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Albania ‘sacks’ IMF

TIRANA, Jan 8 – The International Monetary Fund gave an end to its mission in Albania after the country fulfilled the standards to raise into a higher standard and not ask for
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Albania in 2009: Looking back over 2008

2008 marked important developments for Albania and the Albanians. Of particular and historical significance are two events: Albania received its invitation to join NATO and the independence of Kosovo. Both of these
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Swedish court rejects Haklaj’s extradition

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 22 – Sweden’s Supreme Court said it would not extradite Zylfie Haklaj, a 45-year-old Albanian woman convicted in absentia of killing two men in her homeland. The woman, if
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2008 Ambassador’s Cultural Preservation Fund Grants

TIRANA, Dec 20 – U.S. Ambassador Withers hosted a formal signing ceremony for two cultural preservation grants. The Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) is providing $7,800 for conservation treatment of prehistoric
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More countries welcome Albania into NATO

TIRANA, Dec 23 – More western European countries have ratified the NATO membership protocol Albania signed with the alliance in July and which is to be ratified by all its member counties
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Albania’s birthrate in decline

TIRANA, Dec 22 – Though still among the highest in its region, Albania’s birthrate is falling in the post-communist era. According to the Albanian Institute of Statistics, in 2007, the country recorded
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Albania considers DTT options

SOFIA, Dec 22 – The Albanian public broadcaster RTVSH could end up with two DTT multiplexes, each carrying up to 20 TV channels. Speaking at a conference in Sofia entitled Role of
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Journalists attacked

TIRANA, Dec 22 – A journalist of Albania daily newspaper was attacked last Friday by a group of four persons. Luan Kondi, vice editor-in-chief and head of the chronicle department of the
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