Latest Premium Articles from Albania
Serbia Awaits Council Vote on Marty Report
The pressure is on for an independent investigation into Kosovo organ trafficking claims. But who would carry it out and how they would protect witnesses are already thorny issues.
Marty: Document is “Not a Report Against Kosovo”
Council of Europe Rapporteur, Dick Marty, tells Michael Montgomery that the emphasis placed on organ trafficking is obscuring the fact that “hundreds of people disappeared and were killed”. His report is not anti- Kosovo but merely a search for the truth, Marty says.
Albania: We Back Probe Into ‘Biased’ Marty Report
Ex-foreign minister and member of Albania’s delegation in the Council of Europe, Kastriot Islami says Albania will back a probe into organ trafficking claims, though it considers them baseless and the Dick Marty report as biased.
Talat Xhaferi: Marty Report Vilifies All Albanians
Key member of Macedonia’s governing ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration says Marty report besmirches all Albanians but this should not stop a competent investigation.
Kosovo's Organ-Harvesting Controversy
Here is a sequence of events leading up to the organ-trafficking charges in Kosovo and the release of the Council of Europe report.
Albania Museum Throws New Light on Stalin Era
Staff in the national museum say the time has come to recreate the pavilion dedicated to the Communist era - albeit in a new, more objective, manner.
Albania Trash Poses Hazard to Adriatic Beaches
As Tirana pushes plans to import waste from EU, Albania’s own garbage is flowing into the sea and onto neighbouring lands.
Albania: Local Elections Hold Key to EU Future
Failure to show progress in handling polls in the upcoming May 11 election will reinforce doubts about its democratic credentials in Brussels.
Call Centres Boom in Cut-Price Albania
Cheap labour costs and low taxes are luring more and more investors in this sector to the country amidst the global economic downturn.
Albania: A Never Ending Crisis
Two decades after the fall of the communist regime, Albania’s fraught transition to democracy remains an all too long nightmare for its citizens.
Albania Could Pay Price for Visa-Free Travel
While travel agents gear up to cash in on Albanians traveling westwards, experts say the outflow of currency may harm the struggling local economy.
Del Ponte Calls for Kosovo Organs Trade Inquiry
The former ICTY prosecutor says the International Criminal Court or a special tribunal should investigate allegations of murder and organ trafficking by Kosovo politicians.
Dick Marty, Controversial Investigator
Swiss senator has won plaudits in many countries for championing human rights and taking on the CIA over renditions – but among Albanians he is best known for opposing Kosovo’s independence.
A Bomb Has Finally Exploded in Albania’s Face
In light of the Council of Europe report on KLA crimes in Albania, Tirana must stop ducking responsibility for such abuses and start investigating crimes, whoever committed them.
Report Links Top Kosovo Officials to Organ Harvesting
A damning report obtained by Balkan Insight names the Kosovo premier as the boss of a crime gang that sold body parts, carried out assassinations and dealt drugs.
