Politics
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Envisioning the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order
The world’s newest and smallest state, only 27 hectares in size, is being planned to be established in the Albanian capital, Tirana. Although still just a project on paper, Albanian...
Kurti escalates accusations against West, shows no sign of changing course
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has intensified his criticism of Western officials, accusing them of “appeasement” toward Serbia amid fears of Belgrade’s ties with Moscow. In a Reuters interview in...
Democratic Party MP Salianji appears in court surrounded by Democratic Party MPs for appeal in ‘Babale’ case
Democratic Party MP Ervin Salianji appeared at the Court of Appeals today accompanied by a large group of Democratic Party MPs as final arguments were presented in the so-called “Babale”...
EU accession roadmap outlines 118 reform measures for democratic institutions
The draft roadmap “For the Functioning of Democratic Institutions,” presented by the EU accession negotiating team to the Committee on European Affairs, proposes 118 reform measures to improve democracy and...
Freeze of ethnic quotas in the public sector in North Macedonia
The Constitutional Court in North Macedonia has temporarily halted public sector hiring based on ethnic quotas, pending a final ruling on the constitutionality of the ‘Balancer’ mechanism that has been...
Prime Minister rules out new asylum agreements
Prime Minister Edi Rama has firmly stated that Albania will not enter into any asylum agreements with other countries, aside from the existing one with Italy. Context Last week, during...