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  MAR | Data | Assessment for Greeks in Albania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The cultural rights of the ethnic Greeks have been officially protected since 1997 when the Albanian Socialist government committed itself to a policy of providing opportunities for the ethnic Greeks "to be educated in their native language and to move freely wherever it is good for them" (Fatos Nano).
While all Albanians face high levels of economic stress due to Albania’s tumultuous economic transition, ethnic Greeks have in fact been favored in granting visas, residence and work permits, receiving education for their children, and enjoying medical assistance, etc. in Greece.
The cultural rights of the ethnic Greeks have been officially protected since 1997 when the Albanian Socialist government committed itself to a policy of providing opportunities for the ethnic Greeks to be educated in their native language.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=33901   (1304 words)

  
 92064: Romania, Bulgaria, Albania: Recent Developments
The Socialist Party was favored to win early elections since it was the largest party in the country (drawing especially on the support from pensioners and the unemployed), and since other parties remained weak and divided.
The Socialist Party bitterly contested the legality of that law, as well as changes to the election law that increased the share of directly elected seats in parliament relative to seats assigned by party proportions.
Berisha agreed to a partial re-run of the elections in 17 districts.
www.fas.org /man/crs/92-064.htm   (8121 words)

  
 Alfred Moisiu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1994 he founded the Albanian North Atlantic Association and was elected as its president.
In 2002, under pressure from international organization, Moisiu was chosen by Sali Berisha and Fatos Nano as a consensual candidate for the presidency of the Republic of Albania after the end of the mandate of Rexhep Meidani.
Albanian media emphasized the extraordinary cooperative spirit between the Socialist and the Democratic Parties: Moisiu was a candidate approved by both Sali Berisha and Fatos Nano.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alfred_Moisiu   (895 words)

  
 Illinois Institute of Technology
Albanians move towards national reconciliation is a result of the vision of intellectuals.
Despite the majestic victory of the Democratic Party in elections of 22 March, the fruits of democracy cannot be seen yet.
That resistance caused a group of famous Albanian intellectuals to call upon the political parties to judge and act according to a national morality and not a political one.
ethics.iit.edu /perspective/pers12_1aug92_4.html   (961 words)

  
 The Militant - 3/24/97 -- Albanian Rebels Close In On Capital
Hours later, Albanian state television reported that a group of people had stormed the Yzberitsht barracks in a Tirana suburb and seized weapons, though it was not clear whether they were supporters or opponents of the regime.
The SP is the former Communist Party, or Albanian Workers Party, which ruled the country until the opening of the 1990s.
Both the SP and the Democratic Party represent competing interests among the petty-bourgeois and aspiring bourgeois layers that form the ruling bureaucratic caste.
www.themilitant.com /1997/6112/6112_2.html   (2304 words)

  
 Albania (10/06)
Fatos Nano, Chairman of the Socialist Party, emerged as Prime Minister in July 2002.
In recent years the Albanian economy has improved, although infrastructure development and major reforms in areas such as tax collection, property laws, and banking are proceeding slowly.
Albanian, Macedonian, and Italian law enforcement agencies are cooperating with increasing efficiency to crack down on the trafficking of arms, drugs, contraband, and human beings across their borders.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3235.htm   (3793 words)

  
 Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 99-06-13
Afterwards the Albanian Premier mentioned the measures adopted by the Albanian government on the economic reform and for the place occupied in this reform by the attraction of foreign investments.
Albanian Premier, who is at the same time the Secretary General of SP estimated as very important the entrance of NATO troops in Kosove.
Albanian Socialist Party was established in June 12, 19991, when the Albanian Labor Party declared in its 10th Congress that its mission was over, paving the way to the creation of a new party.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1999/99-06-13.ata.html   (2094 words)

