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Albania is listed as a candidate country for European Union membership, with integration targeted for completion between 2027 and 2030. The country has been experiencing mass protests known as the 'Flamenco Revolution' against a $4 billion resort project financed by Jared Kushner, which threatens its EU accession talks due to violations of EU ecological policies. Albania is among the Balkan nations such as Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia that hold candidate status for EU membership. The country has also been involved in regional security initiatives, including military exercises with…

Events

• The European Union is developing targeted roadmaps for Ukraine
• Spain Arrests Albanian 'Master of Escapes' After 4th Jail Break
• Ukraine's flag removed in Pristina after Zelensky denies Kosovo…
• On July 15, several European leaders and the President of the…

Recent coverage

• Politico: EU prepares 'road maps' for accession for 4 countries — РИАМО
• Politico: EU prepares roadmaps for Ukraine and three other countries to join — Ведомости
• EU prepares "road maps" for Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and Albania to join the bloc — Интерфакс
• EU is developing roadmaps for joining the alliance of four countries — Вести
• EU is developing phased plans for joining the bloc for four candidate countries. This was reported by Politico with a link to... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Politico: EU is developing roadmaps for Ukraine, Moldova and two other countries — Коммерсантъ
• Voting for State Duma deputies continues in Tirana — МИД России
• Albania did not allow a tanker into the port due to suspicions of ties with Russia — Коммерсантъ
• Albania did not allow the tanker into Durres port, as Ukraine classified it as part of the Russian 'shadow fleet' — The Insider
• Spanish police detained Albanian "King of the Runaways" Tom Taulant — Коммерсантъ
• In Spain, 'escape master' who fled from four prisons has been detained — РИАМО
• Ukrainian weightlifter Plaskinya turned away from the Russian flag at the youth European Championships — Вечерняя Москва
• Police did not arrive: tourists were beaten and raped by bar waiters in Albania — РИАМО
• Zelenskyy traveled to Belgrade and declared: Ukraine does not recognize the independence of Kosovo. Probably, he did this in order to continue receiving Serbian weapons. After this, the leaders of Albania and Serbia publicly quarreled again — and the Ukrainian flag was removed from the center of Pristina — Meduza
• More than 30 countries called on Iran to stop executions — Коммерсантъ
• Zelensky during visit to Serbia stated that Ukraine does not recognize independence of Kosovo. In Pristina in response they took down Ukrainian... — ЭХО / Новости
• 19-year-old Kazakh woman died after falling from a balcony in Serbia — Холод
• Photo of the Day: Protester in Albania — BBC News Русская служба
• Vucic becomes the only president not to sign the summit declaration in Kyiv — Вести
• EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen and leaders of several European countries visit Kyiv on the day of Ukrainian Statehood — ASTRA