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  1. Albania's Meta says opposition should contribute to EU effortsRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Balkan Times

    TIRANA, Albania -- Foreign Minister Ilir Meta urged the opposition Monday to contribute to Albania's EU integration process, insisting that their parliamentary boycott is hampering reforms.

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    Related Topix: Albania, World News

  2. Albania Starts Swine Flu VaccinationRead the original story w/Photo

    15 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

    Tirana WHO recommends swine flu immunization, Photo by FoNet Albania's health authorities began administering vaccinations against the H1N1 virus on Tuesday after the first batch of vaccines arrived in the country.

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Europe, World News, Albania

  3. Newly Appointed Ambassador Of Albania Hands Copy Of His CredentialsRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Groong Armenian News Network

    Date : Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:19:22 +0400 NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF ALBANIA HANDS COPY OF HIS CREDENTIALS TO RA FOREIGN MINISTER EDWARD NALBANDIAN /ARKA/ December 21, 2009 YEREVAN YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Albania, Armenia, Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, Armenia

  4. Albania Press Review - December 22Read the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

    The Pacific island state of Nauru has recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia, both of which declared independence from Georgia last year.

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    Related Topix: Europe, Albania, Sali Berisha, Elbasan, Albania

  5. New Fund Aims to Cut Balkan Carbon FootprintRead the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

    A new fund has been set to support energy efficiency projects and reduce carbon emissions in the Balkans and Turkey.

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    Related Topix: Albania, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

  6. Edward Nalbandyan Received Albanian AmbassadorRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Groong Armenian News Network

    Date : Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:43:18 +0400 EDWARD NALBANDYAN RECEIVED ALBANIAN AMBASSADOR news.am Dec 21 2009 Armenia December 21, 2009 Albanian Ambassador to Armenia Villi Minarolli presented his credentials to RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan.

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    Related Topix: Armenia, Armenia, Europe, World News, Albania, Armenia, Nalbandyan, Armenia

  7. Albania confirms 6th swine flu deathRead the original story

    Monday | Balkan Times

    TIRANA, Albania -- A 51-year old woman from the northeast town of Kukes died of swine flu on Sunday , the 6th victim in the country.

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    Related Topix: Albania, World News

  8. Visa Roadmap Prompts Albaniaa s War on TraffickersRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | BalkanInsight.com

    Visa Roadmap Prompts Albaniaa s War on Traffickers Tirana FM Lulzim Basha Speaking at a meeting of the National Committee Against Human Trafficking, Basha said the government was engaged in a campaign to improve its ranking in the US State Department human trafficking report while the EU also considers a bid to include the country in the so-called ...

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    Related Topix: Albania, Travel, Europe, Albania Travel

  9. Albania buys five helicoptersRead the original story

    Monday | SETimes news

    TIRANA, Albania -- The government signed a contract Friday to buy five military helicopters costing 78.6m euros, to be paid over the next four years.

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  10. Albanian PM "lobbies for recognitions"Read the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | B92

    Albanian PM Sali Berisha says he "intensely lobbied" participants of the recent Copenhagen conference to recognize Kosovo.

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    Related Topix: Albania, Europe, World News

  11. Albania's Meta urges political dialogue

    Friday Dec 18 | Balkan Times

    TIRANA, Albania -- Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta asked leaders Thursday of the two largest political parties -- the ruling Democratic Party and the opposition Socialist Party -- to start a dialogue and find a solution to the ongoing political stalemate.

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  12. Albania Buys Five Military HelicoptersRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 18 | BalkanInsight.com

    More Blogs>> more more Karadzic: Disqualification of Serbian Attorneys Indictee Radovan Karadzic claims that the Hague Tribunal Registrar prevented him from choosing an attorney by imposing "fictive obstacles". more Tirana AS 532 Cougar helicopter The Albanian Ministry of Defense signed on Friday a 78.6 million euro deal for the acquisition of five ...

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    Related Topix: Albania, Europe, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  13. Berisha says Albania wants to produce green energyRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Balkan Times

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- During his speech at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Thursday that Tirana is committed to respecting international and EU standards on climate and producing green energy.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Albania, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Sali Berisha

  14. Albanian man sentenced for killing two policemen

    Friday Dec 18 | Balkan Times

    TIRANA, Albania -- The Serious Crimes Court sentenced a man to life in prison Thursday for killing two policemen in March.

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    Related Topix: Albania, World News

  15. Power Utility Threatens To Sue AlbaniaRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 18 | BalkanInsight.com

    Until lately, Kosovo had a decade of padding to quarantine itself from the rawness, violence and fear that clasped to the coattails of liberation in 1999, infecting the "provisional government" months that followed, carrying their bacillus of internecine murder of alleged collaborators and of LDK members -- a good two years into the new decade .

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    Related Topix: Albania, Europe, World News, Economics News, Bankruptcy

  16. Albania buys 5 Eurocopter military helicoptersRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | The Oregonian

    TIRANA, Albania - Albania signed a ?78.6 million deal Friday to buy five military helicopters from France-based Eurocopter.

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    Related Topix: Albania, World News, US Politics, US News

  17. No stopping Dinamo in AlbaniaRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Uefa.com

    With Elis Bakaj and Fatjon Sefa proving a deadly combination up front, KS Dinamo Tirana are steam-rolling their rivals in the Albanian Kategoria Superiore; they are, says KS Vllaznia coach Roland Luci "a goalscoring machine". Runaway leaders After winning 13 of their 15 games to date, unbeaten Dinamo are already 14 points clear of second-placed KS ...

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  18. EU delivers membership questionnaire to AlbaniaRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Balkan Times

    TIRANA, Albania -- Prime Minister Sali Berisha received the questionnaire to evaluate Albania's readiness for future steps in EU integration on Wednesday .

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    Related Topix: Albania, Europe, World News, Sali Berisha

  19. Albania Registers Fifth Swine Flu DeathRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | BalkanInsight.com

    Until lately, Kosovo had a decade of padding to quarantine itself from the rawness, violence and fear that clasped to the coattails of liberation in 1999, infecting the "provisional government" months that followed, carrying their bacillus of internecine murder of alleged collaborators and of LDK members -- a good two years into the new decade .

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Albania, Malawi, Africa, Macedonia, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

  20. Albania Receives Massive EU Accession Questionnaire

    Thursday Dec 17 | Sofia News Agency

    Albanai takes another step forward on the long road to EU accession, with a mammoth questionnaire to be completed.

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    Related Topix: Albania, Europe, World News, Sali Berisha