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New Electoral System Distorts Albanians’ Vote

The new Electoral Code adopted in July 2020 has distorted the vote of Albanians. The Euronews show "In a Few Words" explained some components that show this distortion and its consequences. First, the electoral system has created an inequality between the percentage of votes received in elections and distribution of seats in...

By Exit Staff 5 hrs ago

Commissioner Varhelyi Urges for a Complete Parliament to Advance Albania’s Reforms

European Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi has stressed that Albania needs a full parliament in order to advance reforms in the country’s EU accession path. Asked to comment on the April 25 election in...

By Exit Staff 7 hrs ago

Resumption of Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Not to Focus on Technical Issues

The resumed dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia will not be focused on unresolved technical issues, according to Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Besnik Bislimi. “We won't start with a technical dialogue,” Bislimi told the...

By Exit Staff 8 hrs ago

Serbia Warns Kosovo against Filing Genocide Lawsuit through Albania

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has warned Kosovo against using Albania for filing a genocide lawsuit against his country. It comes following news that the Kosovo government is preparing to file the lawsuit with the UN International Court of Justice next year. Vucic's statement on Wednesday implies that Kosovo cannot file the lawsuit with the ICJ...

By Exit Staff 13 hrs ago

Albania Ready for EU Talks, Decoupling from N. Macedonia Possible, Says Commissioner Varhelyi

European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi has argued that Albania has met all EU conditions and is ready to start accession talks, but North Macedonia still needs to get Bulgaria’s approval. Albania is thus ready to sit in the first intergovernmental conference with the EU, according to the European Commission. Speaking from North Macedonia on Tuesday, during...

By Exit News 16 hrs ago

Perspectives

Comment: Learning from Mistakes and Moving Ahead in the Wake of Albanian Elections

By Genc Pollo

Comment: How Did Edi Rama Potentially Secure a Third Mandate?

By Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei

Exit Explains: How Will the Next Albanian Government Be Formed?

By Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei

Comment: Albanian Elections, Rotation as Braking to Allow Turning

By Fatos Lubonja

Comment: Don’t Fall for the Spin

By Alice Taylor

Comment: The Process or the Result? The Need to Revisit the Western Balkans EU Integration

By Genc Pollo

Exit Explains: The Procedure to Dismiss the Albanian President

On Friday, the Socialist Parliamentary group started the procedure to dismiss President Ilir Meta. Article 90 of the...

By Exit Staff 9 hrs ago

Albania COVID-19 Update 5 May: 1 Death, 92 Infections, 842 Recoveries

One person infected with COVID-19 died in the last 24 hours in Albania, bringing the death toll to...

By Exit News 9 hrs ago

Kosovo COVID-19 Update 5 May: 4 Deaths, 153 Infections, 310 Recoveries

Kosovo has reported 4 COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s total death toll to...

By Exit News 11 hrs ago

Albanian President Slams 2nd Socialist Attempt to Dismiss Him

President Ilir Meta called the Socialist MPs initiative for his dismissal an "attempt to divert attention from the...

By Exit News 12 hrs ago

EU Delivers First Batch of Vaccines Donated to Albania

European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi has delivered the first batch of the 145,000 Pfizer vaccine doses pledged to Albania...

By Exit News 14 hrs ago

Albanian Actor Guljelm Radoja Dies with COVID-19

Albanian actor Guljelm Radoja, 75, passed away on Wednesday. Hospitalized for one month, he succumbed to complications from...

By Exit News 15 hrs ago

Exit Explains: The Procedure to Dismiss the Albanian President

On Friday, the Socialist Parliamentary group started the procedure to dismiss President Ilir Meta. Article 90 of the Albanian Constitution states that the President can...

9 hrs ago

Albania COVID-19 Update 5 May: 1 Death, 92 Infections, 842 Recoveries

One person infected with COVID-19 died in the last 24 hours in Albania, bringing the death toll to 2,403. There were 92 new cases today,...

9 hrs ago

Kosovo COVID-19 Update 5 May: 4 Deaths, 153 Infections, 310 Recoveries

Kosovo has reported 4 COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s total death toll to 2,195. The victims’ ages vary between 73...

11 hrs ago

Albanian President Slams 2nd Socialist Attempt to Dismiss Him

President Ilir Meta called the Socialist MPs initiative for his dismissal an "attempt to divert attention from the country's real problems". In a letter to...

12 hrs ago

EU Delivers First Batch of Vaccines Donated to Albania

European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi has delivered the first batch of the 145,000 Pfizer vaccine doses pledged to Albania as an EU donation. The number of doses...

14 hrs ago

Albanian Actor Guljelm Radoja Dies with COVID-19

Albanian actor Guljelm Radoja, 75, passed away on Wednesday. Hospitalized for one month, he succumbed to complications from COVID-19 in a Tirana hospital. Radoja started...

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