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Albania, elections and its prospects

TIRANA, July 9 – The June 28 parliamentary elections were seen as a test of Albania’s political maturity and democracy and were considered as decisive for its further move towards integration into
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Albanians in drug networks throughout Italy

TIRANA, July 8 – Albanians are among the top leaders of drug crimes in nearby Italy. Recently Italian police hit a drug ring which had its “brain” in Albania, the operations center
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Albania: much to do for visa liberalization

TIRANA, July 8 – Albania needs to do much more so that Europe can start to ease visa restrictions, according to Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, during his recent visit to Romania.
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No clear winner

TIRANA, July 3 – The June 28 election did not change much from the last six, with all political parties accusing each other of vote-rigging and voting manipulation. The counting has not
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Ex-deputy minister of Albania cleared of graft

TIRANA, July 4 – Albania’s former Deputy Transport Minister, Nikolin Jaka, was declared innocent by the Tirana Appeals Court. He had been earlier sentenced for illegally influencing a public tender. In September
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Socialists complain of election fraud

TIRANA, July 5 – Opposition Socialists complained that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country’s lengthy vote count by declaring victory before all ballots from the June 28th national
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New road to Kosovo closed for work

TIRANA, July 6 – The Transport Ministry announced that the tunnel in the road segment to Kosovo inaugurated only recently would be closed to traffic from 11:00am Monday until 7:00am Thursday. The
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Turkey welcomes elections in Albania

TIRANA, July 4 – Turkey welcomed a secure and stable general election in Albania, according to a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry. It welcomed the recent general elections held in Albania
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Albania’s elections and its EU bid

TIRANA, July 6 – Albania’s elections had a calm and peaceful day during the voting but its counting process brought out the usual tit-for-tat political fight between the two political parties. Albania
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