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Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside
19 hours, 18 minutes ago

Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Members of Albania’s main opposition party on Monday blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an anti-government protest calling for a technocratic caretaker cabinet ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. In the first rally after their leader was released from the house arrest, activists linked to the main center-right Democratic Party defied the cold and rain to …

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Albanian opposition supporters block the capital’s streets in an anti-government rally
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Albanian opposition supporters block the capital’s streets in an anti-government rally

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers and their supporters blocked the capital’s main streets for hours Tuesday accusing the government of corruption and demanding it be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet until 2025 parliamentary elections. Hundreds of activists blocked traffic at Tirana’s main intersections accusing the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Edi Rama of corruption, manipulating earlier elections and …

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Opposition supporters in Albania protest alleged corruption in Cabinet
10 months ago

Opposition supporters in Albania protest alleged corruption in Cabinet

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held a protest Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Since October, opposition lawmakers have regularly disrupted parliament sessions to protest the ruling left-wing Socialists’ refusal to create parliamentary commissions to investigate alleged cases of corruption involving Prime Minister Edi Rama and other top officials. Tuesday’s protest also showed support for former …

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Albania’s Constitutional Court says migration deal with Italy can go ahead if approved
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Albania’s Constitutional Court says migration deal with Italy can go ahead if approved

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s Constitutional Court on Monday said a deal can go ahead with Italy under which thousands of migrants rescued at sea by Italian authorities would be sent to Albania while their asylum applications are processed. Under the deal, two centers will be set up in Albania to process asylum applications by people rescued by Italian authorities in …

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Albania’s opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists
1 year, 1 month ago

Albania’s opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Sali Berisha, leader of one group in the heavily divided center-right Democratic Party, described the melee in parliament as a “temporary strike” and said the Democrats would continue with …

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Tirana protests UK official’s ‘verbal lynching’ of Albanians
1 year, 11 months ago

Tirana protests UK official’s ‘verbal lynching’ of Albanians

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania on Monday handed a verbal note to the British ambassador to Tirana to protest what it called a “verbal lynching” by a U.K. official in comments about Albanian immigrants in the country. The paper expressed “concern on the last statement of the Minister of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick with discriminatory language about Albanians.” Over the …

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Romanians protest cost of living in latest European action
2 years, 2 months ago

Romanians protest cost of living in latest European action

Associated Press  

BUCHAREST, Romania — Several thousand protesters in Romania joined an anti-poverty march Thursday in the capital to express dismay over the rising cost of living, marking the latest protest in Europe over high prices and pay that workers say has not kept pace with inflation. The march in Bucharest was organized by the National Trade Union Confederation, Cartel Alfa, which …

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Romanians protest cost of living in latest European action
2 years, 2 months ago

Romanians protest cost of living in latest European action

The Independent  

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Afghans evacuated to Albania protest for faster move to US
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghans evacuated to Albania protest for faster move to US

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — A group of people evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power last year held a protest Wednesday in Albania over the failure to expedite their move to the United States. A small group of families in Shengjin, a town located 70 kilometers northwest of Albania’s capital, Tirana, called on the U.S. to speed up the …

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