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“Impossibly blue skies, a wild and dramatic coast, and warm Mediterranean waters lapping at your feet – welcome to Albania,” gushed Condé Nast Traveler this month. Come, experience the Maldives for £25 ($32) and get that “Bora Bora feeling” enticed British tabloid the Mirror in mid-August. Isolated...

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The World Briefly

February 22, 2024

Mirror, Mirror

Albania

Thousands of Albanian citizens took to the streets of the capital Tirana this week to protest against government corruption, Euronews reported. Demonstrators, including many supporters of Albania’s opposition, protested in front of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office, with some protesters throwing stones and flares at police...

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The World Briefly

December 15, 2023

Outsourcing Migration

Albania

Albania’s constitutional court temporarily suspended a migration deal between the Albanian and Italian governments, which would have allowed Rome to send thousands of asylum seekers to its neighboring Balkan country for processing instead of remaining in their country of arrival, the BBC reported Thursday. The court’s...

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Need to Know

June 01, 2023

Balkan Malaise

Albania

Men from remote mountain regions have been among the majority of the more than 12,000 Albanians who have migrated to Britain in the past year. They ventured from their homes in the Balkans to the West European country due to “a lack of work or...

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The World Briefly

September 12, 2022

Hacking Relations

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Albania accused Iran of a second cyberattack over the weekend, just days after the small Balkan country cut off diplomatic relations with Tehran over a July hack that destroyed government data and shut down services, CNN reported. The recent hack led Albanian officials to take its...

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The World Briefly

July 20, 2022

The Club

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The European Union officially began talks on EU membership with North Macedonia and Albania Tuesday, a move that brings the two Balkan nations closer to joining the 27-nation bloc, Politico reported. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the opening of talks and praised the...

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The World Briefly

March 15, 2022

Bread and Butter

Albania

Thousands of people marched in Albanian cities this week to protest the rising cost of fuel and food in the small Balkan country, which have increased as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Euronews reported. Fuel prices have gone up more than 40 percent in one...

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