Kosovo rejects the mini-Schengen notion


Kosovo’s leaders have rejected the conclusions of the Ohrid Summit that was held on Sunday, where the idea of a mini-Schengen for the Western Balkans was discussed. Kosovo’s president, Hashim Thaci, said this regional initiative is meaningless as long as Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina do not recognize Kosovo’s independence. He stated that Kosovo’s only …

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Bilateral relations, EU accession path at the focus of the Conte-Rama meeting


Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was on an official visit to Rome on Thursday, where he met with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte. At the meeting of the two men, which took place in a very good climate, bilateral issues were discussed, both for the deepening of economic cooperation between the two countries and for …

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Zaev, Rama and Vucic to hold a trilateral meeting in Novi Sad


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic are set to hold a trilateral meeting in Novi Sad on Thursday. Vucic’s Office has said the meeting will focus on networking regional markets and removing business barriers, resulting in free flow of people, goods and services. Zaev arrived …

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Rama: Opening accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia would be the wisest EU decision


Opening EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia would be the wisest decision by the EU, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said in his address at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. “Providing a positive response to Albania and North Macedonia’s ambition to open accession talks will not merely be a reward …

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PM Rama comments on meeting held with Greek counterpart Tsipras in Dubrovnik


Albanian PM, Edi Rama held a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Tsipras during the 16+1 summit between countries of Southeast Europe and China taking place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The Albanian government released a statement a few minutes ago, but without offering any details about the results of the meeting: “The meeting between the Albanian PM …

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Opposition in Albania holds another anti-government demonstration


Opposition in Albania held another protest yesterday in front of parliament. Everything started with tight security measures in this area of the capital and MPs who made their way inside parliament to start their session at 9 am in order to prevent any possible clash with demonstrators. Afterwards, PM Edi Rama also arrived there along with …

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