Albania
Thessaloniki: Albanian PM Edi Rama calls Greece a strategic partner – Affirms respect for Greek people – Firm stance on “Northern Epirus” issue
At today’s speech by Endi Rama at a central hotel in Thessaloniki included announcements for Albanians living in Greece.
According to rthess.gr, the Albanian prime minister announced that Albanian teachers who live in Greece and teach Albanian to children will join a program and will receive payment from the Albanian state.
North Macedonia’s Lake Ohrid at risk from pollution
Lake Ohrid, a UNESCO World Heritage site that straddles North Macedonia and Albania, is at risk from pollution, overfishing, and urban development, the United Nations body and experts say.
Rama canceled his meeting with the EU Parliament delegation, of which Fredi Beleris is a member
A meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama that was scheduled to be held today in Tirana as part of a visit by a European Parliament delegation to monitor Albania’s EU accession process was cancelled.
EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
A top European Union official on Wednesday refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and Albania to process some migrants in centers set up in the tiny Western Balkan country, saying only that it was being closely monitored.
Migration: “Rama’s experiment” – Yesterday’s migrants, today’s guards
Images from the early 1990s of thousands of Albanians crammed onto all kinds of ships—most famously the “Vlora” with 10,000 passengers—on the journey of hope from Durrës to Italy are not so distant. It was August 8, 1991, when scenes of a drama were unfolding at the port of Bari that were destined to be repeated.
Beleris: Albania’s place should be in Europe, but it still has many steps to take
EU terms for Albania on minority rights
Athens has expressed satisfaction with the common European position's text ahead of Tuesday's second intergovernmental conference between Tirana and the European Union in Luxembourg.
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The first ship carrying migrants to the two Italian centers in northern Albania has sailed
An Italian navy ship carrying to the two closed Italian centers in northern Albania illegal immigrants sailed from Lampedusa a short time ago, the Interior Ministry in Rome said.
Erdoğan warns against Israel’s aggression, says Türkiye closely monitoring developments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated Saturday that Israel's aggression cannot be overlooked and emphasized that Türkiye's intelligence agency is closely monitoring potential actions Israel may take against the country.
Controversial Italian migrant centres in Albania 'ready'
Controversial camps set up in Albania to house migrants rescued in Italian waters are ready to start functioning, the Italian ambassador in Tirana said on Oct 11.
The deal, signed in November by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian counterpart Edi Rama, was sharply criticised by rights groups.