While refreshing myself recently in Novi Sad, I started a conversation with an affable hostel owner who told me of his two sons on a high-school exchange in America. For them, it had been a bit disappointing, he explained.
Albania President Sets Criteria for High Judges
Tirana | 04 May 2010
Albanian President Bamir Topi declared yesterday that he will avoid nominating judges with a political affiliation to the country’s highest courts.
Albania Opposition Hunger Strike, Protests Continue
Tirana | 04 May 2010Nearly two dozen MPs from the opposition Socialist Party along with 180 of their supporters, continued their hunger strike for the fourth day in the Albanian capital Tirana on Tuesday, pushing authorities to hold a recount of the country's parliamentary election ballots.
Albania Opposition in Hunger Strike
Tirana | 03 May 2010Twenty-two MPs from the opposition Socialist Party backed by 180 supporters launched a hunger strike in the Albanian capital Tirana on Saturday evening to push authorities to hold a recount of the country's parliamentary election ballots.
Hope for Young Victims of Albanian Blood Feuds
Tirana | 08 April 2010
Children caught up in their families’ vendettas are virtual prisoners in their homes and getting an education remains an uphill battle.
Albania Socialists Hope Protest Wave Will Force Elections
Tirana | 31 March 2010
As opposition party plans nationwide series of rallies, to compel the government to call early elections, Europe is looking on with growing dismay.
Secure Gas Supplies Will Empower Balkan Integration
| 25 March 2010
Energy projects in the Western Balkans have the potential to act as an important catalyst for regional integration – but also, if mishandled, to reverse positive trends.
Albania ‘Stalling’ Probe into Organ Trade Claims
By Branka Trivic25 February 2010 UN Rapporteur Philip Alston says Tirana is not doing itself any favours by not cooperating with an impartial, international, investigation into Serbian claims.
Playing Politics with Albania’s Communist Era Crimes
By Besar Likmeta11 February 2010 The gruesome discovery of a mass grave near Tirana deserves more than the usual political bickering between left and right.
Albania Opposition Hunger Strike, Protests Continue
04 May 2010
Nearly two dozen MPs from the opposition Socialist Party along with 180 of their supporters, continued their hunger strike for the fourth day in the Albanian capital Tirana on Tuesday, pushing authorities to hold a recount of the country's parliamentary election ballots.
