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28 Jan 13

Albanian Parties Trade Jibes Ahead of Elections

Albania’s Socialists accused the ruling Democrats of planning to rig the June 23 polls while the governing party claimed the opposition was trying to spark another crisis.

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28 Jan 13

Albania Energy Row With Czechs 'Undermining EU Bid'

Expert warns that Albania’s has added yet another obstacle to its EU path, after the Czech Republic threatened to block its EU accession bid over a dispute with the electricity company CEZ.

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25 Jan 13

Deadlock Threatens Albania Election Standards

As Albania's Central Electoral Commission, CEC, remains in political deadlock, observers warn that standards for the 2013 general election are already in jeopardy.

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21 Jan 13

Albania Opposition Remember Riot Deaths

The opposition Socialists are expected to hold a memorial rally on Monday for four supporters, killed when police opened fire on protesters on January 21, 2011.

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18 Jan 13

Albania Asks Greece to Declare War Finally Over

Albanian Foreign Minister Edmond Panariti on Thursday urged Greece to scrap a World War Two-era law that has left Greece technically in a state of war with Albania.

17 Jan 13

Albanian Judge Injured in Acid Attack

Mirela Mishgjoni, a criminal judge in the city of Vlora, suffered injuries to her face after an unknown suspect sprinkled her with a medical acid compound on Tuesday.

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16 Jan 13

Freedom House Ranks Balkans 'Partly Free' and 'Free'

Annual report on the state of global freedom by Freedom House, shows Balkan countries remain divided into 'partly free' and 'free', with only Bosnia moving up the table a notch.

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16 Jan 13

Albania PM’s Daughter Accused of Seeking Bribe

A Pakistani businessman, Zafar Ansar, has accused Argita Malltezi Berisha of having demanded millions of euros in 2007 to secure approval for the construction of a power plant.

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16 Jan 13

Albania to Probe Illicit Transfers to Tax Havens

Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Tuesday called for a probe into a report's claims that more than $1.3 billion (€983 million) were spirited out of Albania over five years.

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14 Jan 13

Fugitive Peruvian Minister Sparks Row in Albania

Albania’s opposition has accused the government of harbouring Peru’s fugitive ex-Foreign Minister Augusto Blacker Miller after he was revealed to be in Albania.

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10 Jan 13

Problems with Albania’s Electoral Lists Alarm Watchdog

A watchdog group of NGOs on Wednesday warned that Albania’s institution have already missed the legal deadline to publish voting lists ahead of the June parliamentary elections.

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09 Jan 13

Albanian Minister Blamed for Precious Fresco's Destruction

An MP has said that the Culture Minister, Aldo Bumci, should resign after failing to protect the frescos of a 16th-century Albanian master that looters recently destroyed.

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08 Jan 13

Albania's Skewed Sex Ratio Highlights Women's Inequality

Data mapped by the Woman Stats Project, showing a marked imbalance between number of boys and girls born in Albania, highlight the continuing inequality between the sexes.

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07 Jan 13

Albania PM Slams Serbia Monument Removal Threat

Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Serbia's threat to remove a memorial to ethnic Albanian fighters in the Presevo Valley breaks international law.

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07 Jan 13

Albania Minister Apologizes for Not Paying Tax

After Balkan Insight lifted the lid on top Albanian officials who had not paid their car registration taxes, the Minister of Transport, Sokol Olldashi, has apologized.