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Politics takes over visa liberalization
TIRANA, April 7 - Progress in achieving visa-free travel to most of Europe, an aim Albania has pursued for years, has become the latest weapon in the tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties.

A government spokesperson at the Interior Ministry said Wednesday there is no truth in the claims of the opposition Socialist Party leader, Edi Rama, and others that Albania was behind Bosnia in its visa liberalization program.

“The Interior Ministry once again guarantees the Albanian citizens that due to its commitment in fulfilling the criteria of the visa liberalization, Albania is demonstrating to European partners not only the fulfillment of the required duties but also the efficient application of the best European practices in the field of law and order, border control and safe identity documentations,” said a statement of the ministry.

The opposition Socialists have always criticized the government for not fulfilling the criteria set from the EU road map, blaming it for corruption and lack of professionalism.
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Gov’t wants to explore electronic voting
TIRANA, April 6 -In a country in which no vote has gone undisputed in recent years, Prime Minister Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party suggested this week that electronic voting could be a solution in Albania. In theory a great idea, there there are doubts if the notion can be applied here due to the likely inability of people to use the technique, bad infrastructure and many other details. Vote-counting has been a problem in Albania for some time and currenlty the opposition is harshly protesting against what it says was fraud conducted in during the count.
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Gay reality sparks debate
TIRANA, April 9 - An Albanian reality television star who came out on the show has attracted the anger of some people in his hometown and the support of the international community and Albanian civil rights groups. Klodi Cela, a native of Lezha, is taking part at the Big Brother Albania 3, where he made his homosexuality public, reading a letter to his mother. Cela is an immigrant to Italy and came to Albania to take part at the show. Following the announcement, there were several spontaneous rallies held in northwestern city of Lezha, where Cela lived before going to Italy.
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March performance returns economy to normality, Bode
TIRANA, April 2 - The Albanian government says the country’s economy has overcome the pressures from the global economic crisis and returned to its normal performance. This was confirmed last weekend by Finance Minister Ridvan Bode who did not hide his enthusiasm while presenting last March’s economic indicators which proved better than the government had expected.
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Government approves decision to issue Eurobonds
Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced Wednesday during a meeting of the Council of Ministers that the government has approved in principal an agreement with JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank for the issue of Albania’s first ever government Eurobonds. Speaking on the decision, PM Berisha evaluated it as a real achievement. “This is evidence of the important quality economic and financial development of the country.”
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