Kozeta Cika contributed to this article Image by David Liuzzo Today, the government in Kosovo fell, after the parliament approved the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the current government with 78 votes. The vote was a surprise, as the government did not expect its allies to vote in favor of the…
The violence that swept the Macedonian parliament on April 27 was owed to the fact that politics in the Former Yugoslavian Republic have been blocked since last December’s indeterminate elections. Violence broke out on the pretext that Talat Xhaferri, an Albanian, was elected as Assembly Chairman. Xhaferri was voted in…
Kozeta Cika Also Contributed To This Article On April 18, during an interview for a European media outlet, Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, stated that, if Europe’s doors were closed for the Western Balkans, smaller unions would appear, such as the unification of Albania with Kosovo. This statement triggered numerous…
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel Tells Albanian Opposition MPs-Stop The Boycott, Go Back To Parliament!
In Albania, almost every day, a dozen people are arrested for producing and trafficking narcotic drugs, where large quantities of marijuana are seized, varying from few kilograms to several tons. Albania seems flooded with drugs. Frightening statistics show that a large amount of contraband is seized on Italian shores, coming…
Will there be a technical, caretaker government in Albania? This is the question, which arose on February 18, as soon as Democratic Party protests started on the boulevard, which not yet been answered. Some opposite opinions have arrived from important international players, regarding Albania’s current political situation. Deputy Chairman of…
When my friend Besi, on a Saturday in February, suggested going to Sotira waterfall, situated in the East in the Gramshi district, I immediately said yes. That was for two reasons: first, I had seen so many great pictures from that waterfall, but had never been there. Second, I was…
The opposition tent, put up in the main boulevard of Tirana, the capital of Albania, since 18 February, seems to have “shaded” from the ongoing sun four ministers of the current Rama government. Although the prime minister himself never admited that these moves were the outcome of opposition pressure, nevertheless,…
Residents of Zharrez village, in Patos Municipality, have chosen an extreme action to highlight their plight. On February 21, they started marching towards the capital city, Tirana, in an almost marathon-like journey. This escalation of measures against the government comes after a strike that lasted for more than 20 days…