Albania

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday to dismiss objections to her government's flagship plan to send sea migrants to Albania.

“The problem of Edi Rama with me started when he saw that he was losing the Municipality of Himara,” says the New Democracy MEP, Fredi Beleris, to protothema.gr.

The Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, addressed the restructuring of the armed forces and aspects of foreign policy within the framework of geopolitical shifts.

ZURICH - The Serbia men's national football team was on Friday drawn to face England, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying group K.

The draw ceremony was held in Zurich.

The natural Christmas trees from Taxiarhis, Chalkidiki, are flying off the shelves as the festive season approaches. Producers are busy cutting and restocking fresh trees to meet demand. According to Giannis Xakis, president of the local community and a tree producer, the village has already shipped a 10-12 meter tree to Crete, reflecting the nationwide enthusiasm for Taxiarhis trees.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will visit Bulgaria on December 19, 2024, as announced by the Ministry of Defense. During his visit, he will inspect the Novo Selo training ground and meet with the political and military leadership of the Ministry of Defense.

The leader of the opposition and largest Albanian party in Northern Macedonia, the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Ali Ahmedi tonight called on the country’s Constitutional Court to reject all appeals filed with it challenging the law governing the use of the Albanian language in the country.

Police have arrested more than 20 people involved in drug trafficking, marking the second major operation within a week.

The arrests, led by the Narcotics Division, were based on encrypted communication records from the Sky ECC and EncroChat apps, which have been linked to organized crime activities.

The 39-year-old man who confessed to murdering his wife and placing her lifeless body in the attic of their home was arrested shortly before 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.

A state of alert was triggered in the Hellenic Police (ELAS) on Thursday afternoon when a 39-year-old man from Albania called the authorities and confessed that he had murdered his wife the previous Thursday.

According to reports, the man stated that he killed his wife with a hammer and hid her body in the attic of their home in Ampelokipoi.