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Bulgarians are the Fourth Largest Minority in Albania
In Albania, 7,057 individuals identified themselves as Bulgarians, based on data released by "Top Channel." This marks the first census after Bulgaria's national minority was officially recognized in Albania in 2017.
Rama Warns of Winter Power ‘Crisis’ Facing Albania
Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama. Photo: LSA
However, Ornela Liperi, editor of Albania's weekly economic magazine Monitor, told BIRN the Prime Minister might be exaggerating to justify an unpopular coming price rise.
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In Montenegro, Unchecked Waste Muddies Once Clear Waters
According to the findings of an investigation by the Centre for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro, CIN-CG, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, and the weekly news magazine Monitor, authorities in Montenegro are allowing dangerous waste from a number of companies to pollute the Zeta, to the alarm of residents who say their health is being affected.
Online Abuse Now Commonplace for Balkan Women Reporters
The Balkan region is no exception, and while Vojtehovski received a measure of justice, others say they see little point in complaining to employers or the police given what critics say is a systematic failure to punish the perpetrators, according to the findings of a BIRN analysis.
Montenegrin News Magazine Battles Libel Conviction
Independent weekly Monitor has filed a constitutional complaint after the Montenegrin court ruled that the magazine is obliged to pay 5,000 euros in damages to Djukanovic's sister, lawyer Ana Kolarevic, for articles in which she was linked to corruption during the privatisation of the state-owned Telekom company in 2005.
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Bulgaria's Peevski 'Withdrawing' from TV Station Deal
Controversial lawmaker and alleged media mogul Delyan Peevski has said he is pulling out of the acquisition of Kanal 3, a cable broadcaster that had been linked to him for more than half a year.
Albania Plan to Raise Taxes Causes Outrage
The Ministry of Finance withdrew its proposal to tax people on low incomes on Sunday after its draft law, prepared with the advice of the International Monetary Fund, was leaked to the media and caused public uproar.
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