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Albanian artist makes record breaking Jackson mosaic
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A mosaic of the late Michael Jackson composed of 230,000 paintbrushes by Albanian artist Saimir Strati entered the Guinness World Records as the world's largest paintbrush mosaic on Friday. Comment?
Albania's Berisha argues boycott does not hinder visa liberalisation
TIRANA, Albania -- The opposition Socialist Party's two month-long parliamentary boycott does not hinder the visa liberalisation that Albania is seeking in 2010, Prime Minister Sali Berisha told lawmakers Thursday . Comment?
Region grapples with swine flu
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... Novartis. The country is slated to receive enough for three million doses by mid-March. Some countries, such as Albania, have not yet put in a request for the vaccine. According to Albanian authorities, the country has 10,000 doses of Tamiflu in ... Comment?
A recent incident highlights shortcomings in media freedom.
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... 135 journalists protested in Tirana last week, and signed a petition requesting new media safety standards in Albania. That may be an uphill battle. Reporters without Borders ranked Albania 88th in the world this year, nine positions below last ... Comment?
Balkans Must Focus on Knowledge-Based Economy
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Tirana Besar Likmeta Camille Nuamah World Bank Albania Country Manager, Camille Nuamah, says that poor rule of law, constantly changing regulatory frameworks, little investment in information technology and education risk thwarting economic growth in South East Europe. Comment?
US Urges Solution to Albania Political Crises
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... Court that they lost their parents in Mesici and Kukavice villages, near Rogatica, in July 1992. U.S. Ambassador to Albania John L. Withers US Ambassador in Tirana John L Withers called on Prime Minister Sali Berisha and opposition leader Edi Rama ... Comment?
Albania Press Review - November 13
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... for the destruction of 16 mosques. more Tirana 13 November 2009 Albanian newspapers Here are the top stories in Albania's main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. TEMA Albania'ss government ... Comment?
Albanian Women Eye Political Future
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Ok, so you've heard it all before voting is your democratic right, it's the only way to ensure your voice is heard, it's your duty as a good citizen, it gives you the mandate to complain when things go wrong. Comment?
... official registration, the data showed. Most of the victims are Serbian but they also include citizens of Romania, Albania, Moldavia, Montenegro and Bosnia, the agency reported. In 2008, the authorities registered 55 victims of human trafficking. ... Comment?
"2012" -- Director Roland Emmerich returns to destroy the planet again, this time depicting the confluence of disasters that some say will accompany the expiration date on the ancient Mayan calendar. Comment?
Bulgaria Names Its Commissioner
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... of visa-free travel for Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian nationals, and has called for visa liberalisation for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina by next year. more Vukovic and Tomic: Aggressors' Side 12 November 2009 A former military observer ... Comment?
FBI Wanted Suspect Arrested in Albania
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... "This is the culmination of a joint operation between the federal agencies that began in late 2003 with targets in Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States," said in a statement in March the US law ... Comment?
EUROPE/ALBANIA - The Conference of Bishops will hold a Symposium dedicated to the last ...
At the Fall Plenary Assembly of the Albanian Bishops' Conference , which met in Tirana on November 9-10, the Bishops reflected on the Encyclical "Caritas in Veritate.' After a brief exposition of the papal document, as CEA spokesman Father Gjergj Meta tells Afenzia Fides, they considered the situation in Albania, particularly in regards to poverty, ... Comment?
EU greenlights start of Albania accession talks
EUA countries have agreed to proceed with Albania's application for membership of the European Union, a first step in a long process towards possible membership of the bloc, EU diplomats said. Comment?
Albania moves towards official EU candidate status
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The foreign ministers of the 27 EU-member states are expected to ask the European Commission early next week to prepare an assessment of Albania's readiness to start membership talks. Comment?
Kosovo Press Review - November 12
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... of visa-free travel for Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian nationals, and has called for visa liberalisation for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina by next year. more Karadzic: Flawed Tribunal Decision 11 November 2009 Radovan Karadzic asks the ... Comment?
Romania Press Review - November 12
... of visa-free travel for Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian nationals, and has called for visa liberalisation for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina by next year. more Karadzic: Flawed Tribunal Decision 11 November 2009 Radovan Karadzic asks the ... Comment?
Albania Press Review - November 12
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... of visa-free travel for Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian nationals, and has called for visa liberalisation for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina by next year. more Karadzic: Flawed Tribunal Decision 11 November 2009 Radovan Karadzic asks the ... Comment?
Albanian tribute to the King of Pop
... the 10-meter-long, 2.6-meter-high mosaic that has been placed on the side of a truck traveling the streets of Albania. It is StratiA's fourth attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. He has entered the book three times: for making the ... Comment?
AC Milan's Gatusso Stolen Car Found in Albania
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... plates and was registered to an Albanian national. Police are currently investigating how the stolen vehicle entered Albania. Luxury vehicles stolen from Western Europe often end up on Albania's streets after their plates are changed and are then ... Comment?