Opposition in Albania holds another anti-govt demonstration


Opposition in Albania held another big demonstration last evening in the capital Tirana in a bid to convince socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign and announce early general elections. The opposition leader, Lulzim Basha told the crowd of demonstrators, who had gathered in front of the prime minister’s office, that the opposition was the …

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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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25 injured police officers and 7 arrested in the protest against the Prespa Agreement in Athens


At least 25 police officers were injured and seven people arrested, police report in Athens over the mass protests against the Prespa Agreement with the Republic of Macedonia. Demonstrators threw rocks, flares, firebombs, paint and other objects at riot police who responded with repeated volleys of tear gas. Some protesters jumped over a fence and tried …

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Six weeks of protests against Serbian President Vucic in Belgrade


Few thousand people turned out Saturday in Belgrade for the sixth week of street protests against populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his government. Demonstrations first started after thugs beat up an opposition politician in November, prompting calls for more democracy and an end to political violence in Serbia. In December, Vucic said he would …

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Mickoski announces protests against name change


Mickoski told reporters outside the Parliament building that VMRO-DPMNE and its coalition will not support the constitutional revision, because the changes have not received the legitimacy by citizens. “We are convinced these changes are damaging for the Macedonian national dignity and alter the identity, primarily the institutional one,” said Mickoski. According to him, PM Zaev …

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Thousands of Romanians protest against government in Bucharest


Tens of thousands gathered in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday for a second day of demonstrations after more than 450 people were hurt and around 30 arrested in a huge anti-corruption protest on Friday. Massive crowds gathered in downtown Bucharest on Saturday night, watched by security forces as they chanted: “Down with the government” and “Justice, …

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Protests over the name Macedonia across Greece on June 6


Organizers of protests over “the Greek character of Macedonia” have scheduled fresh gatherings across Greece on June 6. The announcements for the protests come after the latest developments in the name talks. Following protests in Athens and Thessaloniki, the organizers have now reached local authorities in other cities. “Through these protests, the Committee fighting for …

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Mass protests in Slovakia over journalist’s murder


Thousands of people protested across Slovakia on Friday against their government’s handling of a journalist’s murder and to demand an end to high-level corruption, as talks between the country’s leaders failed to end a spiralling crisis. For the second Friday running, rallies in the capital Bratislava and other towns and cities piled pressure on Slovak …

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