Tension in North Kosovo/ Gunshots in Zveçan, police cars set on fire
Gunshots were heard in Zveçan, while police cars were also burned. Kosovo Police used tear gas to disperse the Serbs in front of the Zveçan Municipality facility. Earlier, the police announced that they are assisting the elected mayors to enter the municipal facilities. https://t.co/AEWZfZkHjg 👈👈 okupljanja građana u centru Zubinog …
Archive Documents Reveal Dissent Did Exist in Communist Albania
Reports written by Albanian academics who were allowed to travel abroad and official documents detailing students’ nonconformist tendencies show that some citizens were critical of the country’s authoritarian communist-era regime. Original post Here
The Assembly approves salary increase for the administration, 130,000 employees will benefit
The Assembly has approved the salary increase for the public administration. In the session held this Thursday, the decision was approved with a vote in favor of 97 deputies, while 3 voted against. 130,000 employees who are part of the public administration will benefit from this decision. The focus of …
Yuri Kim meeting with the chairman of the Constitutional Court: US continues to support judicial reform
Yuri Kim meets with the chairman of the Constitutional Court: US continues to support judicial reform. The American ambassador, Yuri Kim, held a meeting with the chairman of the Constitutional Court, Holta Zaçaj. The American diplomat congratulated the judge on her new position and reconfirmed the US support for judicial …
Unemployment has dropped, Rama: We are making a historic increase in wages
Prime Minister Edi Rama estimates that the Albanian economy is growing. In his speech at the plenary session in the Assembly, Rama said that consumption has increased, while unemployment has decreased. According to the head of the government, the government is making a historic increase in salaries. “The simple truth …
Draft on ministers, MPs’ salary increase in parliament’s agenda
The focus of today’s plenary session in the Assembly will be the discussion and voting of the draft law that provides for the increase in salaries for the public administration, including MPs and ministers. The green light for the wage increase was given by the Economy Commission at Tuesday’s meeting. …
30-year-old prosecuted for attempting to bribe Kakavija border police officers
A 30-year-old man has been criminally prosecuted this Thursday after trying to bribe a Border Police employee in Kakavija. Based on information released by police, the 30-year-old man had put 50 EUR inside his passport so that the police would allow him to cross the border irregularly after he had …
Albanian TV Election Coverage Unfairly Favoured Big Parties, Monitoring Shows
Data from media monitoring shows that during the recent local election campaign, TV networks gave little airtime to smaller parties and so violated the legal requirements on balanced reporting. Original post Here
The juridical police officer is arrested for corruption
Two officers of the Judicial Police in Elbasan are accused of corruption. They, together with another person, have received in some cases from two people, irregular monetary benefits, in monetary amounts as well as other material benefits, to perform actions related to their duty and function. For one of the …
Missing little boy found drowned in Dibra
A 13-year-old boy, who was reported missing on Wednesday evening by his brother, was found drowned in Dibra. According to the police, the minor was found after about two hours of searching in the lake of Shumbat village and is suspected to have accidentally drowned. From the preliminary examination, no …