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Tirana wants closer ties with Croatia

TIRANA, March 30 – Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta made a visit to Croatia in an effort for more and closer contacts between the two countries. Last year
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Greece’s Xenophobia Angers Albania

TIRANA, March 29 – Protests in front of the Greek embassy in the capital Tirana and angry reactions from personalities and officials followed news that Greek marines had sang a dirty song
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Skanderbeg Square turns into a hot political issue

TIRANA, March 29 – Rehabilitation of the Skanderbeg Square turned into a hot political issue sidelining the attention of common Albanians from other political issues of the day. The central government of
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EU involvement in solving the political crises

TIRANA, March 30 – The local media reported that European Commission Delegation Ambassador Helmuth Lohan paid a visit to main opposition Socialist party leader Edi Rama Monday. There was no statement or
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Europe insists on solving the political deadlock

TIRANA, March 31 – European Union officials and politicians seem to be involved in continuously pressuring Albanian political parties to end the deadlock that is negatively affecting the country’s integration steps into
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Berisha undergoes light surgery

TIRANA, March 29 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha underwent last weekend a surgery on his leg. On Monday he appeared in excellent health at a meeting with the governing Democratic Party lawmakers.
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Iranian Ambassador suffers heart attack, health stable

TIRANA, March 29 – The Universal Hospital Tirana reported that Iranian Ambassador Ali Amouie underwent a medical procedure followed by by-pass surgery late last Friday evening following a major heart attack. Following
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Tirana joins UN’s Earth Hour

TIRANA, March 29 – Albania joined the world countries Saturday switching off lights of the main institutions and towers to support action on climate change initiated from the United Nations to dim
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Charles Darwin exhibition opened in Tirana

TIRANA, March 30 – British Ambassador Fiona McIlwham and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Ferdinand Xhaferaj opened an exhibition at the National Museum of History on the life and work of
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International help on communism victims

TIRANA, March 31 – The International Commission of Missing People, ICMP, has offered help the Albanian government find and identify the people executed by its former communist regime. It remains unclear if
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