200 Albanian offenders to be sent home from UK cells

200 Albanian prisoners in prisons in England and Wales will return within two years to serve their sentences in Albanian prisons. The news is confirmed by the Minister of Justice in the context of the start of the implementation of the agreement with Great Britain for the transfer of prisoners to the country. Albanians who […]

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Monday Briefing from the Balkans: August 31, 2026

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