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Albania begins vaccinating Kosovo medics against COVID-19

New leader Albin Kurti has refused to source COVID-19 vaccines from countries that do not recognise Kosovo as an independent state, like Russia and China.

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Plans to build an airport in Albania threatens migrating bird flyways

The mayor of Vlora in Albania sees his region as the "future queen of the Mediterranean" and he's happy for infrastructural development to increase tourism. But plans to build an airport in an environmentally protected area are leaving bird experts horrified.

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Euroviews. Kurti has vowed to change Kosovo. He has a fight on his hands | View

The Vetëvendosj leader will not only have to contend with Kosovo's frozen conflict with Serbia but weeding out the elements of the 'old regime' that has governed the tiny Balkan state for two decades.

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Albania expels Russian diplomat for violating pandemic measures

Albanian Foreign Ministry says the diplomat had "continued to violate measures to protect against the pandemic".

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EU vaccine plan 'morally and politically unjustified', says Albania PM

"If you see how the European Union has conceived this process, for the moment it has decided to think only of itself," said Albania's PM Edi Rama.

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Fresh clashes in Tirana over death of man shot by police during curfew

The clashes are becoming a flashpoint between the Socialist government and the centre-right opposition party who have demanded the prime minister's resignation.

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This week in pictures: floods in Venice, negotiations in Brussels

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

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Albania's interior minister resigns over fatal police shooting

On Thursday, Prime Minister Edi Rama confirmed he has accepted the resignation of interior minister Sander Lleshaj.

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Albania and Greece take maritime dispute to international court

Officials from Albania and Greece say the two countries have agreed to go to the International Court of Justice in a dispute over their maritime borders in the Ionian Sea.

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First Kosovar Albanian arrested on war crimes charges

A special international court said Thursday that a former commander of the separatist fighters in Kosovo's 1998-1999 war has been arrested on charges including torture of detainees and the murder of one prisoner held at a compound in Kosovo during the conflict.

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'Give us a chance': Albanian PM says OSCE must mediate Belarus crisis

“I am proposing that the OSCE becomes a facilitator of the necessary dialogue, to help Belarus out of this situation,” said Edi Rama.

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Albanian man arrested over alleged social media calls to kill Israelis

The man was charged with terrorism offenses and hate crimes after an investigation by Albania's anti-terror police.

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Wife of Albania's president detained during protest

The wife of Albania's president was detained along with more than 30 others during a protest against the demolition of the National Theatre in Tirana yesterday.

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'The Western Balkans belong in the EU', says Ursula von der Leyen

"The EU is determined to further intensify its engagement at all levels to support the region's political, economic and social transformation," EU leaders said on Wednesday after a summit with Western Balkans countries.

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'Why should we lose?': Kosovo PM slams idea of Serbia land-swap deal

Kosovans have suffered enough, said the country's prime minister, as he hit out at the possibility of a land-swap deal with Serbia

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COVID-19: Albania sends 30 doctors and nurses to Italy

The Albanian doctors, PM Edi Rama said, will go to Italy's Lombardy region "to help their Italian colleagues".

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Brussels 'can open EU membership talks' with Albania & North Macedonia

After setbacks, the door is once again open for both Tirana and Skopje to begin talks that may lead to them joining the EU.

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Albania and North Macedonia 'ready for EU enlargement talks'

Albania and North Macedonia have delivered “tangible” changes that pave the way for accession talks to join the European Union, the commissioner for enlargement said in an official report.

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Analysis: Albania standoff could affect its ambitions for EU accession

A decades-long personality clash between two of Albania’s leading politicians has worsened a constitutional mess that has profound ramifications.

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My country could be 'North Korea of Europe' again — Albania president

Ilir Meta wants Albanians to topple the government, which he claims is a “one-party regime” that threatens progress towards EU membership.