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Dutch truck driver smuggled Albanians across channel in sleep cabin, Prosecutors say

NL Times

A 33-year-old truck driver from Veenendaal allegedly smuggled Albanians into England on three occasions in 2023, hiding them in his truck's sleeping cabin. Prosecutors on Friday demanded a 24-month prison sentence, with eight months suspended, for the man, who reportedly earned the equivalent of a year’s salary from the operation. The truck driver, whose identity has not been disclosed, worked …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Kosovo appeals body overturns ban on ethnic Serb party, allowing it to run in parliamentary election

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s election appeals authority on Wednesday cancelled a ban on the main party of the ethnic Serb minority, allowing it to field candidates in the upcoming parliamentary election. The Electoral Panel for Complaints and Appeals decided that the party, Srpska Lista, or Serb List, has “fulfilled the political terms to be certified for registration.” The panel overturned …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Livestock wagon driver arrested and accused of smuggling Albanians from Northern Ireland on to UK mainland

Daily Mail

The driver of a livestock wagon was in custody last night after allegedly smuggling 14 Albanians from Northern Ireland onto the British mainland. The Home Office said the 14 Albanian nationals were discovered ‘concealed in a livestock wagon in unsafe conditions’ on Wednesday. Officials confirmed the arrest was made at Loch Ryan ferry port in Dumfries and Galloway, 80 miles …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

North Macedonia court delays language law ruling amid ethnic tensions

Associated Press

North Macedonia — North Macedonia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday postponed a ruling on a controversial law concerning the use of minority languages, triggering a new round of ethnic tensions in the tiny Balkan country. Ethnic Albanians make up roughly a quarter of North Macedonia’s 2 million population, in a country slightly larger than the U.S. state of Vermont. Several hundred …

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1 month ago

Albanians abroad will vote for the first time in parliamentary elections set for May

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s president on Thursday set May 11 as the date for the country’s next parliamentary election, and Albanians living in other countries will for the first time be able to cast ballots from overseas. Albania’s number of potential voters is 3.6 million even though the small Balkan country’s current population is no more than 2.4 million. Albania’s …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: First migrant crime table

The Telegraph

The Telegraph compiled the league table by taking data from the Ministry of Justice which shows there are 10,435 foreign nationals in jails in England and Wales compared with 76,866 British nationals. This was cross-referenced with Office for National Statistics 2021 census data, from which was extracted the number of foreign nationals from each country who have not got a …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo authorities on Friday closed five parallel institutions working with the ethnic Serb minority, a move that was immediately criticized by the United States and could further raise tensions with neighboring Serbia. Elbert Krasniqi, Kosovo’s minister of local administration, confirmed the closure of five so-called parallel institutions in the north — where most of the ethnic Serb …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Albanians vote for new mayor of ethnic Greek town in a case that has sparked tensions with Athens

Associated Press

QEPARO, Albania — Albanians in the southwestern town of Himara voted for a new mayor Sunday after their previous choice, a member of the country’s ethnic Greek minority, was stripped of his title, convicted and imprisoned on vote-buying charges. After the voting ended at 1700 GMT on Sunday, the preliminary turnout tally showed that 37.61% — or more than 3% …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

EU-backed court convicts former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter of murder and abuse during 1999 war

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges at a European Union-backed court convicted a former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Tuesday with involvement in the murder of one person and the illegal detention and torture of nearly 20 more during his country’s war for independence from Serbia in 1999. Pjetër Shala, also known by the nickname “Wolf,” was found guilty of three war …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia FA threatens to quit Euros if UEFA does not punish Croats and Albanians over chants

The Hindu

Serbia soccer officials threatened to quit the European Championship after they were offended by fan chants reportedly heard during the Albania-Croatia match. We don’t want to participate in that, but if UEFA doesn’t punish them, we will think about how to proceed.” In a separate statement on Thursday, the Serbia FA condemned the “shameful racist behavior” of the Albanian and …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia FA threatens to quit Euros if UEFA does not punish Croats and Albanians over chants

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia soccer officials threatened their team could quit the European Championship after they were offended by fan chants reportedly heard during the Albania-Croatia match. A disciplinary inspector was appointed, UEFA said, “to conduct an investigation regarding potential racist and/or discriminatory conduct by supporters that allegedly occurred.” UEFA gave no timeline for the case, which is unlikely to …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia threatens to quit Euros if UEFA does not punish Croats and Albanians for offensive chants

New Indian Express

BELGRADE: Serbia soccer officials threatened to quit the European Championship after they were offended by fan chants reportedly heard during the Albania-Croatia match. Serbia started its second group match against Slovenia on Thursday afternoon in Munich. "What happened is scandalous and we will ask UEFA for sanctions, even at the cost of not continuing the competition,” Serbia Football Association general …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kosovo marks the 25th anniversary of its liberation, when Serb forces withdrew after NATO bombing

