The United Miners of Bulqiza Trade Union (SMBB) in Albania has been for the last couple of years the most militant and sustained labor movement in Eastern Europe. Earlier this year, the Albanian left united around the miners’ leader’s, Elton Debreshi’s, candidacy for parliament. In August there was an attempt
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A review of the Western Balkans’ slow motion to the EU.Miruna Butnaru-TroncotăDr Miruna Butnaru-Troncotă is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations and European Studies at the National University of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest, Romania. Since 2019 she has coordinated the SNSPA Center for European
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A wave of young people’s protests broke out following the murder of Klodian Rasha by the police on 8 December 2020The Barricade
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Sofia’s veto on the start of Skopje’s negotiations with the EU was met by Albanians in Northern Macedonia and Albania with their characteristic pragmatism.The Barricade
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