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Editorial - Page 37

Back To Square One?

Upon arrival in Albania, Ambassador Audrey Glover, the Head of the international monitoring mission for the June 28th general elections might have been reminded of the intensive and tense negotiations between ODIHR
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It’s The Economy, Stupid!

“The government will address unemployment and poverty, in its second mandate.” This seems to be the promise of high government officials, Prime Minister Berisha included, to Albanian citizens during electoral meetings for
17 years ago
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No Time To Lose

Just as announced, Albania officially filed its request for candidate country status to the European Union. The circumstances are hardly favourable, especially in light of three factors: first, the internal developments and
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Elections stuck in deadlock

Albania’s parliamentary elections, to be held at the end of June, have ended in a deadlock. The main opposition party, the Socialist Party, has accused the government of attempting to manipulate the
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Application in Brussels, Trumpets in Tirana

By Jerina Zaloshnja Only two months before the parliamentary elections, Albania will apply for candidate status to the European Union. Despite all the diplomatic and public advice of EU high officials and
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The Elections Are Not Allowed To Fail

The parliamentary elections scheduled for this year’s 28th of June are on course to be the most significant political elections Albania has held since the elections of March 22nd 1992, which marked
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