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Justice reform remains top priority

TIRANA, March 11 – Kreshnik Spahiu, vice head of the High Council of Justice, held a meeting in Italy with his counterparts of the judiciary system there. The justice officials discussed the
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EU asks for deeper reforms

TIRANA, March 11 – Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha met in Brussels Tuesday with the European Union’s troika of top officials. The meetings, a regularly scheduled session held between experts of Albania and
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15 killed, hundreds injured at Albania blast

GERDEC, March 16 – Fifteen people were killed and 296 injured from a massive explosion at an Albanian army ammunition dump near Tirana. More are feared dead. Some 4,000 people from three
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Albanian Defense Minister resignes

TIRANA, March 17 – Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu resigned Monday after a weapons depot blast killed at least 11 people and injured nearly 300. Mediu said he was very sorry for
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16 dead in boat sinking tragedy

TIRANA, March 6 – Sixteen people were killed, including two 3-year old kids, when a boat carrying them sank overnight in Farka lake near the capital. The families had gathered to celebrate
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Human trafficker arrested

GJIROKASTRA, March 3 – Police arrested Martjon Shehu, 28, accused of smuggling persons across the border into neighboring Greece. Shehu was arrested in southern Gjirokastra, close to the Greek border.
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Cannabis stopped at Greek border

KAKAVIE, March 3 – Police reported they had stopped 10 kilograms of cannabis sativa at the Kakavie border crossing point with neighboring Greece. The drugs had been hidden in a truck with
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