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Residents crowd aid centre for food after deadly Albania quake

The death toll from the earthquake has hit 49.

Albania

Albania's national day marked by rescuers amid rubble of earthquake

It was supposed to be a national day of celebration, but Thursday instead saw Albanians recovering bodies from rubble or burying their loved ones.

Albania

Albanians sleeping in cars at roadside to stay safe after deadly quake

Parked cars lined highways as Albanians slept on the roadside, heeding warnings not to return indoors until engineers can check quake-shaken buildings.

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Man pulled alive from under rubble of a hotel after Albania earthquake

Adriatik Bode was one of the survivors of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has so far left 40 people dead.

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Albania

Kosovan president caught up in aftershock when visiting quake victims

Hashim Thaci was on a visit to the town of Thumanë to express his sympathy and support to the victims of Tuesday's earthquake

World

'One of the worst days in the Albanian people’s history'

The Head of News at Euronews Albania has given a personal account of the devastation in the port city of Durres after revisiting the site of damage caused by a 6.4 earthquake.

Albania

In pictures: Powerful earthquake rocks Albania

More than a dozen people died after Albania was rocked by the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in decades.

Albania

Albania earthquake: 'I heard the crush of collapsing roofs'

In this first person piece for Euronews, a Turkish holidaymaker describes the moments as the earthquake was felt where he was staying in Durres, and what he witnessed in the hours after.

Europe News

'A picture I will never forget': Euronews Albania chief on Earthquake

Soldiers have been deployed to help rescue efforts as reports emerge people are using their mobile phones to call loved ones under rubble.

Albania

Cleanup after Albania experiences five quakes in two days

Rescue efforts continued as Albania observed a day of national mourning for at least 26 killed by the country's biggest earthquake in decades.

Europe News

The Brief: The EPP elects Donald Tusk as the party's new president

Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk was elected as the new president of the European People's Party with 491 votes in favor and 37 votes against.

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia PM calls for election after EU accession talks blocked

“Citizens must decide which path we will take in the future – the correct, progressive European path, the path of reforms, or the path that leads backwards, towards isolation, nationalism, conflicts"

Europe News

'An historic error': North Macedonia & Albania bids to join EU blocked

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews on Friday that his country is "collateral damage" in an intra-EU power struggle.

Europe News

EU summit divided over Western Balkans

Divisions over the opening of negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia to join the EU left the summit in a stalemate.

Luxembourg

France rejects talks with Balkan hopefuls on EU membership

Amelie de Montchalin, France's European affairs minister called the current EU enlargement process "an endless soap opera".

Albania

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes near coast of Albania

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 has struck 30 kilometres of the Albanian capital of Tirana.

Albania

Albanian ex-minister cleared on drug charges, guilty of abuse of office

Albanian ex-minister cleared on drug charges, guilty of abuse of office

France

Macron apologizes to Albania for wrong anthem played at football match

Macron apologizes to Albania after wrong national anthem played at football match

Albania

Albania at 'end of beginning' of EU accession talks, says ambassador

Albania at "end of the beginning" of EU accession talks, says ambassador

Albania

Protesters occupy Albanian National Theatre in attempt to save historic building

The fate of Albania’s national theatre remains in the balance as protesters continue their occupation. They’re fighting a battle with the government who’ve awarded a bid to knock the 1939 building down and construct a new one, along with residential towers blocks to be owned by private investors.