Albania

  • May 9, 2011
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Albania's EU membership bid hangs on clean elections

Local elections yesterday are being hailed as the calmest yet, with instances of violence, voter...

Albania
  • Feb 4, 2011
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ALBANIA: Political feuding threatens economic success

Albania's growth has been the fastest and most stable in the Balkans. Its reform record and...

Albania
  • Jan 31, 2011
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ALBANIA: Polarised politics weaken state credibility

Thousands marched silently through central Tirana on January 28 to honour three people killed in...

Albania
  • Jan 24, 2011
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ALBANIA: Berisha backs police suspected of shootings

Further unrest is likely as both government and the opposition plan rallies this week and trade...

Albania
  • Jan 20, 2011
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ALBANIA: Corruption weakens democratic stability

A new deputy prime minister and economy minister were approved on January 17. The replacements...

Albania
  • Jan 13, 2011
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ALBANIA: Meta asserts innocence of corruption

The Tirana prosecutors' office yesterday opened an investigation into bribery and abuse of office...

Albania
  • Nov 16, 2010
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PROSPECTS 2011: EU politics

The EU will be tested on several policy fronts in 2011 -- enlargement, budget, external...

Eu
  • Nov 12, 2010
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PROSPECTS 2011: Balkans

Political instability and unresolved conflicts continue to darken the outlook for several...

Balkans