Albanian government

The Albanian Supreme State Audit, KLSH, said on Wednesday that it was suing energy minister Damian Gjiknuri and state attorney Alma Hicka over the agreement with CEZ, which used to administrate energy distribution in Albania and is 70 per cent owned by the Czech government.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said he will not attend the Albania-Serbia Euro 2016 qualifier in Elbasan.

Albania's main opposition Democratic Party and the junior ruling coalition partner, the Socialist Movement for Integration, have called for an "international" or "American" probe into allegations that local politicians received kickbacks from a contractor of the Czech power giant CEZ. 

The two men, Miftar Losha, 54, and Albert Losha, 35, died in hospital on Sunday after they were severely injured in the collapse at the abandoned mine.

The Ministry of Economy and Industry said on Monday that the mine belonged to a company that had ceased operating more than three years ago.

The Albanian government used emergency measures to cut its projected revenues and expenditures for 2015 after the first part of the year showed sluggish growth in tax receipts, putting in doubt the current strategy that aims to revive economic growth by cutting public debt.

Prosecutors have asked the Tirana First Instance Court to sequester two bank accounts belonging to an arrested businessman, with $940,000 (?824,000) and 18.5 million lek (?131,000) in them, as well as two luxury automobiles.   

Four officials and five owners and employees of pharmacies accused of stealing 56 million leks (400,000 euro) have been arrested in recent days as the Albanian government faces its biggest corruption scandal since it came to power 18 months ago.

Two similar cases involving suspected fraud of several million euros are also currently under investigation.

The Albanian Foreign Ministry on Friday handed a warning regarding Greece?s plans to search for hydrocarbon reserves in the Ionian Sea to the country?s ambassador in Tirana, Leonidas Rokanas.

The Albanian government?s note verbale claims that the area covered by the research includes parts of the neighboring country?s continental shelf. Athens denies this is the case.

Serbia sends protest note to Albania, again

The protest concerns Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's statement about a future unification of Albania and Kosovo.

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday the protest note stated that Edi Rama's stance was "unacceptable for Serbia."

Serbia again sends protest note to Albania

BELGRADE -- The Serbian Foreign Ministry on Thursday in Belgrade handed a protest note to Albania's ambassador to Serbia, the ministry said in a statement.

The protest concerns Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's statement about a future unification of Albania and Kosovo.