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The Latest Breaking News from Albania

Why are Albanian migrants coming to the UK?

The European country has been called ‘safe’ by the prime minister despite a huge rise in migrants coming to the UK

Evening Standard

Small boat arrivals: How have they affected UK asylum applications?

Around two-thirds of applications from Albanian nationals in 2022 originated from small boat arrivals.

The Independent UK

They were murdered by Albania’s communist regime. Three decades on, families are still searching for their remains

Eleanor Myers, winner of the fourth Rupert Cornwell Prize for Journalism, speaks to relatives of some of the thousands believed executed about their fight to find their loved ones – so they can lay them to rest

The Independent UK

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Young Albanian men ‘viciously exploited’ after arriving in UK

Charity says asylum seekers from Albania travel to the UK primarily because of poverty and corruption

The Guardian - UK

Albanian opposition holds new rally to seek PM's resignation

Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters have protested anew in the capital Tirana, calling for the prime minister’s resignation for alleged corruption and mishandling of the small Balkan nation’s economy

The Independent UK

‘You’ll have your own cove’: readers’ favourite budget beach stays in Europe

From a pine-shaded eco-resort in Croatia to a campsite in Portugal, our tipsters share their favourite breaks

The Guardian - UK

Albanian leader denies corruption over indicted FBI agent

Albania’s prime minister has denied that he bribed or gave preferential treatment to a former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who has been indicted in the U.S. Edi Rama told Parliament Thursday that the opposition wanted “to politically exploit a legal process in the USA that has no links at all…

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Heartbreaking last Instagram posts of stewardess who died after plane landed at Stansted

Greta Dyrmishi had been working for airline Air Albania when she fainted and died in December - her untimely passing was found to be caused by sudden adult death syndrome

Daily Mirror

What do the latest asylum and resettlement figures show?

Albania was the most common nationality applying for asylum in the UK in 2022.

The Independent UK

Flight attendant, 24, died suddenly moments after plane landed at Stansted

Greta Dyrmishi, 24, fainted after the Air Albania flight on December 21 last year

Wales Online

Government apologises to student after sex attacker deported early

Baftjar Bilalaj, 25, attacked the young woman in a park as she returned to her college after a night out in October 2021.

The Independent UK

Man who tried to rape student has jail term doubled but continues to live free due to loophole

Baftjar Bilalaj had been voluntarily deported under an early release scheme in January

The Independent UK

Sex offender has jail term doubled but is living free in Albania, court told

Baftjar Bilalaj had been voluntarily deported under an early release scheme in January.

The Independent UK

Looking for an affordable beach holiday? Head to eastern Europe

The Balkan countries of Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania and Montenegro have warm sunshine and great prices in the shoulder season of June and September

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The Independent UK

Albanian opposition disrupts parliament, supporters rally

Albanian opposition supporters have protested anew outside the country’s Parliament as lawmakers demanding the government’s resignation for alleged corruption tried to disrupt the house’s session, blowing whistles and crowding the podium

The Independent UK

Environmentalists say new airport threatens Albanian lagoons

The construction of the new airport in the southwestern Albanian coast city of Vlora is a good omen for local residents seeking work, but a nightmare for environmentalists

Chicago Sun-Times

Cameron Brenson launches TikTok challenge: sample cuisine from every country in the world via Chicago restaurants

Starting with traditional eats from Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria, the TikTok content creator hopes to try food from new countries around the world in alphabetical order at least twice a week.

The Independent UK

Albanian opposition disrupts parliament as supporters rally

Albanian opposition lawmakers blowing whistles have disrupted a Parliament session to press home their demand for the government’s resignation for alleged corruption, as hundreds of their supporters outside tried to push into the building

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Albanian opposition protests against corruption, poverty

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in front of the Albanian prime minister's office on Saturday accusing the government of Edi Rama of corruption and protesting against the high cost of living which is forcing people to leave the country.

The Independent UK

Albanian opposition leads anti-government protest

Thousands of supporters of Albania’s political opposition are taking part in an anti-government protest and calling for the prime minister’s resignation for alleged corruption and mishandling of the small Balkan nation’s economy

The Guardian - UK

Albanian children come to Britain for safety. Instead, they get Home Office cruelty

The young asylum seekers I work with are vulnerable and often traumatised – yet hostile officials see them as ‘not real victims’, says legal researcher David Neale

Daily Mirror

Inside the European 'Maldives' with white sand beaches and hotels from £18 a night

The Albanian Riviera has been captured in countless TikTik videos online showing tanned holidaymakers swimming through the sparkling waters and tanning themselves beneath the blue skies

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says people arriving in UK illegally will be deported ‘within days’

PM says he wants new law barring people arriving without valid documents from claiming asylum

The Independent UK

Asylum units ordered to only process Albanian cases in push to speed up deportations

Exclusive: ‘Operation Bridora’ to start on Monday despite accusations of discrimination against other nationalities who will now suffer longer waits

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak vows to ‘ratchet up’ return of Albanian migrants and start Rwanda flights

Prime minister pledges tougher stance on immigration in Piers Morgan interview

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