Albania

Comment: NATO Stays the Course in the Balkans

Replacement of SFOR by the EU’s new force for Bosnia does not mean NATO is any less committed to stability.

21 Feb 05

The war on organised crime is seen as the major problem facing Bosnia, yet the new European security force has dropped it from its mandate.

21 Feb 05

The end of the 2001 conflict has left ex-fighters feeling they gained little from handing over their guns.

21 Feb 05

Bribery and corruption appear routine among officials on what may soon be the gateway to the European Union.

21 Feb 05

Albanian police have arrested four people smuggling in surface-to-air missiles allegedly destined for Albanian separatists in Macedonia.

21 Feb 05

Many see government concern over alarming levels of corruption as disingenuous.

4 Apr 04

The UN is facing an uphill struggle to convince Tirana to deal with the problem of looted weapons.

4 Nov 02

Ex-Albanian guerrillas get cabinet posts to the fury of Macedonian nationalists.

29 Oct 02

Sofia risks confrontation with EU after backtracking on agreement to close two nuclear reactors.

21 Oct 02

The authorities are attempting to stamp out an appalling international trade in Albanian children.

21 Oct 02

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