Prime Minister Edi Rama described the acts of violence during eight days of protests in Albania as orchestrated by domestic and foreign elements seeking to destabilise Albania and other European countries. During a meeting with representatives of Albania’s banking sector, Rama announced that the government would soon introduce a package …

The head of the University Lecturers’ Union, Sandër Kovaçi, announced in a statement to the media that the union has declared a teaching boycott starting today, October 21, until further notice. He said lecturers support students’ demands for quality education and called for a full and independent investigation into the …

Prime Minister Edi Rama renewed his call for dialogue on Wednesday morning, putting back the chairs he had set up the previous day, which students had demonstratively rejected. He said there may be 1,001 grievances and problems, but none of them justify violence. “There are a thousand and one grievances, …