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Albania begins substantial negotiations on EU membership Tengrinews.kz - Albania has commenced substantive negotiations for joining the European Union, with representatives from Brussels and Tirana

15 October 2024

Albanian PM's historic visit to Serbia postponed after football brawl A planned historic visit by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Serbia has been postponed after political tensions soared following violence at a football match.

20 October 2014

Mother Teresa 'would have scared me' says pope Pope Francis joked during a visit to Albania that Mother Teresa would have struck fear into him if she had been his mother superior.

23 September 2014

Pope says religion can't justify violence Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania that religion can never be used to justify violence.

22 September 2014

Kazakhstan is interested in broadening its ties with Albania: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.

27 May 2014

Six policemen injured, 27 people detained in Macedonia violence Six policemen were injured and 27 people were detained Tuesday when a peaceful protest over the death of a Macedonian teenager in Skopje turned violent, a police spokesman said.

21 May 2014

Chemical watchdog seals Syria arsenal destruction plan The world's chemical watchdog on Friday adopted a final roadmap for ridding Syria of its arsenal by mid-2014, reaching agreement hours before a deadline expired.

16 November 2013

Albania to vote in crucial polls determining its EU future Albanians go to the polls on Sunday for a crucial vote that could determine whether one of Europe's poorest country has a chance of joining the European Union in the foreseeable future.

21 June 2013

No visa required for Kazakhstan citizens in Albania Kazakhstan citizens will be able to enter Albania without visas and stay in the country for 90 days out of 6 months after the first entry.

16 June 2011