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2012-06-12The ruling Democratic Party elevated Interior Minister Bujar Nishani to president over the objections of the Socialist Party.

2012-04-25A tender for a third airport in Istanbul will open this year. Also in business news: BiH's government adopted a budget for 2012 and Romania plans to reorganise its tax system.

2012-04-11Promising tax breaks, Albania's prime minister calls for Turkish companies to invest. Also in business news: Representatives of 50 countries gathered in Istanbul to attend the 15th Eurasian Economic Summit.

2012-04-10Calls for a state of emergency in Kosovo's north come after a bomb attack kills an ethnic Albanian.

2011-12-30Minorities in Albania plan to challenge the Constitutional Court decision to make the category "nationality" unconstitutional in legal and civil registries, as well as on census forms.

2011-11-08Political stalemate and the slow pace of reforms prompted the EU to reject Albania's candidate status last month -- a setback that has economic and political repercussions.

2011-10-14The tug-of-war between the government and opposition takes a toll on the country's EU prospects.

2011-09-13Albania needs to calm its problems at home in order to move on the European integration, ministers say.

2011-05-26TIRANA, Albania -- President Bamir Topi met on Wednesday (May 25th) with Kosovo Local Government Minister Slobodan Petrovic, praising efforts for an...

2011-05-20TIRANA, Albania -- President Bamir Topi on Thursday (May 19th) voiced regret that European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso opted to cancel h...

2011-05-05Ahead of the weekend election, the focus is on both the process and the outcome.

2011-04-28Despite promises to increase the number of women in government, the May 8th candidate lists fall short.

2011-04-27TIRANA, Albania -- European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso will visit Albania soon after the May 8th local elections to stress the imp...

2011-04-26TIRANA, Albania -- The vacant post at the helm of the interior ministry was filled on Monday (April 25th) by Bujar Nishani, during a ceremony in Tira...

2011-04-06TIRANA, Albania -- President Bamir Topi has reiterated his call for all politicians to hold productive debates and refrain from violence and rhetoric...

2011-03-25Over 7,000 Jews from Macedonia died at Treblinka. A new facility provides powerful evidence of the need for tolerance.

2011-03-24TIRANA, Albania -- President Bamir Topi discussed state care for minors with UNICEF's Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe Steven Allen o...

2011-03-22TIRANA, Albania -- Visiting Kosovo President Behgjet Pacolli promoted the idea of a unified market with Albania during a two-day stay in Tirana. Paco...

2011-03-17TIRANA, Albania -- The capability to hold democratic elections has to be proven on May 8th, when Albania will hold local elections, President Bamir T...

2011-03-14SKOPJE, Macedonia -- President Gjorge Ivanov will visit Albania on Thursday (March 17th) and Friday, local media reported on Sunday. Ivanov and Alban...