The EU said the western Balkan countries had delivered on reforms, but full EU membership remains a distant ambition.

Albania protests continued this weekend as demonstrators hurled petrol bombs against the prime minister's office.

It is the 9th protest of its kind since February.

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.

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

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

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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.

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

According to the opposition Decmoratic Party which organised the protest around 50,000 people were bussed in from across the Balkan state.

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

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.

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

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

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.