  
 Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 97-07-20
The Socialist Party of Albania, continues the declaration, notices with great concern that the meeting of the People's Assembly in its first plenary sitting is deliberately being prevented by President Sali Berisha.
The Socialist Party of Albania denounced the political farce of President Berisha on Saturday on allegedly "consultations with the parties for the meeting of the new Assembly and the appointment of the Prime Minister," and the pretext he has found on the so-called "technical problems" of the Parliament.
All the institutions of the new Albanian state will be set up by the political forces which received the mandate of the people for such a thing in the June 29 polls.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1997/97-07-20.ata.html   (2344 words)

  
 For The Record 2003 -
The Albanian population is 3.182.417 inhabitants (according to the registration of 1989), with the density 115.8 inhabitants per km2.
During the period 1950 to 1980, Albanians grew at a rate of 2.4% due to a prenatal policy and to the absence of emigration.
Albanian emigrants in Greece are estimated to be roughly 400.000, out of which 160.000 are women, while in Italy are emigrated 150.000 persons, out of which 30% are women.
www.hri.ca /fortherecord2003/documentation/tbodies/cedaw-c-alb-1-2.htm   (8599 words)

  
 ALBANIA, BALKAN PENINSULA
Political Parties From the mid-1940s until the end of the 1980s the country's only political party was the Communist Party, officially known as the Albanian Party of Labour (APL) or Workers' Party.
The Communist Party, which in June changed its name to the Albanian Socialist Party, clung to power throughout 1991 but was defeated in parliamentary elections in March 1992.
The Albanian Communist Party was outlawed in July, and the former president Ramiz Alia and 18 former Communist officials were detained in September.
www.1001medrecipes.com /mALBANIA.htm   (4529 words)

  
 National Alliance of Gang Investigators' Associations
A nonpartisan figure, nominally associated with the Democratic Party, he was elected as a consensus candidate of the ruling and opposition parties.
The Democratic Party and its allies returned to power in a decisive victory, pledging to fight crime and corruption, decrease the size and scope of government, and promote economic growth.
The Albanian Government is currently negotiating a FTA with the EU, as part of its Stabilization and Association Agreement negotiations, which, when it comes into force, could significantly reduce revenue collected.
www.nagia.org /international/Albania.htm   (3655 words)

  
 Socialism Today - Ken Livingstone and a new workers' party
Alone on the left it was the Socialist Party which originally raised the idea of a new mass party.
It seems it was a 'crime' in their book for socialists and Marxists to stand in elections, to become councillors or MPs and use whatever platform was achieved to raise the consciousness of working-class people.
From the campaign against racism and the neo-fascist British National Party in the 1990s, to the student field, to the trade union field and now the electoral field, what is transparent is that it is not possible for genuine socialist alliances to be established with the SWP.
www.socialismtoday.org /46/workers_party.html   (3463 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Albanians Provide Shelter to Refugees
Without pausing to consider the cost or the commitment, Albanians have opened their homes and hearts to nearly a quarter-million refugees who have arrived from Kosovo in the past 13 days.
Albanians share language, religion and culture with the refugees from Kosovo.
As an 11-year-old girl, Isufi's mother, along with thousands of other Albanians, was expelled from Greece, and she spoke often of the ordeal.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/daily/april99/albania7.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Albania: Economics of the Gangland | M. Bozinovich | Columns | serbianna.com
While only 18% of Albanians have uninterrupted electricity and 1 in 6 households have a running water, Fatos Nano, the leader of the Albanian Socialist Party and a former prime minister, lived in a villa with 28 bathrooms that once belonged to Mehmet Shehu, communist dictator's Enver Hoxa right-hand man.
The Albanian newspaper Albania that is friendly to the government reported in August that the Prosecutor's Office has set up procedures for the registration of assets, property, and businesses belonging to criminals and people under investigation for illegal activities.
Siding with the Albanian separatists in the Serbian Province of Kosovo, Albanian President Alfred Moisiu recently said that "It is high time that we come to the conclusion that an independent Kosova is the best solution both for the people of Kosova and for the region as a whole".
www.serbianna.com /columns/mb/040.shtml   (2461 words)

