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EP Calls For Compromise
TIRANA, July 8 – The European Parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution on Albania, again calling for compromise in the political deadlock and also warning that may have its negative impact on the country's integration steps ahead.

Europe urges “the urgent need to establish a cross-party consensus on economic, political and social reforms in order to improve the well-being of Albanian citizens and allow the country to make progress towards EU membership.”

Stefa Fuele, EC's Enlargement Commissioner, fully shared the European Parliament's view on the political situation in Albania.

"The lack of constructive political dialogue and the lack of a settlement of disagreements following the June 2009 elections between government and opposition are of concern. Both sides need to return to constructive political dialogue and find a solution based on the respect for the Constitution and transparency. OSCE-ODIHR recommendations need to be fully addressed in view of the spring 2011 local elections.
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Towards Another Stalemate?
TIRANA, July 8 – A year since June 28, 2009 parliamentary elections Albanians may really consider it a lost year, or a useless one for the common population, despite the good steps towards its visa liberalization and also the candidate status request with the filled questionnaire to the European Union.
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Tirana condemns violence in Kosovo
TIRANA, July 5 – Albania’s government has strongly condemned recent violence in neighboring Kosovo, which included an incident in which a gunman wounded an ethnic Serb member of Kosovo's parliament on Monday. Four shots were fired at legislator Petar Miletic, 35, as he walked out of his apartment in the northern town of Mitrovica, said police spokesman Besim Hoti. Miletic was hit once in the knee, Hoti said. His injuries were not life-threatening.
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EU president gives assurances in Western Balkans tour
TIRANA, July 7 - European Union President Herman Van Rompuy visited the Western Balkan states of Croatia, Serbia and Kosovo to demonstrate the union's commitment for expansion. The EU head's visit was interpreted as EU’s special interest on the region in trying times. "The Western Balkans region is a key priority for EU," Rompuy said. Rompuy has pledged he will also visit Tirana in the near future.
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Wage, pension increases to cost $110 mln, Budget to be cut by 25%
TIRANA, July 6 - The wage and pension increases will cost the Albanian government 12 billion lek (around 110 million dollars) in a year, the Finance Ministry said through its spokesperson this week. The changes, which government has currently approved only for pensions, will be followed by a budget review cutting public spending by 25 percent. Prime Minister Sali Berisha has called the initiative a measure to preserve the country's macroeconomic indicators.
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Insurance market suffering slow growth
TIRANA, July 5 - Gross written premiums during the January-May period registered only a slight increase of 0.72 percent year-on-year reaching 3.3 billion lek (around 30 million dollars), the Financial Supervisory Authority said in its monthly report. The slight continuous growth came despite a sharp fall of 17.62 percent in the number of signed insurance policies which reached more than 261,000 in the January-May period. The market continued to be non-life oriented with about 90
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