Albania

Albanian political parties failed Wednesday to propose any candidates for the country’s new president, forcing parliament to put off his or her election for a week. The Socialists and the governing

Context Following the collapse of communism throughout Eastern Europe and the subsequent breakup of Yugoslavia, the countries in the Balkan area have experienced changes in their demographics, usually in the form of an abrupt decrease in birth rates and population.

Albania’s parliament will start the procedure for the election of a new head of state on Thursday. Candidates must have the backing of 20

A Bulgarian parliamentary delegation, headed by National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva, will make an official visit to Albania. The Bulgarian delegation includes Ekaterina Mihaylova, Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly and Chairperson

Albanian President Bamir Topi will not arrive in Ukraine to attend the summit of state leaders of Central and East European countries in Yalta on 11-12 May. Topi said that in this way he expressed his protest against “inhuman treatment” of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who does not …

The Serbian police arrested on Friday morning several people who are suspected they have committed war crimes during the Kosovo conflict in the 1990s. The arrests were made in Bujanovac and surrounding villages in south Serbia, an area with predominantly Albanian population. Most of the arrested persons are former members …

Stefan Fule urged on Thursday for talks between the Albanian political parties regarding the election of the new president. “The selection for the office of the president should respect the spirit

The Albanian government agreed on Wednesday to allow access to its territory to a EULEX team of prosecutors which will investigate allegations that the KLA harvested organs of Serb war prisoners. Prime Minister Sali Berisha said the parliament will pass a

Albanian President Topi on Thursday started a visit for two days to Skopje after tensions raised towards country’s Albanian minority. “Each nationalistic or ultra-nationalistic reflex or a climate of prejudice harms relations between Macedonians and ethnic Albanians in Macedonia as well as regional relations,” Topi said. Topi urged people to …

Hashim Thaci called for calm after the murder of five Macedonian men in Skopje last week. Rumours that the men were killed by Albanians raised the tension, but the police say there is no evidence to support the claims. Thaci added that both Albanians and Macedonians need to keep the country …