Protesters against government corruption cram into the streets of Tirana, Albania’s capital.
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Addressing high levels of corruption is crucial if Albania wants to join the EU and improve its society and economy.
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Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s 2023 state of the union speech saw her press for expansion for the union’s own good.
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Facing incentives to leave and high unemployment at home, Albania’s young people are migrating in large numbers.
Some towns in Albania have lost much of their population due to migration.
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Albania has a falling birthrate and few jobs for young people.
Freedom fighter or something darker? The former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi.
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The trial of the former Kosovan president and several others highlights the sharp and enduring divisions and differing interpretations of history.
National fervour: ethnic Serbs protest in Northern Mitrovica in Kosovo.
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Leaders on both sides are ramping up hostility for their own ends.
Adrian Paci’s Centro di Permanenza Temporanea.
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From plane stairs that lead nowhere to paintings of empty towns, these artists depict the experience of Albanian immigrants.
Some Albanians towns have lost a lot of their younger population.
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Levels of poverty shot up in Albania during COVID when there was little governmental support.
Kezia Dugdale was Scottish Labour leader from 2015-17.
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Ahead of the Scottish election on May 6, the former Scottish Labour leader explains what’s at stake – and what could happen next.
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Despite clear concerns about the global impact of problem betting, more governments are making it easier to access
The Caban Coch dam, in Wales’ Elan Valley, is just one of the estimated 1.2 million river barriers in Europe.
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New research published in the journal Nature reveals that more than 1.2 million flow barriers exist on European rivers and that approximately 10% are obsolete.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama uses social media as a way to reach constituents directly.
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New laws in Albania show one approach to dealing with disinformation – and highlight some pitfalls of selective regulation.
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election victory following a re-run in 2017.
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By pushing their usually valid complaints onto the streets and the courts, opposition leaders deny governments the popular goodwill and international credibility they need to govern effectively.
The aftermath of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Durres, Albania. November 28 2019.
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Post-earthquake aftershocks are often assumed to be less violent, but that’s not always the case.
Because male migrants earn more money to send back home than females, families in some post-communist countries are strongly tempted to use sex-selective abortion to improve their lives.
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Breeding young men for export has never been a successful economic development strategy. Policies that improve local labour market opportunities could increase the status of women.
Musine Kokalari during her trial in 1946.
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Musine Kokalari was imprisoned and tortured by the communist regime in Albania in 1946 for standing up for free speech.
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If the western Balkan countries can’t join the EU, their complicated ethnic politics might boil over once again.
And so it begins …
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France are favourites, Albania are playing and there are more teams than ever before. Your essential guide to Europe’s summer football festival.
Albanian players run for cover.
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Few thought that Serbia’s Euro 2016 qualifying fixture against Albania on October 14 would be an easy match. But the depths to which it sank are shocking even to those familiar with the potency of anti-Albanian…