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Albania’s Parliament among latest to ratify North Macedonia’s Nato accession protocol

February 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Nato

Albania has become one of the first countries to ratify the Republic of North Macedonia’s Nato accession protocol. In a

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Europe 

Macedonia’s former PM Gruevski breaks his silence in a TV interview: ‘One day I will return’

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Hungary, Macedonia

“One day I will return, I didn’t come here to live, but to take refuge from political persecution. I’m unjustly

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with PMs of Albania, Kosovo

June 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Bulgaria EU presidency, Kosovo

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held separate talks in Tirana on June 4 with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama and

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Europe 

Western Balkan leaders ask EU ‘to do the right thing’

May 29, 2018May 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Macedonia, Serbia

Senior government officials from several Western Balkans countries have put pressure on the European Union, during the annual council meeting

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Europe 

EU foreign policy chief Mogherini holds talks with Western Balkans prime ministers

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Macedonia

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has held talks with prime ministers of the Western Balkans countries, encouraging them

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry welcomes European Commission’s EU enlargement package

April 18, 2018April 19, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry is “particularly pleased” with the European Commission’s recommendations to start EU accession talks with Skopje and Tirana,

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Europe 

European Commission recommends opening accession talks with Macedonia, Albania

April 17, 2018April 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, European Commission, Macedonia

The European Commission said on April 17 that it was recommending that the Council of the EU decides to open

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Europe 

European Commission expected to recommend the opening of negotiations with Albania

April 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

Albania is expecting to receive a positive recommendation on April 17 2018 for the opening of accession talks with the

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Europe 

Albania: Heavy rains trigger many floods

December 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

Albania continues to be in a state of emergency caused by the heavy rains that have fallen all over the

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