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Justice sought a year after deadly protest
Albanian state prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for the general in charge of the government’s top security force, his driver and the head of IT at the prime minister’s office in relation to the deadly protest of Jan. 21, 2011.

Prosecutors also want to investigate three opposition members of parliament for inciting violence at the protest, and have asked parliament to remove their immunities from prosecution.

In these latest actions, the Office of the General Prosecutor has had open backing from key ambassadors in Tirana, part of a plan from friendly democratic countries and institutions to force Albania to fully investigate the events of Jan. 21, 2011, when four opposition protesters died, and scores of citizens and police were injured in clashes that lasted for five hours in the vicinity of government building housing the prime minister’s office.
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Shedding light into the Jan. 21 events is vital for Albanian justice
Seeking justice and shedding full light into the deadly opposition protest in front of the government building on Jan 21, 2011 is vital for Albania for reasons that are too important for anyone to ignore. Violence led to loss of life and injuries. Four people were killed and scores of others were injured in the middle of the day, in the heart of the capital. It is simply unacceptable for a NATO member and an EU hopeful to kill protestors. The year we left behind was full of protests around the globe. It wasn't just the Arab spring; 2011 was a year of protests in countries with consolidated democracies too. Yet no protesters were killed in the western democratic countries.
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Corruption fight is core to EU membership steps, says Croatian president
TIRANA, Jan. 24 - President of the Republic Bamir Topi and President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic expressed on Monday their readiness to deepen bilateral cooperation, especially in the economic domain. Josipovic came to Albania in a two-day visit to meet with all local top officials, including: Parliament Speaker Jozefina Topalli, Prime Minister Sali Berisha, opposition Socialist Party leader Edi Rama and Tirana Mayor Lulzim Basha. Just a day after Croatians had given their pro vote to the membership into the European Union, Josipovic pledged support for Albania's EU integration, while adding that reception of the candidacy status on its 100th independence anniversary would be a great gift.
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Opposition holds memorial protest march
TIRANA, Jan 21 - Thousands of Albanians on Saturday held a peaceful march in the capital to honor four opposition supporters shot dead a year ago in an anti-government demonstration. Four big photos of the dead men were placed in front of the well-guarded main government building where all of them passed by and put flowers. Opposition supporters, headed by Socialist Party leader Edi Rama, marched peacefully with flowers to honor the four men and loudspeakers played somber music. The opposition blames Prime Minister Sali Berisha for the deaths. In a ceremony after the marching, family members of the dead called for justice. “We are not alone in search of justice. Justice is asked for by Albania and the irreplaceable friends and partners of the
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INSTAT: Unemployment rate down by 0.01%
TIRANA, Jan. 24 - Facing global crisis impacts with lower FDI, remittances, and domestic consumption, creating new jobs in Albania is becoming a mission impossible. This is proved by the latest publication by the country’s Institute of Statistics, INSTAT, whose data are often criticized as unreliable due to the methodology calculating people living in rural areas possessing land as self-employed and taking into account only those people who think it’s worth registering themselves as unemployed with state agencies. Latest INSTAT data show Albania’s official unemployment rate at the end of the third quarter of 2011 dropped to 13.25 percent, down only 0.01 percent compared to the previous second quarter and 0.27 percent less year-on-year. While on paper
Business and Economy
New key interest rate cut made as previous BoA interventions fail
TIRANA, Jan. 25 - Failure to lower interest rates for lending in the national currency even after two separate key interest cuts in the past three months and repeated calls by business associations forced the Bank of Albania this week to make another intervention to stimulate the economy which is suffering from low consumption and investments as the Eurozone crisis impacts deepen. The central bank announced on Wednesday after a meeting of its Supervisory Council it has cut the key interest rate by another 0.25 percent to 4.5 percent, the lowest historical rate. The move comes as inflation rate during the second half of 2011 registered 2.9 percent, down 1.1 percent compared to the first half of 2011, remaining within the BoA 3±1target band.
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