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Albanians rally in Brussels against Serbia

January 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Kosovo, Serbia

In Brussels, hundreds of Albanians from Albania and Kosovo gathered at a rally against the opening of negotiations between Serbia

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Varied views as Serbia begins EU accession talks

January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Croatia, European Commission, Kosovo, Serbia

Serbian leaders arrived in Brussels on January 21 2014 for the start of the country’s European Union accession talks, but

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Romanian, Albanian held as police bust network of 280 burglars in France

January 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Romania

French law enforcement authorities working with Europol, have dismantled a Paris-based network of prolific burglars and arrested 15 individuals. Two

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Central and Eastern Europe in 2013: Emerging and submerging

January 6, 2014February 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

There were record floods, changes of government, protests – lots of those – and the European Union got larger by

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Prime Minister Rama: Albania will not accept Syria’s chemical weapons

November 16, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

Albanian prime minister Edi Rama announced on November 15 that the Albanian government was refusing the request by the United

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Albania rejects US request to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons

November 16, 2013 VOANews Albania

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has rejected a U.S. request that Albania host the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile.

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Protests in Skopje: Albania, say ‘no’ to Syria’s chemical weapons

November 15, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Macedonia

A protest was held on November 14 2013 against the arrival of Syria’s chemical weapons in Albania and as a

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EULEX indicts ambassador of Kosovo to Albania on counts of war crimes

November 9, 2013November 9, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Kosovo

European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) has officially filed an indictment on counts of war crimes and on several

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Albanian government decides to stop all online sporting bets

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

The Albanian government has decided to act like Turkey, by stopping the activity of all online sport betting. The decision

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