Prespa Lake Macedonian-Greek border

Local inhabitants believe progress in Macedonian-Greek negotiations on solving the name issue will bring about the re-opening of the border

brussels bureau 12/02/2018

Brief: Historic meeting in Zagreb and stronger borders in Albania

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

world news 27/01/2018

Albania: thousands take part in anti-government protests

Thousands of people take part in a large anti-government rally in Tirana demanding the government step down.

brussels bureau 19/01/2018

EU aims to bring in Serbia, Montenegro by 2025

Serbia and Montenegro are likely to be the next countries to join the European Union, possibly by 2025. After years of stop-start progress, the EU is making a new push to bring in the Western Balkan nations.

A smoke bomb erupts in Albania's parliament

Albania 31/12/2017

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.

Albania’s garbage problem affects its neighbors—and EU aspirations

Albania 29/12/2017