  
 Minorities At Risk (MAR)
The Greeks' major complaints under the government of the Democratic Party, their cultural discrimination and lack of access to the electoral process, do not constitute a real concern for this group as of mid-1999.
Also to be considered are the activities of neighboring Greece, which has advanced political, diplomatic, financial and military support to the Albanian Socialists, the traditional ally of the Greek minority.
With continued instability in Albania, and with the continued encouragement of ethnic Greek irredentism from elements within Greece, the possibility of overt and formal acts of Albanian discrimination against ethnic Greeks is a real one.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/data/albgrks.htm   (1396 words)

  
 Documenti
We appeal to all the Socialist Party members and sympathizers not to consider as acceptable to us the lack of respect for each other, the lack of political opponency estimation and the freedom of expression, normal demands of coexistence and political pluralism.
Foreign investments, the numerous Albanian's assets, your energies and capabilities are the three pillars to insure your development, employment, and well-being, which we will support and put at the service of your civilian and national dignity.
Nano invited the participants of the rally and all the Albanian electorate to vote for the candidates of the Socialist Party and for the republic form of governing in Albania.
www.ecn.org /est/albania/english/albadoc31.htm   (817 words)

  
 CRS Report to Congress
The violent conflict in Kosovo from early 1998 to mid 1999 between ethnic Albanians and Serb forces was of enormous concern to Albania.
During the 1997 insurgency, the Albanian army largely disintegrated as many conscripts abandoned their military units and as munitions depots and military installations were raided.
Under Socialist Party led or Socialist Party supported governments for most of the last decade, Bulgaria's economic reforms lagged, resulting in a sharp deterioration of economic conditions.
www.fas.org /man/crs/Crs_nato.htm   (12132 words)

  
 Dritëro AGOLLI
He was head of the Albanian Union of Writers and Artists from the purge of Fadil Paçrami and Todi Lubonja at the Fourth Plenary Session in 1973 until 1992.
Agolli was born to a peasant family in Menkulas in the Devoll region near Korça and finished secondary school in Gjirokastra in 1952.
In the early 1990s, he was active for several years as a member of parliament for the Socialist Party of Albania.
www.albanianliterature.com /authors3/AA3-02.html   (855 words)

  
 ECOSY - Young European Socialists
In such a context, aspirations for change were very strong on the eve of the third pluralist elections since the fall of the ancient regime, among the population as well as the opposition parties, gathered mainly around the Socialist Party.
Summary and arbitrary arrests of Socialist activists and particularly of local and regional responsible of the youth organisation of the Party (FESYA).
As a consequence, we consider that the decision of the main opposition parties to withdraw from the elections, whatever the outcome, was justified.
www.ecosy.org /old/indexa200.html?transID=00000000000000000417   (939 words)

  
 Kristopher J Jacobs -> Finding the way...............
An Albanian jury consists of a panel of three judges, rather than a jury of ones peers, and it is these judges who hold the power to render verdicts.
The Albanian government consists of a wide array of political parties that bring a balance of diversity which can be rooted in tension.
The Albanian government is addressing these problems as expressed in concerns by these non-profit organizations and interest groups that have proven to be an important actor in the Albanian government.
www.freewebs.com /krisjacobs/albaniaregimepred.htm   (4383 words)

  
 News From the Courts
Gjyzi was an active member of the Demcratic Party in Albania and claimed that his activism caused him to be persecuted by the Albanian Socialist Party that was supported by the state police.
Gjyzi claimed that over a series of years from 1986 to 2000, he was harassed and harmed by the supporters and protectors of the Socialist Party.
In 1997, he was stopped by police for writing a report investigating the Socialist Party and beaten to the point of hospitalization for three days.
www.visalaw.com /print/5dec304.html   (439 words)

  
 news.ert.gr - Politics - Message of Peace and Cooperation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
News > Politics)&body=From the podium of the Albanian Socialist Party 10th Conference, PASOK leader George Papandreou touched on the issues of peaceful coexistence and prosperity of people.
From the podium of the Albanian Socialist Party 10th Conference, PASOK leader George Papandreou touched on the issues of peaceful coexistence and prosperity of people.
George Papandreou underlined that societies both in Europe and in the Balkan countries are democratic-oriented and predicted that the socialist parties of Greece and Albania alike will win.
news.ert.gr /en/newsDetails.asp?ID=18543   (572 words)

