http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/21616-sali-berisha.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/21616-sali-berisha.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2157488-eu-urges-albania-to-hold-free-fair-election.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Top European Union officials are calling this weekend's national election in Albania a "crucial test" for its democratic institutions and progress toward joining the bloc. Catherine Ashton, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs, and Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said in a statement Monday that the election must be ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2157488-eu-urges-albania-to-hold-free-fair-election.html 2013-06-17T18:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2119732-albanias-parliament-passes-eu-required-reforms.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's parliament has adopted the last in a series of legislative reforms required by the EU as part of the country's quest for eventual bloc membership. Lawmakers unanimously approved laws on reforming the Supreme Court, civil administration and how parliament functions. The vote was held during an extraordinary session Thursday... Thu, 30 May 2013 20:39:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2119732-albanias-parliament-passes-eu-required-reforms.html 2013-05-30T20:39:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2087344-osce-observers-start-mission-albanian-election.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Electoral observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have launched their monitoring mission for Albania's June 23 national polls. Previous elections in Albania have been marred by violence, vote-rigging and intimidation. The first 15-member OSCE team is in the capital Tirana, and up to 400 more short-term... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:55:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2087344-osce-observers-start-mission-albanian-election.html 2013-05-15T14:55:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2025808-albania-poll-crisis-escalates-amid-committee-spat.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A political crisis affecting Albania's Central Election Commission has escalated after two members resigned in protest over the removal of another commission member earlier in the week. The resignations raise tensions and potentially could undermine the legitimacy of a process in a country with a poor election record. The commission... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:51:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2025808-albania-poll-crisis-escalates-amid-committee-spat.html 2013-04-17T15:51:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2022300-eu-foreign-policy-chief-warns-albania-election.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief warned Albanian leaders Tuesday that the conduct of forthcoming parliamentary elections would be a major test for the country, which hopes one day to join the 27-nation bloc. Catherine Ashton's comments came in the wake of a dispute between the government and the opposition over the make-up ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:25:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2022300-eu-foreign-policy-chief-warns-albania-election.html 2013-04-16T15:25:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2021280-us-eu-concerned-albania-election-body.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The United States has expressed concern over plans by Albania's conservative government to replace a member of the country's election watchdog ahead of national polls on June 23. The government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced the plan after a junior partner in his government recently left the coalition. The member Berisha w... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2021280-us-eu-concerned-albania-election-body.html 2013-04-15T19:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2000050-hundreds-osce-monitors-to-observe-albanian-vote.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it will send hundreds of monitors to observe June's national elections in Albania, where political tensions are running high. An OSCE report says an initial mission has heard concerns that longstanding conflicts among Albania's fractious political parties could affect the ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:26:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2000050-hundreds-osce-monitors-to-observe-albanian-vote.html 2013-04-05T09:26:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1993396-albania-coalition-party-to-quit-poll.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's prime minister has promised his conservative-led government will operate normally up until general elections on June 23, despite the expected departure of one of his coalition partners. The left-wing Socialist Movement for Integration Party, or LSI, runs the foreign, economy and health ministries, but is seeking to distanc... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:41:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1993396-albania-coalition-party-to-quit-poll.html 2013-04-02T17:41:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979766-piece-berlin-wall-used-albanian-memorial.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A memorial containing a 2.6-ton piece of the Berlin Wall was unveiled in Albania on Tuesday to honor former political prisoners who suffered under the late dictator Enver Hoxha's Communist regime. The ceremony occurred at a residential area in Tirana, the capital, that is known as the 'Bllok,' where senior members of the Hoxha regim... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:39:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979766-piece-berlin-wall-used-albanian-memorial.html 2013-03-26T15:39:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1959594-albania-offer-asylum-to-iranian-group-rejected.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Iranian opposition group on Saturday turned down Albania's offer of asylum to 210 of its members who are living at a former U.S. military base near Baghdad. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha made the offer after meeting with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf, U.N. envoy in Iraq Martin Kobler, and other offi... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:16:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1959594-albania-offer-asylum-to-iranian-group-rejected.html 2013-03-17T00:16:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1874604-albanian-court-clears-police-protesters-deaths.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court acquitted two senior police officers on Thursday of shooting dead four opposition supporters during an anti-government protest in 2011. The ruling was bluntly criticized by the United States, which provided assistance in the forensic investigation, and was met with outrage by Albania's political opposition, fueling... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1874604-albanian-court-clears-police-protesters-deaths.html 2013-02-07T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1856162-2-albanian-police-to-jailed-protest-deaths.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a court to hand out heavy sentences to two senior police officers accused of fatally shooting four people during a violent anti-government protest in Albania two years ago. The prosecutors urged the court in the Albanian capital Tirana Wednesday to sentence Ndrea Prendi and Agim Llupo to 23 and 25 years in pri... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1856162-2-albanian-police-to-jailed-protest-deaths.html 2013-01-30T12:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1834828-albanian-opposition-honors-shot-demonstrators.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Some 3,000 supporters of Albania's main opposition Socialist Party have held a peaceful march to honor four people killed two years ago in an anti-government demonstration. As funeral marches played, Socialist leader Edi Rama and lawmakers led the silent protest Monday to the area outside Prime Minister Sali Berisha's office in cent... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1834828-albanian-opposition-honors-shot-demonstrators.html 2013-01-21T12:51:00Z