Opposition protesters hurl petrol bombs at Albania government building
Tirana, Albania Reuters Opposition protesters pelted Albania’s government building with petrol bombs and rocks late on Tuesday, accusing state officials of involvement in organised crime and corruption after their leader was placed under house arrest. Thousands gathered in front of the government headquarters in the capital Tirana as riot police officers were called in to […]
Italy’s deal with Albania on migrant camps capped at 3,000 migrants
Rome, ItalyReuters Albania will hold a maximum of 3,000 migrants at any one time under a deal announced this week allowing Italy to build two migrant reception and detention camps there, official documents showed on Wednesday. The scheme is the first example of a non-EU country accepting migrants on behalf of an EU nation, and […]
Albania votes in its first female dominated government
Pristina, AlbaniaReuters Albania’s parliament on Friday voted in the first cabinet to be dominated by women since the multi-party system was introduced 30 years ago. After a parliamentary session which lasted more than 20 hours, Edi Rama was voted as prime minister for third time after a landslide election victory in April. A woman looks […]