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EC-UNDP funding helps Kukes development

KUKES, Oct 29 – A 5 million euros funding from the European Commission and the UNDP Albania has had significant effects to improve the development of the northeastern district of Kukes, that
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3 judges fired of abuse of post

TIRANA, Oct 29 – Three judges were fired accused of abusing with their post. What made that more intriguing was the fact that they had also covered the appeals court trial of
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Female MPs ask for higher representation

TIRANA, 27 October- Female MPs from South-Eastern Europe ask for a higher level of representation. They met in Tirana with the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Robert Bosch and
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Albanian to be extradited from Belgium

TIRANA, Oct 20 – Belgium will soon extradite Behar Bajri, 28, to Tirana, following a request by Albanian authorities. Bajri was arrested in Belgium last December after being wanted by Albania for
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Southeastern police strengthen ties

Ljubljana, Oct 19 – Interior Ministers and other senior officials of southeastern European countries met in Slovenia last week to discuss illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. Albanian vice Interior Minister
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5 Drowned in illegal boat capsize

TIRANA, Oct 20 – An overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants capsized Sunday in a lake in southern Albania, drowning a woman and her 3-month-old baby, police said. Twenty-four other migrants were rescued,
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Albania gets second tranche of MCA funding

TIRANA, Oct 18 – Albania entered another round in its fight against corruption today with the signing of a second Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold Country Agreement between Albania and the United States.
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Fazlic lawyers ask for impartial investigation

TIRANA, Oct 20 – Two American lawyers arrived in Albania last week to defend their client, Damir Fazlic. Edward Ross and Andrew Corcoran of the Washington-based litigation department of Skadden, Arps DC
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