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Albania Ministry Queried Over VIP Football Tickets
Records of treasury transactions published by Open Data Albania, a Tirana-based watchdog, show Albania's Ministry of Justice paid 36,000 lek (about 250 euros )to the Albanian Football Federation on October 8 for football tickets.
First Albanian PM Visit to Serbia in 70 Years Postponed
A trip of Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama to Serbian capital Belgrade was put off for November after Rama spoke to Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, officials say.
The unprecedented visit was scheduled for last week, but heightened tensions over an abandoned football game prompted Belgrade and Tirana to change plans.
"Conflicts are in somebody's interest"
"Conflicts are in somebody's interest"
BELGRADE -- Marko Đurić says he asked UNMIK chief Farid Zarif to further encourage KFOR, EULEX and the Priština authorities to ensure the safety of Serbs in Kosovo.
FM welcomes postponement of visit
FM welcomes postponement of visit
BELGRADE -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dačić has said ti was "good the visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Belgrade has been postponed."
According to Dačić, "tensions need to be calmed" after the Serbia-Albania football match incident last week.
Dacic: Decision to postpone Rama's visit positive
BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Monday that the decision to postpone the visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Belgrade is positive, and added that Serbia has the political will to overcome problems.
Rama's visit to Belgrade postponed for November 10
BELGRADE - The prime ministers of Serbia and Albania, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama respectively, agreed on Sunday in a telephone conversation that the official visit by the Albanian prime minister to Serbia should be postponed for November 10.
Albania flag burning in Belgrade aggravates tensions
Albania on Oct. 19 condemned the burning of its flag during a football match in Serbia, the latest in a series of incidents aggravating political tensions between Belgrade and Tirana.
Serbian Police Guards Albanian Embassy Ahead of Derby
Serbian police increased security measures around the Albanian embassy in Belgrade ahead of tonight's football match between two major clubs, Partizan and Crvena Zvezda.
The derby is expected to start at 7pm on Saturday evening.
"New Serbia-Albania match to be played on neutral ground"
"New Serbia-Albania match to be played on neutral ground"
BELGRADE -- The abandoned European championship qualifier between Serbia and Albania will most likely be played again on neutral ground.
This is what the Belgrade-based daily Večernje Novosti said it learned from a source close to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
New Serbia-Albania match on neutral ground
BELGRADE - The abandoned European championship qualifier between Serbia and Albania will most likely be played again on neutral ground, the Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti learns from a source close to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
Kosovo, Serbia Sports Fans Chew Over Football Violence
In a chat show Tema [The Topic], which serves as television bridge for Kosovo and Serbia, on Kosovo public television, contributors from Belgrade and Pristina mulled the violent scenes at the Euro 2016 qualifier in Belgrade's Partizan stadium, after a drone flew over the pitch carrying Albanian symbols.
"Efforts made for Albanian PM's visit to take place"
"Efforts made for Albanian PM's visit to take place"
BELGRADE -- Albanian Ambassador Ilir Bocka said on Thursday evening that an effort is being made to go through with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Belgrade.
The visit is scheduled for October 22.
Advocaat pleased with his players' conduct
BELGRADE - The European soccer's governing body UEFA should deal seriously with the abandonment of the Serbia vs Albania match, says Dick Advocaat, the head coach of the Serbian national team, adding that he is proud of the way his players conducted themselves during the incident.
Serbian ambassador in Albania given demarche
Serbian ambassador in Albania given demarche
TIRANA -- Serbian Ambassador in Tirana Miroljub Zarić says the Albanian Foreign Ministry handed him a strong protest in writing about the football match incident.
JS:Incident with Greater Albania map - attack against Serbia
JAGODINA - The incident with the map of Greater Albania, displayed on a banner during the Serbia vs Albania soccer match, is not a provocation, but an attack against Serbia, Dragan Markovic, the leader of United Serbia (JS) - a member of the ruling coalition - said on Thursday.