Albania
Albania's EU membership bid hangs on clean elections
Local elections yesterday are being hailed as the calmest yet, with instances of violence, voter...
AlbaniaALBANIA: Political feuding threatens economic success
Albania's growth has been the fastest and most stable in the Balkans. Its reform record and...
AlbaniaALBANIA: Polarised politics weaken state credibility
Thousands marched silently through central Tirana on January 28 to honour three people killed in...
AlbaniaALBANIA: Berisha backs police suspected of shootings
Further unrest is likely as both government and the opposition plan rallies this week and trade...
AlbaniaALBANIA: Corruption weakens democratic stability
A new deputy prime minister and economy minister were approved on January 17. The replacements...
AlbaniaALBANIA: Meta asserts innocence of corruption
The Tirana prosecutors' office yesterday opened an investigation into bribery and abuse of office...
AlbaniaPROSPECTS 2011: EU politics
The EU will be tested on several policy fronts in 2011 -- enlargement, budget, external...
EuPROSPECTS 2011: Balkans
Political instability and unresolved conflicts continue to darken the outlook for several...
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