  
 Pravda.RU:Albania: Nano, again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Not a politician, but rather a species of political animal, this thick-skinned bruiser has been a permanent fixture of the soap opera depicting Albanian political life since the heady days when he ably led his country to the verge of civil war.
This was after his government proved utterly incapable of offering a solution to the large percentage of the population in the south of the country who had lost their life savings in a pyramid saving scheme some accused Fatos Nano and his government of manipulating.
It is an unprecedented fact that the head of a party can attack a government and a Premier of the same party with such aggression'.
newsfromrussia.com /main/2002/01/31/26110_.html   (342 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | Albania accuses Greeks of interference"
The governing Socialist party in Albania has accused Greece of violating Albanian sovereignty by interfering in local elections held at the weekend.
The Albanian Socialist party has claimed an overwhelming victory in the town, although it says visiting Greek politicians had pressured citizens to vote for a Greek minority party.
Elsewhere, the Socialists have won most seats, ending the domination of local councils in Albania by the opposition Democratic party.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/974818.stm   (145 words)

  
 TE GJELBERIT E SHQIPERISE.....ALBANIAN GREEN PARTY
The Albanian Greens (AGP) and Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) agreed about the creation of a new left coalition in Albanian Political Life.
The agreement made between these two left political forces was identified as a new left coalition in Albanian political life, created from the new generation of left politicians.
On 12th July Albanian Green Party together with the other opposite parties leaded by LSI and SP organized a protest in Skanderbeg Square in the center of Tirana against the way that Mr.
www.tegjelberit.org   (487 words)

  
 HRA -
Greece on Monday cited "severe violations of the electoral process" during run-off municipal elections on Sunday in a hotly contested race in a southern Albania town hosting a large ethnic Greek community.
He also said the Greek government would defend the democratic rights of the Greek minority of Albania in the EU and other international organizations.
He said that last week Foreign Minister George Papandreou had been in contact on this issue with Albanian PM Ilir Meta, rather than with his Albanian counterpart Paskal Milo, given that the former is a member of the Albanian Socialist Party, whereas Milo is a member of the Albanian social-democratic party.
www.hr-action.org /archive3/1710ana1.html   (658 words)

  
 Yugoslav Daily Survey
BELGRADE, Dec 14 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica received Albanian Socialist Party President Fatos Nano at the Federation Palace in Belgrade on Friday, the president's office said.
Views were exchanged on possibilities for advancing relations between the two states, the importance of regional stability and experiences of Yugoslavia and Albania in the process of reforms, the statement said.
Nano added that he does not see indpendence of Kosovo as a main issue or an ultimatum, but that he believes that all in the region are involved in a process of Euro-Atlantic association, and that co-existence in the region will increasingly resemble the European Union model.
www.mfa.gov.yu /Bilteni/Engleski/b161201_e.html   (1715 words)

  
 Albanian
Ilir Zela Chairman of the Albanian Foreign Relations Parliamentary Committee : "The official stand of the PS Socialist Party is that the status of Kosova can be resolved only on the basis of the will of its people in cooperation with the international factor.
You have shown a great intelligence in launching this initiative and have put the international community in a tight spot, because it was the one that initiated the formation of the similar unions.
Frankly speaking, this is the first time to hear that an Albanian political entity in Kosova comes up with a more advanced project for the future of Kosova.
slobodan-milosevic.org /news/kj111503.htm   (2211 words)

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