Tag: Albania

A Denser City, But at What Cost? (Jessica Bateman, Bloomberg)

Over the next decade, Tirana is poised for a dramatic makeover. In the center of the Albanian capital, modern high-rises are taking the place...

Despite calls, Albania remains reluctant to find its 6,000 missing communism victims (Alice Taylor, Euractiv)

Nazmi Uruci’s descendants have been searching for his remains for almost 80 years. Born in northern Albania in 1904, Nazmi was a customs official...

EU hopeful Albania struggles with its own asylum seekers (Alice Taylor, Euractiv)

Albania has a problem with asylum. Between 2010 and 2019, more than 193,000 Albanians applied for asylum in the European Union, a significant portion of the...

Albanian PM’s statement on unification with Kosovo unacceptable — Russian Foreign Ministry (TASS)

Moscow views the statement made by Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama on unification of the country with Kosovo as absolutely unacceptable, official spokeswoman...

Afghanistan/Albania. First Group of Afghan Evacuees Arrives in Albania (VoA)

Armand Mero, Keida Kostreci ​A first group of 121 evacuees from Afghanistan arrived early Friday in Albania, after the country agreed to temporarily house at-risk Afghan...

Afghan Refugees/USA/Albania/Kosovo – Albania, Kosovo say ready to temporarily house Afghan refugees (Euractiv, Reuters)

File photo. Albania and Kosovo have accepted a US request to temporarily take in Afghan refugees seeking visas to enter the United States, the...