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Wednesday celebrated what it considers a liberation day, marking the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serb forces. During the 1998-1999 war with ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army separatists, Serbian forces failed to meet Western demands on reconciliation, which pushed NATO to launch a 78-day bombing campaign against Serbia that resulted in its withdrawal. But …

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7 months ago

Kosovo celebrates 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serbian forces after NATO bombing

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Monday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serbian forces following a 78-day NATO bombing campaign, which opened the way for its independence nine years later. About 13,000 people, mostly ethnic Albanians, died and about 1 million were deported until the NATO bombing resulted in the Serbian withdrawal and the establishment of an international …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Dutch resident arrested for helping Albanians sneak into trucks headed to the UK

NL Times

Authorities in the Netherlands arrested a 43-year-old man accused of helping unauthorized Albanian immigrants sneak into the United Kingdom. The suspect, who lives in the province of Zuid-Holland, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon on allegations of people smuggling, the Marechaussee said soon after the man was apprehended. The Marechaussee said that openings were created in trailers when trucks were parked …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Coach Sylvinho says Albania under no pressure at Euros but wants them to show their heart

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Albania is under no pressure heading to the European Championship although coach Sylvinho stressed on Monday his team will show its fighting character. We should go there and play and improve.” Albania starts its campaign in Germany against defending champion Italy on June 15, followed by two-time quarterfinalist Croatia on June 19 then three-time champion Spain on …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron hailed progress in a U.K.-Albania joint effort to cut illegal migration, saying small boat arrivals from Albania to the U.K. fell by over 90% in 2023 as the two countries fought people smuggling gangs, according to a Foreign Office statement. The statement said “the partnership between the U.K. and Albania stands out …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo police on Monday closed six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank in line with the decision on the ban of the use of the Serbian dinar currency in the country, a move that has raised tension with neighboring Serbia. Starting on Feb. 1, the government required areas dominated by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo to adopt …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kosovo criticizes Council of Europe for not holding a vote on its membership, blames Serbia lobbying

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Friday criticized the Council of Europe ‘s decision against holding a vote on its membership, saying it deprived its people and especially its ethnic minorities of democratic tools offered by the continent’s top human rights body. Kosovo’s membership was not on the agenda of the council’s foreign ministers meeting after some members had required Kosovo …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump's son-in-law Kushner

The Independent

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump’s son-in-law Kushner

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development project that will be financed by the firm of Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the site of the former Serbian army headquarters destroyed in a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999. “This development will further elevate Belgrade into the premier international destination it is …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kosovo makes last-minute push to get its membership in Council of Europe approved in a Friday vote

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The government of Kosovo is making a last-minute effort to convince Western powers to vote on whether to admit the country as a new member in the Council of Europe, the continent’s top human rights body. Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz in a letter Thursday to Theodoros Rousopoulos, the head of the Council of Europe’s Parliament Assembly, said …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Albania has installed a “sophisticated” network of cameras along its border with Kosovo, supplied by the British government in an attempt to stem the number of migrants flowing into the United Kingdom and to track criminal activity in the region, the U.K. home office said Wednesday. Top British officials had called Albanians’ arrivals “an invasion,” sparking a …

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8 months ago

Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe’s membership vote next week

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Kosovo’s prime minister Wednesday deplored the fact that some Western powers reportedly have set another condition ahead of Kosovo’s joining the Council of Europe. Kosovo media reported that France and Germany want Kosovo to take a significant step toward establishing an association of its Serb-majority municipalities in the north to unblock a vote of full membership a …

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Dutch truck driver smuggled Albanians across channel in sleep cabin, Prosecutors say

Kosovo appeals body overturns ban on ethnic Serb party, allowing it to run in parliamentary election

Livestock wagon driver arrested and accused of smuggling Albanians from Northern Ireland on to UK mainland

North Macedonia court delays language law ruling amid ethnic tensions

Albanians abroad will vote for the first time in parliamentary elections set for May

Revealed: First migrant crime table

Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm

Albanians vote for new mayor of ethnic Greek town in a case that has sparked tensions with Athens

EU-backed court convicts former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter of murder and abuse during 1999 war

Serbia FA threatens to quit Euros if UEFA does not punish Croats and Albanians over chants

Serbia FA threatens to quit Euros if UEFA does not punish Croats and Albanians over chants

Serbia threatens to quit Euros if UEFA does not punish Croats and Albanians for offensive chants

Kosovo marks the 25th anniversary of its liberation, when Serb forces withdrew after NATO bombing

Kosovo celebrates 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serbian forces after NATO bombing

Dutch resident arrested for helping Albanians sneak into trucks headed to the UK

Coach Sylvinho says Albania under no pressure at Euros but wants them to show their heart

UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration

Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

Kosovo criticizes Council of Europe for not holding a vote on its membership, blames Serbia lobbying

Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump's son-in-law Kushner

Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump’s son-in-law Kushner

Kosovo makes last-minute push to get its membership in Council of Europe approved in a Friday vote

Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs

Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe’s membership vote next week