Germany against giving Thaci a leading role in dialogue with Serbia

Germany is opposing Hashim Thaci’s plans to take a leading role in dialogue with Serbia. This was reflected also during a meeting that Thaci had with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on 9 May. Reportedly Merkel was not happy with the way Kosovo authorities have arrested and deported Head of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, and the way Thaci has misused a meeting of the QUINT countries before the arrest of Serbian negotiator.

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Albania‘s Constitutional Court Temporarily Reinstates Deputy PM Balluku

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Endrit Shabani Elected as Albania’s Ombudsman in Contested Process

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Budget 2026 – Big on Paper, Poor in Reality

By Nikola Kedhi On paper, Albania enters 2026 as a “success story”: the government speaks of GDP growth around 4%, low inflation, public debt at roughly 53% of GDP, and presents the 2026 Budget as a continuation of stability.In reality, Albania is an economy structurally dependent on construction where extraordinarily large …