On Remembrance Sunday 2022, a group of British and Albanian citizens stood solemnly in front of a war memorial in central Tirana as the haunting sound of The Last Post was played by a lone trumpeter. The purpose of the ceremony was to commemorate the lives of the British soldiers that fought in Albania against
Former prime minister and president Sali Berisha said the regret of his life in politics was the handling of the Albanian pyramid schemes, which eventually collapsed in 1997, bankrupting half of the country and taking it to the brink of civil war. In an exclusive interview with Exit, Berisha was asked about his vision when
Turkey was never interested in the maritime border agreement between Albania and Greece and made a “really strong intervention” when it was signed, according to Albania’s then-prime minister and president Sali Berisha who gave an exclusive interview to EURACTIV. In 2009, Tirana and Athens agreed on the delimitation of their maritime zones and continental shelf,
A medical document issued to Gert Shehu, the 31 year old who punched the leader of the opposition Sali Berisha during anti-government protest on Tuesday, is raising suspicions about his identity The unusual health document, titled “medical certificate” and addressed “to whomever may need it” states that the aggressor had visited the clinic in 2018
An US Embassy official said that they were dismayed by the attack on Sali Berisha during the Tuesday’s peaceful protest against the government in Tirana. Avoiding reference by name, the official told Euronews Albania “they were scandalized by the physical attack on a member of parliament. Adding that “no one should be attacked for exercising
A man physically attacked Sali Berisha, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party, during Tuesdays’s protest against the socialist government, in Tirana. The aggressor, reported to be a socialist militant, was able to walk through protesters to come closer to Berisha and lunged at him without warning punching him in the face. He was immediately
The EU-Western Balkans Summit took place in Tirana on Tuesday (6 December), parallel with a large, thousands-strong opposition-led protest, with protestors hoping to draw the attention of the EU to their allegations of government corruption and crime. As EU and regional leaders met at one end of the city’s boulevard, thousands of Albanians assembled at
The EU accession process of the Western Balkans is not an exam you can cheat on, and its importance has increased because of the geopolitical situation facing the region and the bloc, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview on Monday (5 December). On Tuesday, Albania will host the EU-Western Balkan
As Tirana prepares to hold a historic EU-Western Balkan summit, the opposition party led by the former prime minister and president Sali Berisha is getting ready to stage a protest, despite police warnings. On 6 December, the centre of the Albanian capital will come to a standstill as European leaders, and those from the six
As Tirana prepares to hold a historic EU-Western Balkan summit, the opposition party led by the former prime minister and president Sali Berisha is getting ready to stage a protest, despite police warnings. On 6 December, the centre of the Albanian capital will come to a standstill as European leaders, and those from the six