Albania PM joins pressure on Kosovo gov’t with unconsulted proposal 

Albania PM joins pressure on Kosovo gov’t with unconsulted proposal 

TIRANA, June 8, 2023 – As Western pressure mounts on the Kosovo government to accept the creation of the Association of Serbian-majority Municipalities, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced he has sent a draft solution on the matter to

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Albania voices support for Thaci as trial starts in The Hague 

Albania voices support for Thaci as trial starts in The Hague 

TIRANA, April 3, 2023 – Albania has voiced support for Kosovo’s former president Hashim Thaci and three other ex-leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), whose trial started on  Monday in The Hague on alleged war crimes.  All of the

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In Tirana visit, Kosovo PM discusses contentious deal with Serbia

In Tirana visit, Kosovo PM discusses contentious deal with Serbia

TIRANA, March 27, 2023 – Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti visited Tirana over the weekend, holding discussions with Albania’s top leaders and focusing on his country’s ongoing dialogue with Serbia, which has been high on the agenda in recent months.

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Serbia and Kosovo agree to normalization implementation deal, but questions raised as Serbia refuses to sign

Serbia and Kosovo agree to normalization implementation deal, but questions raised as Serbia refuses to sign

TIRANA, March 19, 2023 – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says an agreement has been reached on implementing an EU-backed deal on normalizing relations between Serbia and Kosovo.  However, Serbia’s president refused to sign the deal in writing,

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Kosovo and Serbia set to reach new Western-backed deal to normalize relations 

Kosovo and Serbia set to reach new Western-backed deal to normalize relations 

TIRANA, Feb. 27, 2023 – Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serb President Aleksandar Vucic are set to reach a new deal in Brussels on Monday — an agreement supported by the West for the normalization of relations between the

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Western Balkans one step away from becoming a passport-free zone after Kosovo approves ID-only travel Berlin deal

Western Balkans one step away from becoming a passport-free zone after Kosovo approves ID-only travel Berlin deal

TIRANA, Feb. 8, 2023 – Most citizens from the six Western Balkans states can already travel around the region using just their ID cards, but now Bosnia and Herzegovina is the last holdout after Kosovo’s government gave the green light

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German-French-sponsored deal between Serbia and Kosovo on UN membership ‘a matter of weeks’ – U.S. envoy says

German-French-sponsored deal between Serbia and Kosovo on UN membership ‘a matter of weeks’ – U.S. envoy says

TIRANA, Oct. 20, 2022 – A Serbia-Kosovo deal proposed by Germany and France that would mean UN membership for Kosovo with Belgrade’s acquiescence is likely to be reached in ‘a matter of weeks’ and has the full backing of the

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Albanian Inter-Religious Institute scholar’s contribution to UN roundtable praised

Albanian Inter-Religious Institute scholar’s contribution to UN roundtable praised

  TIRANA, July 19 – UN officials specializing in countering violent extremism have praised a recent contribution to a UN roundtable on the topic by Albanian scholar Arben Ramkaj, who heads the country’s Inter-Religious Institute.  Dr. Ramkaj had made a

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Albania’s Interreligious Cooperation Center meets Pope Francis

Albania’s Interreligious Cooperation Center meets Pope Francis

Representatives from Albania’s Interreligious Cooperation Center have met Pope Francis in Rome. In the group included the representatives of religious communities of Elbasan, the Mufti Agim Duka and Dr. Arben Ramkaj from the Muslim Community, Dom Dorian Mjeshtri, Dom Giusepe

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The more things change the more they remain the same.

The more things change the more they remain the same.

By Alba Cela The expression above is commonly used in English-speaking countries to show inertia as an often decisive force in political and social developments even when everything seems to be changing shape. This expression came to my mind as

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