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Albanian protesters clash with police in election dispute

President Ilir Meta called off upcoming local elections but the ruling socialist party has continued to campaign.

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Albania and North Macedonia face new delays in EU accession talks

Albania and North Macedonia face new delays in the start of European Union accession negotiations that were originally due to start this month

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Albania: President's move to cancel elections is 'unconstitutional'

Albania's parliament call president’s decision to cancel municipal elections "unconstitutional".

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Euroviews. For the sake of security and political stability, parliaments must pursue sound governance ǀ View

As rapporteur of the [OSCE] economic and environmental committee, I have tabled a report and draft resolution under the theme “Advancing Sustainable Development to Promote Security: The Role of Parliaments.”

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Albanian elections cancelled in midst of anti-government protests

Albania’s president has cancelled local elections citing the need to reduce political tensions in the country.

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Thousands take to streets to call for Albania’s Prime Minister to quit

Albanian opposition leader Lulzim Basha has again brought thousands of his supporters onto the streets of Tirana as he continues his push for the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama to quit.

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The Brief: Western Balkans - a test for the EU's expansion appetite

The EU said the western Balkan countries had delivered on reforms, but full EU membership remains a distant ambition.

Serbia

Serb ultranationalists protest over Kosovo Albanian culture festival

It comes just a day after Serbia put its troops on high alert following the arrest of 19 people in an anti-crime operation in restive northern Kosovo, in an area primarily populated by ethnic Serbs.

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Talks to join EU 'should start with North Macedonia & Albania'

EU membership negotiations should begin with Albania and North Macedonia, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief.

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Albania protests: petrol bombs hurled at prime minister's office

Albania protests continued this weekend as demonstrators hurled petrol bombs against the prime minister's office.

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Watch: Anti-government protests in Albania

It is the 9th protest of its kind since February.

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Clashes as protesters try to storm Albanian parliament

Albanian opposition protesters on Thursday made further attempts to enter the country's parliament by force as they demand the government's resignation and an early election.

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Albanian protesters try to storm parliament building in Tirana

Supporters of Albania's opposition tried to storm the country's parliament building on Thursday as part of an ongoing protest against the govenment

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Albanian riot police clash with protesters calling for early elections

Albanian police have fired tear gas and used water cannon in an effort to disperse protesters trying to break into parliament.

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Dhaka fire, Albania protest, and Vegas snow | No Comment of the week

Here is the best of our No Comment videos this week.

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Albanian opposition in mass resignation move to demand fresh elections

Thousands of Albanians took part in a rally demonstrating against alleged corruption by Prime Minister Edi Rama. The peaceful demonstration culminated in a march led by opposition leader Lulzim Basha, to hand over signed statements by his MPs giving up their parliamentary seats.

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Pressure increases on Albanian government

Protesters gathered in front of Albania's parliament on Thursday as pressure increased on the government to step down

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Protesters attack Albanian prime minister's office, demand he resigns

According to the opposition Decmoratic Party which organised the protest around 50,000 people were bussed in from across the Balkan state.

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Watch again: Protesters in Albania try to smash into government HQ

They are protesting over alleged corruption and calling for the prime minister to quit.

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The desperate and neglected animals at Europe’s ‘worst zoo’

A three-legged bear is among neglected animals set to be evacuated from what’s been dubbed Europe’s worst zoo.